SEC.01

The playbook

The run starts read-only: the recon probes decide what happens next. The steps that follow are adapted to the distribution and state found — a real machine is rarely clean.

1. 01recondistro, version and package manager (apt or dnf)
2. 02reconJava already present? which major (compared with the one the MC version requires)?
3. 03recondoes the dedicated minecraft user already exist?
4. 04recondoes a server already exist (server.jar, world/, server.properties, active service)? never overwrite a world
5. 05reconis the server port free?
6. 06reconavailable RAM ≥ requested RAM + 512 MB for the system? free disk ≥ 2 GB
7. 07reconactive firewall (ufw or firewalld)? a port is only opened if one is active
8. 08actInstall curl and jqverify
9. 09actFind the required Java versionverify
10. 10actInstall Java (headless JRE of the required major)verify
11. 11actCreate the dedicated minecraft user and /opt/minecraftverify
12. 12actDownload the server (${flavor} ${mc_version})verify
13. 13actAccept the Minecraft EULAverify
14. 14actConfigure server.properties (port, players, difficulty)verify
15. 15actminecraft systemd service + startupverify
16. 16actOpen ${port}/tcp (only if a firewall is active)verify
17. 17actThe server is listeningverify

SEC.02

What it verifies

Each step ships its own check. The run only moves on when the check passes, so what the recipe reports as done is what is actually on the server.

1. 01verifyInstall curl and jqVerified byjq --version
2. 02verifyFind the required Java versionVerified bytrue
3. 03verifyInstall Java (headless JRE of the required major)Verified byjava -version 2>&1 | head -1
4. 04verifyCreate the dedicated minecraft user and /opt/minecraftVerified byid -u minecraft && stat -c '%U' /opt/minecraft
5. 05verifyDownload the server (${flavor} ${mc_version})Verified bytest -s /opt/minecraft/server.jar -o -x /opt/minecraft/run.sh && echo ok
6. 06verifyAccept the Minecraft EULAVerified bygrep -c eula=true /opt/minecraft/eula.txt
7. 07verifyConfigure server.properties (port, players, difficulty)Verified bygrep -E '^(server-port|max-players|difficulty)=' /opt/minecraft/server.properties
8. 08verifyminecraft systemd service + startupVerified bysystemctl is-enabled minecraft && systemctl is-active minecraft
9. 09verifyOpen ${port}/tcp (only if a firewall is active)Verified byufw status 2>/dev/null | grep -cE '${port}'; firewall-cmd --list-ports 2>/dev/null; true
10. 10verifyThe server is listeningVerified bytimeout 270 bash -c 'until ss -tlnH "sport = :${port}" | grep -q LISTEN; do sleep 5; done' && echo listening

SEC.03

Guardrails

Non-negotiable instructions the run must respect, whatever it finds on the server.

SEC.04

Variables

What you choose before launching — the recipe fills in the rest.

SEC.05

How a recipe runs in Servor

Servor is zero-knowledge: the platform cannot execute anything on its own. When you launch this recipe, a run reads the reconnaissance, plans the steps and asks for your approval. Each approved command is signed by your browser — with a key the server never sees — then relayed verbatim to the agent, which verifies the signature locally before executing.

SEC.06

Deploy on Servor button

Maintain Minecraft Server (Java) or a project that needs it? Put this button in your README or on your site: one click and your users install it on their own server.

SEC.07

More game servers recipes

1. 01Valheim ServerDedicated Valheim server via Docker, under a dedicated user, world and backups in /opt/valheim.
2. 02Factorio ServerDedicated Factorio server (stable release) via Docker, non-root, saves in /opt/factorio.
3. 03Mumble ServerMumble (murmur) voice server from the distro packages, generated SuperUser password, started and verified.
4. 04Minecraft Bedrock ServerDedicated Minecraft Bedrock server via Docker, under a dedicated user, world in /opt/bedrock.
5. 05Terraria ServerDedicated Terraria (TShock) server via Docker, worlds in /opt/terraria.