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README.md

Minetest Startup Scripts (2.2.0)

Startup scripts for the Minetest sandbox software - uses the "screen" command to manage session. This also restarts the Minetest process if it crashes.

Official support sites: Official Github Repo - Official Forum - Official Download Area

These start up the Minetest server at boot time with a "screen" process.

Copy minetest into /etc/init.d - make sure it is executable
Copy startminetest into /root/minetest - make sure it is executable
Run "systemctl enable minetest" (only needed once, will stick)
Run "systemctl start minetest" - starts Minetest without restarting the server

When you want to view the Minetest console, just enter "screen -r" in your shell.

To disconnect from the Minetest console just press CTRL-A CTRL-D. This will leave it running and you can reconnect to it again.

I have only tested this on a Ubuntu 16.04 server...

If you want to turn off the server respawning type "touch /root/minetest/nostart". To reenable it type "rm /root/minetest/nostart".

Note: If you don't already have the "screen" tool installed you will need to install it by "sudo apt-get install screen".