Auth mod for Minetest

This is a simple mod that allows a Minetest server to store player authentication data in a PostgreSQL or SQLite3 database.

Getting Started

Download and install in the world folder under worldmods/auth. It will automatically use the pgsql_connection string to connect to the backend database server. It will automatically create the required table mod_auth if permissions allow. Otherwise it will not work.

Features

Automotically picks up PostgreSQL connection string from the world.mt file.

Will automatically import records from any legacy auth.txt file found in the world folder.

Caches records up-to-date copies of records in memory and only reads or writes to the database when needed.

Automatical garbage collection that removes stale cache records every 3600 seconds(1 hour).

Prerequisites

The mtm mod is required for simple and easy access to the backend database. The mtm mod must be installed as a trusted mod. It uses lua packages installed at the operating system level to connect to PostgreSQL or SQLite3. The API to the database is a package called dbtable, which allows key/value tables to appear as a simple lua table with a few minor differences.

Authors

James Dornan

License

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 - see the LICENSE file for details