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Minetest

Minetest is an open-source, moddable voxel game engine and block-sandbox game, inspired by Minecraft, packaged as a LinuxServer.io container that lets homelab…

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Minetest is an open-source, moddable voxel game engine and block-sandbox game, inspired by Minecraft, packaged as a LinuxServer.io container that lets homelab admins host dedicated multiplayer servers with persistent worlds, custom games, and mods.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

30/100 Low

Maintained
0GitHub repository is archived
Popular
3452 GitHub stars
Easy to install
452 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
801 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 14 days ago

GitHub stars
52
Open issues
0
Last commit
2025-01-30
Latest release
5.10.0-ls173
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (linuxserver/docker-minetest)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 1 GB RAM, 1 CPU core(s), 5 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Deployment Use Docker or Portainer to deploy a Minetest/Luanti server that runs multiple worlds, mods, and game types. source
  • LinuxServer.io image repository archived The linuxserver/docker-minetest container repository has been archived and is read-only, so this Docker Hub image may no longer receive Minetest updates. For current releases, build from the official engine source (minetest/minetest on GitHub) or use a community-maintained container. source

Fetched 3 days ago - each note links to its source

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  • eaglercraft - Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks.

Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How do I join a Minetest server from another computer on the same home network?

Find the host computer's local IP using ipconfig on Windows or ifconfig on Linux. Start Minetest with the host server option checked, then enter that local IP in Join Game on the other client.

Why might my Minetest server be unreachable from outside my local network?

A user reports that both the LinuxServer Docker image and a vanilla minetest --server setup were not accessible externally. The thread asks whether special configuration is needed to service connections from outside the local network.

Which LinuxServer image should I use for a new Minetest server?

The LinuxServer Minetest image is deprecated and will not be updated or supported. The README says to migrate to the LinuxServer Luanti image.

Does the LinuxServer Minetest container support user mapping?

Yes, the LinuxServer container advertises easy user mappings using PGID and PUID.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.reddit.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 14 days ago - public community threads