mineos-node

MineOS Webui on Fedora 36

The MineOS user interface can be installed on Fedora systems using the dnf package manager and either init.d or supervisord.

As written, these steps will install the webui with the following properties:

Installation steps

The following steps must be executed as root.

DEPENDENCIES

NODE.JS 16.x

Node will be installed through the normal system packages via dnf.

# dnf -y install nodejs

JAVA

The following steps install openjdk via system packages. It is permissible/configurable to use other java instances, versions, and deployments. This particular openjdk binary is chosen because Fedora 36 provides a modern Java for modern Minecraft.

# dnf install java-latest-openjdk

ADDITIONAL DEPENDENCIES

# dnf -y install git wget openssl openssl-devel gcc-c++ make rsync screen rdiff-backup curl

DOWNLOAD WEBUI FILES

# cd /usr/games
# git clone https://github.com/hexparrot/mineos-node minecraft
# cd minecraft
# git config core.filemode false
# chmod +x generate-sslcert.sh mineos_console.js webui.js
# cp mineos.conf /etc/mineos.conf

BUILD NODE DEPENDENCIES

# cd /usr/games/minecraft
# npm install --unsafe-perm

USE HTTPS FOR SECURE TRANSPORT

# cd /usr/games/minecraft
# ./generate-sslcert.sh

SELECTING SERVICE INIT TYPE

Fedora 36 offers systemd by default, which you can use to have the webui start at boot. You may, alternatively, use supervisord–but be sure to only choose one.

SYSTEMD

# cp /usr/games/minecraft/init/systemd_conf /etc/systemd/system/mineos.service
# systemctl enable mineos

Then, to manage the service:

# systemctl status mineos
# systemctl start mineos
# systemctl stop mineos

SUPERVISORD

# dnf install -y supervisord
# cp /usr/games/minecraft/init/supervisor_conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/mineos.conf
# supervisorctl reload

Then, to manage the service:

# supervisorctl status mineos
# supervisorctl start mineos
# supervisorctl stop mineos

USAGE

Once the background daemon is running, you can visit https://[ipaddress]:8443 in your web browser and you will see a user and password prompt. When creating minecraft and managing Minecraft servers, use an unprivileged user to log into the webui. Creating an unprivileged user (a user that is not root) can be accomplished with the adduser username command. The password you set during user creation will also be the password used for the web-ui.

IPTABLES

Fedora 36 installs iptables by default. Using a firewall is highly recommended, but note that system rules will prohibit connectivity to the webui without adding in targetted rules.

iptables is outside the scope of this specific page. It is recommended to properly implement firewall rules, but to address firewalls at a different time after confirming webui operability.