Docker Run

docker run \
--detach \
--name minecraft \
--restart unless-stopped \
--publish 25565:25565 \
--volume minecraft-data:/var/lib/minecraft \
bmoorman/minecraft:latest

Docker Compose

version: "3.7"
services:
  minecraft:
    image: bmoorman/minecraft:latest
    container_name: minecraft
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "25565:25565"
    volumes:
      - minecraft-data:/var/lib/minecraft

volumes:
  minecraft-data:

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
TZ	Sets the timezone	America/Denver
MC_VERSION	Sets the Minecraft server version	latest
MC_SERVER_NAME	Sets an arbitrary java arg for identifying a process - useful when running multiple servers	minecraft
MC_MIN_MEM	Sets the minimum RAM allocated to java	1G
MC_MAX_MEM	Sets the maximum RAM allocated to java	2G
MC_JAVA_ARGS	Sets custom args passed to java	<empty>
MC_WORLD_ZIP	Sets the URL for a world zip file	<empty>

Paper Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
MC_PAPER	Set to true to enable Paper	false
MC_PAPER_BUILD	Sets the Paper build version (if enabled)	latest

Fabric Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
MC_FABRIC	Set to true to enable Fabric	false
MC_FABRIC_INSTALLER_VERSION	Sets the Fabric installer version (if enabled)	latest

All options in eula.txt and server.properties can be updated using environment variables with:

MC_<Key>

Everything should be uppercase, . and - should be replaced by _. For example, if you want to update these settings:

eula=true
level-type=flat
view-distance=16

You would set the following environment variables:

MC_EULA=true
MC_LEVEL_TYPE=flat
MC_VIEW_DISTANCE=16