Using CURSEFORGE_FILES, how *not* to have to do that?

[dooburt]

Greetings all. New to using docker to do this, but loving how easy it has been so far. However, I am running my own modpack and to save the aggravation of zip files and messing about have managed to get this working off Curseforge. What was required though was a fairly hefty CURSEFORGE_FILES array:

...
    environment:
      JAVA_VERSION: 21
      USE_AIKAR_FLAGS: "TRUE"
      EULA: "TRUE"
      TYPE: "AUTO_CURSEFORGE"
      CF_SLUG: "------"
      CF_API_KEY: "${CF_API_KEY}"  # References your .env file
      CF_FORCE_SYNCHRONIZE: "true"  # Forces mod re-evaluation on start (useful for updates)
      UID: 1000  # Run as non-root (match your user ID: echo $UID)
      GID: 1000
      OVERRIDE_IF_EXISTS: "TRUE"
      CURSEFORGE_FILES: |
        create:6641603
        yungs-api:5769971
        architectury-api:5137938
        cloth-config:5729105
        geckolib:7025129
        curios:6418456
        supermartijn642s-config-lib:4715408
        artifacts:6399828
        azurelib:7371538
        farmers-delight:6917255
        apothic-attributes:5634071
        placebo:6274231
        terrablender:6290448
        alexs-mobs:5698791
        citadel:7476570
        smartbrainlib:5654964
    ports:
      - "25566:25567"
    volumes:
      - ./data:/data
      - ./overrides:/overrides
    restart: unless-stopped

This was required because when starting the server it was complaining about these missing dependencies. This indeed, fixed said issue. However, this means server users of the pack would have the same problem, is this as simple as adding these files to the manifest.json file Curseforge App produces? Then, I assume, I can remove these from here?

Your help is greatly appreciated all!

[itzg]

Yes. At this point you'll find it much more productive to build out the modpack within the CurseForge client, export the modpack, and apply using

https://docker-minecraft-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/types-and-platforms/mod-platforms/auto-curseforge/#unpublished-modpacks

You probably should just published the modpack so it's even easier for other users to get the same combination of mods.