
We just need to start Overviewer, using the config file render.py I provided in minecraft-tools/overviewer: $ cd. Now the data's ready to process at /tmp/world. Last, let's extract our world data: $ mv /tmp If this happens, just keep trying until it works. Note: If the Realms API is busy at that moment, you may see a Retry again later message. This downloads the current world data to the current directory as. You can read about this approach on stackoverflow. These values are picked up by the other tools. Note: We're using the source command to set variables in our environment. Now we can log into Minecraft using their authentication API: $ source login.sh EMAIL PASSWORD
MINECRAFT 1.12 MAP VIEWER INSTALL
$ sudo apt-get install -y minecraft-overviewerįinally, if this computer doesn't have Minecraft installed, you'll need to download the free client jar containing the textures Overviewer needs: $ sudo apt-get install -y curl Next, we need Overviewer itself: $ sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common
MINECRAFT 1.12 MAP VIEWER UPDATE
Let's install them: $ sudo apt-get update We need a tool that sends HTTP requests ( httpie), and another that parses JSON documents ( jq). If you don't have git, download the zip and extract it. If you have git, pull them from github: $ git clone We need to download the scripts from the github repository. Or if you have a webserver, you can host the map like I do at /minecraft - see below for instructions. Once you have your map, you can zip it and send it to fellow players using cloud storage like Google Drive. A computer with fast CPUs! Overviewer maps take a while to create, and the number crunching needs every scrap of horsepower on your computer.My Windows PC is a gaming rig with a powerful CPU, which is great for map rendering. Follow this article from Microsoft to get an Ubuntu command line running. It's a free feature and it works perfectly. My new favourite option is to run Linux in Windows 10.A server is great for automating the process, but you'll need to host the map on a webserver to look at it. Use a Linux laptop, or a Chromebook running Linux.


To the command line we go!Īs you may know, downloading your world by itself isn't too difficult - you can click around on this screen like some kind of animal:
MINECRAFT 1.12 MAP VIEWER HOW TO
This article explains how to download your world using the Realms API, and create an interactive map. Overviewer is a ridiculously cool project that generates a Google Map of your world, like this:Īt the moment there's no easy way to bring these things together. Mojang do all the admin work for you: security, player access, backups, Herobrine protection.

Realms is the easiest (if not the cheapest) way to run a Minecraft server.
