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Minecraft: run the server as the letsbuilda user #28

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Minecraft: run the server as the letsbuilda user
claude Aug 30, 2026
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Minecraft: use the compose user directive instead of UID/GID env vars
claude Aug 30, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions ansible/roles/minecraft/files/compose.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ services:
image: itzg/minecraft-server:2026.8.2@sha256:efa878ddb49cf5251b2e5f2ad71b08fd2f7236c1f7907433f6697258b31d2ce4
tty: true
stdin_open: true
user: "${UID:?}:${GID:?}"
ports:
- "25565:25565"
environment:
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13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions ansible/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yaml
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- name: Look up the letsbuilda account
ansible.builtin.getent:
database: passwd
key: letsbuilda
- name: Create configuration directory
ansible.builtin.file:
path: /opt/letsbuilda/minecraft/
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owner: letsbuilda
group: letsbuilda
mode: '0600'
- name: Create the .env file
ansible.builtin.copy:
content: |
UID={{ ansible_facts.getent_passwd['letsbuilda'][1] }}
GID={{ ansible_facts.getent_passwd['letsbuilda'][2] }}
dest: /opt/letsbuilda/minecraft/.env
owner: letsbuilda
group: letsbuilda
mode: '0600'
- name: Run the containers
become: true
become_user: letsbuilda
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