Webserver configuration for dynmap
I’ve been dealing with this for a couple days now and have spent hours learning how to do this. I want to embed dynmap in my website (https://mywebsite.example/map) but dynmap is http. So I am configuring nginx to reverse proxy the connection so I can embed the dynmap URL on my webpage (I’ll worry about the SSL certificate later.) The problem is, the dynmap files are saved in my server files via my hosting provider (Shockbyte). Inb4 you say contact shockbyte, their support is absurdly slow and I don’t think they would offer good support for this issue. Their guide only helps installing dynmap and that’s it. So since I don’t have a webroot directory for the dynmap URL, I’m stuck at the point where I need to replace /path/to/webroot with the actual dynmap webroot which doesn’t exist on my computer. Is there a workaround for this? Sorry if anything Im saying is using wrong terminology or sounds idiotic. I am using chatgpt, nginx and craftbukkit guides to learn everything as I go.
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Well i would just say don't use shockbyte
Their tos literally forbids any decent sized dynmap/web map anyways
Backups are insanely limited and basically useless for most
U can't pregen (if u do u risk World deletion)
Also use pl3xmap not dynmap
Or if u want higher quality use bluemap
Are either of those plugins you mentioned https instead of http, do you know?
Yeah shockbyte is cheeks but I scared to change at this point
I would be scared of world files, dynmap files and other files just getting deleted tbh
+ multicraft is kinda bad + uses ftp + u literally can't backup any decent sized server
Are you using mysql or flat file, pso?
According to shockbyte they don’t even support MySQL for dynmap, so I have just been rendering the dynmap to save in my server files which are now very large ._.
No worries
If I were to say switch to a new hosting provider I could theoretically just copy and paste all server files, backups, plugin.jars and config files and all, correct?
Where are you hosting your nginx at?
GitHub
Forwarding Dynmap port through cloudflare
A set of Minecraft mods that provide a real time web-based map system for various Minecraft server implementations. - webbukkit/dynmap
Yes
Most host even have a server importer to make it easier
My computer lol.
Unless you’re asking something else and I’m being dumb. This is my first time ever messing with webservers. I am just using Windows command prompt.
Well not backups but considering they total at max 15 gb or 5 gb shouldn't be a issue
To download em just in case
Yeah I will definitely look into that considering shockbyte has given me so many issues, thanks
Np
Wow didn’t know this existed
I’ll see if I can get that to work instead
Shockbytes tos has been a mess for over a year
It sure has. I was amazed when I read they only allow lowres map rendering and will just delete your files if it gets too big
🙂 yup!
Also no pregen is tough
Well thanks y’all I’ll keep this open for another few minutes to see if anyone has additional tips but I honestly might just switch hosting providers at this point. This is kinda like the final nail in the coffin
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