Switching worlds

[BstAA]

Hi Geoff,

first THX for this really impressive server!

A question regarding switching worlds: Your README states that different maps should be placed below the worlds folder

/path/on/host
├── worlds
│   └── ... PLACE MAPS IN THEIR OWN FOLDERS HERE ...
└── ...

and than

"Once your maps are in the proper path, you can then specify which map the server uses by changing the level-name value in server.properties to match the name of your map."

If I take this way the selected map is copied to the data folder and not just used. So finally the subfolder worlds only has the "old" worlds.

How can I avoid this?

Klaus

[itzg]

I never have liked that directory structure diagram I created there, so your question inspired me to overhaul it into a new section with a (hopefully) better diagram:

https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-server#data-directory

So, to answer your question more broadly, the level-name/LEVEL setting for the worlds directory is a separate but related concept from the WORLD setting.

[itzg]

Well, this is embarrassing/strange. Somewhere along the way I must have confused myself about the directory structure of the Java and Bedrock editions and mixed up the two. I fired up a fresh, minimal container and indeed the Java edition servers place the $WORLD directory at the top level and not inside a worlds directory.

I need to get that diagram and section updated ASAP, because it is incorrect.

[BstAA]

Hi Geoff,

will you change the behavior i.e. $WOLRD inside the worlds or just change the
description?

[itzg]

Just the description, because the behavior is beyond my control.

[itzg]

Diagram has been updated.

[itzg]

THX!

So to clarify further. Assume I've got two maps

/path/on/host

├── worlds

│   └── w1

│   └── w2

└── ...

and just want to switch between them in creative mode. What do I have to do?

Using World Save Name i.e. just switching between LEVEL=w1 and LEVEL=w2?

Using level-name=w1 in server.properties resulted in

/path/on/host

├── w1 (copied from w1 below)

├── worlds

│   └── w1

│   └── w2

└── ...

O should I add a path like LEVEL=worlds/w2 ?

I don't want to copy, but just use.

By the way I couldn't find OVERWRITE_SERVER_PROPERTIES in the docs.

To answer this original request, make sure w1 and w2 are pre-situated in /data and then you can switch between them.

I suspect what was happening before is that the Minecraft server was ignoring the worlds and simply regenerating a new world in /data/w1.

[BstAA]

To answer this original request, make sure w1 and w2 are pre-situated in /data and then you can switch between them.
That's what I did.

I suspect what was happening before is that the Minecraft server was ignoring the worlds and simply regenerating a new world in /data/w1.

No. It's not regenerating a new world, but copies the respective world folder from worlds to /data.

[Stuebi5]

Hello There

How is it possible to switch to a different world now?
Does not seem like it is, how it used to be:

It got 3 Folders now, which splits the world up.

Anyone can help?

[itzg]

That how Paper/Spigot organizes each dimension of the world.