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Dynmap Setup

A Google Maps-like map for your Minecraft server that can be viewed in a browser. Easy to set up when making use of Dynmap’s integrated webserver which works out-of-the-box, while also available to be integrated into existing websites running on Apache and the like. Dynmap can render your worlds using different renderers, some suitable for performance, some for high detail.

Installation

  1. Go to the download page for Dynmap
  2. Locate the latest version that supports your server version and type and download the dynmap-*.jar file
  3. Once obtaining the dynmap jar file you can upload it to your Minecraft server using either the pterodactyl file manager or a SFTP client like FileZilla.
  4. Upload the plugin file inside the relevant directory either plugins or mods
  5. After uploading the jar file you can go back to the console tab and restart the server

Setup Guide

  1. Navigate to your server on the panel
  2. Stop the server inside the console tab of your server
  3. Navigate to Network, and create a new allocation
  4. Note down the IP Address and Port of the new allocation you just created
  5. Using either the pterodactyl file manager or a SFTP client like FileZilla. locate the dynmap folder inside of the plugins folder
  6. Locate and open the configuration.txt file
  7. In the configuration.txt find the line that says deftemplatesuffix: hires and replace this with deftemplatesuffix: vlowres or deftemplatesuffix: lowres.
  8. Next locate the line that says webserver-port: 8123 and replace this with webserver-port: <port from step 4>
  9. Save changes to the configuration.txt
  10. Go back to the console tab on your server and click start
  11. Once the Minecraft server fully starts up, your Dynmap server should be live at http://IP:PORT making sure to replace IP and PORT with the relevant values from step 4.

Common Issues

Webpage Not Loading

If you are having issues with the webpage not loading, please ensure your using http://IP:PORT and not https://IP:PORT if after that its still not working please open a support request and we will be able to assist you.