We thought it would be cool to explore running a Minecraft server on a Kubernetes cluster. Here's how we did it.

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A Minecraft server can be a fun addition to a project or company’s Plural stack. Kubernetes is a fairly large system that typically has a high hurdle cost to run. If you don’t have a Plural installation yet, check out our quickstart guide here to get up and running. For Azure or GCP, use the minecraft-azure orMinecraft-gcp bundle names.

How to Run a Minecraft Server on a Kubernetes Cluster

Why would you want to self-host your own Minecraft server?

Things to keep in mind when deploying Minecraft on Kubernetes

<p>Next step: build Kubernetes on Minecraft</p>
