How to Set Up BlueMap on a Minecraft Server

Learn how to set up BlueMap on your Minecraft server.

Learn how to set up BlueMap on your Minecraft server.

Have you ever wanted an interactive, stunning 3D google maps like map of your Minecraft server that players can view right from their browser? BlueMap is a high-performance plugin that renders your entire world into a crisp, browser-based 3D map without lagging your server's main thread.

Install BlueMap

To run BlueMap on a modern paper server, ensure your core enviroment is prepared:

  1. Paper or Purpur Server
  2. An additional open port on your panel.

Installation Steps:

  1. Download the latest BlueMap .jar file matching your servers version.
  2. Open your MCServerHost dashboard and go to your File Manager.
  3. Upload the .jar file into your servers plugins/ folder.
  4. Restart your server to generate the configuration files. Restart

Configure Core Settings

Before BlueMap can start rendering your world, you need to configure its core settings.

  1. Navigate to plugins/BlueMap/core.conf
  2. Locate this line :
accept-download: false

change it to true 3. Save and restart your server.

Configure the Web Server Port

BlueMap hosts its own lightweight web server to display your world in 3D, you need an secondary port.

  1. Open your MCServerHost dashboard.
  2. Go into your Network Settings tab.
  3. Click "Add Allocation".
  4. Copy your newly created Allocation.
  5. Open webserver.conf file located in your plugins/BlueMap/ folder.
  6. Locate the port: line and change it to your newly created port.

Access Your Live 3D Map

With the web server running on your server, you can now view your world in 3D.

  1. Open your web browser.
  2. Type in your server'S IP adress followed by your port (e.g., http://51.195.5.85:10037/)

You've reached the end of this tutorial! By now, BlueMap is fully installed and your 3D map is live for everyone. Grab your friends and check out your builds from the browser! (:

Similarly, if you are having any type of issue or problem with your server at MCServerHost you can always get in touch with us by joining our Discord server or writing us at support@MCServerHost.com.

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