tldr/pages/common/minetestserver.md

minetestserver

Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox server. See also minetest, the graphical client.

• Start the server:

minetestserver

• List available worlds:

minetestserver --world list

• Specify the world name to load:

minetestserver --world {{world_name}}

• List the available game IDs:

minetestserver --gameid list

• Specify a game to use:

minetestserver --gameid {{game_id}}

• Listen on a specific port:

minetestserver --port {{34567}}

• Migrate to a different data backend:

minetestserver --migrate {{sqlite3|leveldb|redis}}

• Start an interactive terminal after starting the server:

minetestserver --terminal