diff --git a/roles/server/minecraft/defaults/main.yml b/roles/server/minecraft/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+
+# domain: minecraft.example
+system_user: "{{ domain | regex_replace('[^A-Za-z0-9-]+', '-')  }}"
+service_name: "{{ domain }}.service"
+
+user_directory: "{{ global_webservers_directory }}/{{ domain }}"
+installation_directory: "{{ user_directory }}/bin"
+mcrcon_directory: "{{ user_directory }}/mcrcon"
+data_directory: "{{ user_directory }}/data"
+remote_control_script: "{{ user_directory }}/cmd"
+
+# minecraft_version: "1.10" # for naming
+# minecraft_source_link: "https://mojang.example/server.jar" # direct link to server jar
+minecraft_port: "25565"
+minecraft_rcon_port: "25575"
+minecraft_rcon_password: "{{ lookup('password', 'credentials/' + inventory_hostname + '/' + domain + '/rcon length=80') }}"
+minecraft_start_ram: "1G"
+minecraft_max_ram: "1G"
+minecraft_difficulty: "normal"
diff --git a/roles/server/minecraft/handlers/main.yml b/roles/server/minecraft/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: restart minecraft server
+  systemd:
+    state: restarted
+    name: "{{ service_name }}"
+    enabled: yes
diff --git a/roles/server/minecraft/meta/main.yml b/roles/server/minecraft/meta/main.yml
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+---
+
+allow_duplicates: yes
+
+dependencies:
+  - role: misc/handlers
+  - role: misc/system_user
+    # system_user
+    # user_directory
diff --git a/roles/server/minecraft/tasks/main.yml b/roles/server/minecraft/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: Install required packages
+  apt:
+    state: present
+    name:
+      - openjdk-11-jre-headless
+
+- name: Create required read only directories
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    owner: "{{ system_user }}"
+    group: "{{ system_user }}"
+    mode: "u=rx,g=rx,o="
+  loop:
+    - "{{ installation_directory }}"
+
+- name: Create required data directories
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    owner: "{{ system_user }}"
+    group: "{{ system_user }}"
+    mode: "u=rwx,g=rx,o="
+  loop:
+    - "{{ data_directory }}"
+    - "{{ mcrcon_directory }}"
+
+- name: Download minecraft server jar
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ minecraft_source_link }}"
+    validate_certs: yes
+    dest: "{{ installation_directory }}/server.{{ minecraft_version }}.jar"
+    owner: "{{ system_user }}"
+    group: "{{ system_user }}"
+    mode: "u=r,g=r,o="
+
+- name: Symlink minecraft server jar
+  file:
+    src: "{{ installation_directory }}/server.{{ minecraft_version }}.jar"
+    dest: "{{ installation_directory }}/server.jar"
+    state: link
+    owner: "{{ system_user }}"
+    group: "{{ system_user }}"
+  notify:
+    - restart minecraft server
+
+- name: Clone mcrcon into source directory
+  become_user: "{{ system_user }}"
+  git:
+    repo: "https://github.com/Tiiffi/mcrcon.git"
+    dest: "{{ mcrcon_directory }}"
+    version: master
+    clone: yes
+    update: yes
+
+- name: Compile mcrcon
+  become_user: "{{ system_user }}"
+  make:
+    chdir: "{{ mcrcon_directory }}"
+    target: mcrcon
+
+- name: Accept EULA
+  copy:
+    dest: "{{ data_directory }}/eula.txt"
+    content: "eula=true"
+    owner: "{{ system_user }}"
+    group: "{{ system_user }}"
+    mode: "u=r,g=r,o="
+
+- name: Create remote control script
+  template:
+    src: control.sh
+    dest: "{{ remote_control_script }}"
+    owner: "{{ system_user }}"
+    group: "{{ system_user }}"
+    mode: "u=rx,g=r,o="
+
+- name: Configure minecraft server
+  template:
+    src: server.properties
+    dest: "{{ data_directory }}/server.properties"
+    owner: "{{ system_user }}"
+    group: "{{ system_user }}"
+    mode: "u=r,g=r,o="
+  notify:
+    - restart minecraft server
+
+- name: Register service for minecraft server
+  template:
+    src: "minecraft.service"
+    dest: "{{ global_systemd_configuration_directory }}/{{ service_name }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "u=rw,g=r,o="
+  notify:
+    - reload systemd
+    - restart minecraft server
+
+- name: Allow port for minecraft server
+  ufw:
+    rule: allow
+    port: "{{ minecraft_port }}"
+    proto: tcp
diff --git a/roles/server/minecraft/templates/control.sh b/roles/server/minecraft/templates/control.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+{{ mcrcon_directory | quote }}/mcrcon -H localhost -P {{ minecraft_rcon_port | quote }} -p {{ minecraft_rcon_password | quote }} "$@"
diff --git a/roles/server/minecraft/templates/minecraft.service b/roles/server/minecraft/templates/minecraft.service
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+[Unit]
+Description={{ domain }} Minecraft Server
+Wants=network.target
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User={{ system_user }}
+Group={{ system_user }}
+Nice=5
+KillMode=none
+SuccessExitStatus=0 1
+
+ProtectHome=true
+ProtectSystem=full
+PrivateDevices=true
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+PrivateTmp=true
+InaccessibleDirectories=/root /sys /srv -/opt /media -/lost+found
+ReadOnlyDirectories={{ installation_directory }}
+ReadWriteDirectories={{ data_directory }}
+WorkingDirectory={{ data_directory }}
+ExecStart=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java -Xms{{ minecraft_start_ram | quote }} -Xmx{{ minecraft_max_ram | quote }} -jar {{ installation_directory | quote }}/server.jar nogui
+ExecStop={{ remote_control_script }} stop
diff --git a/roles/server/minecraft/templates/server.properties b/roles/server/minecraft/templates/server.properties
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+#Minecraft server properties
+broadcast-rcon-to-ops=true
+view-distance=12
+max-build-height=256
+server-ip=
+level-seed=
+rcon.port={{ minecraft_rcon_port }}
+gamemode=survival
+server-port={{ minecraft_port }}
+allow-nether=true
+enable-command-block=false
+enable-rcon=true
+enable-query=false
+op-permission-level=4
+prevent-proxy-connections=false
+generator-settings=
+resource-pack=
+level-name=world
+rcon.password={{ minecraft_rcon_password }}
+player-idle-timeout=0
+motd={{ domain }} Server
+query.port=25565
+force-gamemode=false
+hardcore=false
+white-list=true
+broadcast-console-to-ops=true
+pvp=true
+spawn-npcs=true
+generate-structures=true
+spawn-animals=true
+snooper-enabled=true
+difficulty={{ minecraft_difficulty }}
+function-permission-level=2
+network-compression-threshold=256
+level-type=default
+spawn-monsters=true
+max-tick-time=60000
+enforce-whitelist=true
+use-native-transport=true
+max-players=4
+resource-pack-sha1=
+spawn-protection=0
+online-mode=true
+allow-flight=false
+max-world-size=29999984