0.8.0 Released

(I always forget to update here!)

Since my last post, there have been 2 new versions with some nifty little features. I’m probably most pleased with the direction I have started moving the public site in and thanks to Twitter Bootstrap, it’s coming along nicely. Next up is to add some customisation to turn eatures on and off and put your own text in the “hero unit”.

Anyway, here’s the last few updates.

0.8.0

* WEB Don’t allow bad URLs in dynamic DNS anymore * DLL Backups will capture any folder that starts with “world” for Bukkit support * WEB Backup now button in server control * WEB Public website now features connection address, client url (if using snapshots) and list of players online (with their approximate locations). * DLL Ability to override java arguments with textfile in server folder * DLL Stop deleting “config” folder as doubt anyone is still on 0.2.3!

0.7.2

* WEB Public website is a lot less crappy, not finished but not an eyesore. * WEB Web not sending proper parameters on creation of restart when free job * DLL Allow DB to increase in size beyond default 127MB * APP Button to truncate the logs if needed * DLL Catch errors in job engine ticker

0.7.0

* WEB Option to enable/disable public website * WEB View, delete and add to white/ban lists * WEB Restart when free scheduled job * WEB Delete servers * WEB Delete world and optionally set a random seed * APP Job to clear backups once reached a certain age

New Url

Website has moved on to a new domain! As I purchased the short domain for the dynamic DNS, it made sense to put this website on that domain as well. So the YAMS site is now available on yams.in. Hopefully the old URL (richardbenson.githib.com/YAMS) is redirecting traffic here, but it will have reset the shares.

Website is still hosted on Github Pages, just using the new domain.

Free Dynamic Dns In Yams

As of version 0.6 there is an option for a free dynamic DNS name with all YAMS installs. Simply go into the settings menu and select “Dynamic DNS”.

Once in the dialog, if you haven’t yet set up a yams.in address, you will need to press the “edit” button and choose a name. Once you’ve selected a name you don’t need to do anything else, YAMS will keep your DNS name up to date whenever your IP changes (there may be a delay of up to 5 minutes).

Dynamic DNS means your players can always connect to the same address (e.g. example.yams.in) even if you don’t have a static IP address. YAMS will check your current IP against your last known one every 5 minutes and if there is a change, update your custom DNS. As well as your servers appearing under this address, your admin panel and public website are also there. To make it easier to find these and for links to send to your players, there is now a “Connections” tab in the admin console.

New Videos

I have uploaded two videos on installing and running a Minecraft server with YAMS, although I am not much of a talker so there are notes throughout. In time I will record more videos exposing some of the advanced network features like UPnP port forwarding, firewall port opening and the built-in dynamic DNS.

Installing YAMS

Basic Minecraft server admin with YAMS