Major bugs but logs are empty

[itsmebasti]

Hi there, first of all, thanks for this project!

Two days ago I decided to run my first Minecraft server. It has to be a Bedrock server and I already ordered this ARM vServer. So this project was my way to go.

Since the beginning, my friends and I experienced issues we didn't stumble over when playing the latest Bedrock on our machines locally. The problem is that we suddenly are not fully linked to the server, but we are still playing. Things get really odd then. I can reproduce it, by running around with a horse, but it also happens just while building things or mining stuff.

Some things that happen: The Inventory menu does not open. I always get moved back to a specific spot after crossing a specific border (chunks?). I am able to mine in one place, but a view blocks further blocks get removed when I just try to mine them. Blocks start dropping through multiple books, removing them, when I place them. The server told me a friend fell too deep and died when he was still building his house. He logged in again, the house was built but his stuff was gone, so yes, he died.

So, a lot of weird things happen. I tried playing around with the server/player sync configs, but nothing changed at all. It's hard to find anyone online experiencing the same, so I thought I might try it right here. I think my vServer should be able to handle this project, but let me know if it doesn't.

My server specs:

RAM | 8,192 MiB CPU | 6 Architecture | ARM64 Disk 1 | 256 GiB

I tried two Linux versions, both result in the same: Debian (12) Bookworm arm64 / Minimal Ubuntu 22.04 LTS arm64 / Minimal

compose.yml

services:
  dreamland:
    image: itzg/minecraft-bedrock-server
    container_name: dreamland
    environment:
      - EULA=true
      - GAMEMODE=survival
      - DIFFICULTY=peaceful
      - OPS=1231231231231231
      - WHITE_LIST_USERS=player1,player2,player3
      - SERVER_NAME=Traumland
      - LEVEL_NAME=Traumland
      - ALLOW_CHEATS=true
      - MAX_PLAYERS=5
    ports:
      - "19132:19132/udp"
    volumes:
      - dreamland:/data
    stdin_open: true
    tty: true

volumes:
  dreamland:
    external: true
    name: dreamland

The terminal does not output anything about these odd things and the logs are not created when I turn them on in the server settings. I am happy for any hint, thanks in advance! Basti

[itzg]

That doesn't sound like anything related to Docker. The image automates download and setup of the software provided by Mojang. The bedrock dedicated server is fairly buggy, so don't consider it comparable to the client software.

They don't even provide native ARM support -- the image runs it in an emulator. Perhaps consider running this instead

https://docker-minecraft-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/misc/examples/#bedrock-compatible-server

[itsmebasti]

I tried PaperMC & Geyser first, but after seeing some things were rather slow, I thought I would prefer an original server and was happy to find your project. I am confused, that it is only me having problems with an ARM system I don't do anything special I think. Just a vanilla setup of this Project and I am failing already :( Do you think it can be related to the ARM topic? Or do you know a Bedrock version in the past that was rather stable? maybe I can simply try an older version...

[itsmebasti]

I went back to PaperMc for now, see the difference in CPU usage, that's crazy!

[itzg]

I'm not in control of any of the software -- I just automate the download and setup. You'll need to go with whatever works regardless of CPU usage.

Please voice your complaints with Mojang about the quality of their bedrock server and lack of native ARM support.

[itzg]

P.S. older versions are not helpful since all the clients auto update to the newest.

[itsmebasti]

alright, I understand. Thanks for your fast support, I appreciate it!