Simplify setup

[nickpunt]

Right now a lot of specific knowledge is required in order to try GlobalWarming out:

• compiling Minecraft plugins / java apps
• running Minecraft server & sorting out Minecraft versions
• setting up Spigot
• installing plugin

Searching for guides is time consuming and piecing everything together is difficult even for technical people not familiar with Minecraft server/plugin ecosystem. This is a big barrier to entry to soliciting feedback and refining the product, especially from folks that may have domain knowledge or would deploy this in an educational setting. Possible ways to simplify this are:

• easy way to spin up remote server with plugin installed
• downloadable binaries
• guide for macos/windows/linux on compiling project
• guide for macos/windows/linux on setting up Minecraft with appropriate plugins

[nsporillo]

You're absolutely right, there is a quite a bit of work required to get up and running. I'll work on putting together a nice guide for getting this setup.

In terms of binaries, we can certainly start posting jars once an alpha release is ready - however users would still need to setup spigot since we're not allowed to distribute those jars. The user guide will help reduce the friction here.

Also, since there has been quite a bit of interest I might spin up an official test/showcase server for those interesting.

Appreciate the feedback, stay tuned for the updates coming soon.

[nsporillo]

Initial writeup: https://github.com/nsporillo/GlobalWarming/wiki/Developer-Setup-and-Installation

I should add that this project is still very much a WIP as I only began development 3 days ago. I've been making good progress, but there really wont be anything worth testing out for at least a few more days.

[nsporillo]

Added more content to the wiki: https://github.com/nsporillo/GlobalWarming/wiki

[nsporillo]

Should be all set to close now after https://github.com/nsporillo/GlobalWarming/commit/bbc93e47fc9e5cba2b90d91bbd6a79aade9d37be