1. Create the directory for all the server files

mkdir ./server && chmod 777 ./server

2. Run the container

sudo docker run -it \
		--name papermc \
		-v $PWD/server:/server \
		-p 25565:25565 \
		-e RAM=4G \
		-e eula=true \
		-e VERSION=1.16.5 \
		-e BUILD=762 \
		thatrandomguy/papermc

NOTE: By using the command above you are automatically agreeing to the EULA, which can be found here

• ProTip: Change the environment variables to fit your needs, for example to update the server just change VERSION and BUILD (https://papermc.io/downloads)

• Another ProTip: Replace -it with -d to make the server run in the background and attach to the console with docker attach papermc

3. Now you can configure Paper as you would normally, everything is stored under the server directory we created in the first step

• Stopping the server

docker stop papermc

Note: That stopping the server like this, won't show any output and might take a few seconds

• (Re-)Attaching to the console

docker attach papermc

ProTip: To detach from the console press Ctrl+P then Ctrl+Q (docker's escape sequence)

• Checking the server's version

docker exec -it papermc version

0. Take a backup of the current world (optional)

1. Stop the server

2. Remove the container (this won't remove existing configuration nor world files)

docker rm papermc

3. Start the container again, but this time specify the VERSION and BUILD numbers you want to use in the command