shulker

Connects Discord and Minecraft Servers by sending messages back and forth without any mods or plugins.

Notice

This project has recently gone under a rewrite and the format for config.json is not directly backwards compatible with previous versions. See below for details.

In Action

Features

• Sends message to and from Vanilla Minecraft servers
• Can send messages regarding advancements, when players join and leave, and player deaths
• Allows admins to send commands to Minecraft through Discord

Installation and usage

Create a Discord bot here: https://discordapp.com/developers/applications/me

Then, add the bot to your Discord server using the following link, replace the Client ID with that of your bot.

https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<CLIENT ID>&scope=bot

In your Minecraft server.properties, make sure you have the following and restart the server:

enable-rcon=true
rcon.password=<your password>
rcon.port=<1-65535>

Clone repository onto a server, edit config.json (see below for more info) and change any options. Then, in the repository folder:

$ yarn
$ yarn build && yarn start

If you are running this on the same server as the MC server, enable the IS_LOCAL_FILE flag and update related options below. Otherwise, perform the following command on the server hosting (in a screen/tmux session or background process, make sure to replace your YOUR_URL with whatever URL you're using (localhost:8000 if running on the same server and default config) and PATH_TO_MINECRAFT_SERVER_INSTALL with the path to the Minecraft server installation, such as /usr/home/minecraft_server/):

tail -F /PATH_TO_MINECRAFT_SERVER_INSTALL/logs/latest.log | grep --line-buffered ": <" | while read x ; do echo -ne $x | curl -X POST -d @- http://YOUR_URL/minecraft/hook ; done

(The above command will also be given to you if you are not using a local file when you start up Shulker)

You can also easily Deploy to Heroku and the like, just be sure to edit YOUR_URL in the command to match accordingly.

Configuration

{
    "PORT": 8000, /* Port you want to run the webserver for the hook on */
    
    "USE_WEBHOOKS": true, /* If you want to use snazzy webhooks */
    "WEBHOOK_URL": "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL_HERE", /* Be sure to create a webhook in the channel settings and place it here! */
    "IGNORE_WEBHOOKS": true, /* Ignore any messages that are sent by webhooks. If disabled, then all webhooks but those sent from the configured webhook will be handled as well */
    "DISCORD_TOKEN": "<12345>", /* Discord bot token. [Click here](https://discordapp.com/developers/applications/me) to create you application and add a bot to it. */
    "DISCORD_CHANNEL_ID": "<channel>", /* Discord channel ID for for the discord bot. Enable developer mode in your Discord client, then right click channel and select "Copy ID". */
    "DISCORD_CHANNEL_NAME": "#<channel name>" /* The Discord channel name. It is recommended to use the ID if the bot is in multiple servers. The ID will take precedence. */
    "DISCORD_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE": "`%username%`:%message%", /* Message template to display in Discord */
    
    "MINECRAFT_SERVER_RCON_IP": "127.0.0.1", /* Minecraft server IP (make sure you have enabled rcon) */
    "MINECRAFT_SERVER_RCON_PORT": <1-65535>, /* Minecraft server rcon port */
    "MINECRAFT_SERVER_RCON_PASSWORD": "<your password>", /* Minecraft server rcon password */
    "MINECRAFT_TELLRAW_TEMPLATE": "[{\"color\": \"white\", \"text\": \"<%username%> %message%\"}]", /* Tellraw template to display in Minecraft */
    "MINECRAFT_TELLRAW_DOESNT_EXIST": false, /* Minecraft doesn't have the tellraw command (<1.7.2), use say instead. !this may be dangerous! */
    "MINECRAFT_TELLRAW_DOESNT_EXIST_SAY_TEMPLATE": "<%username%> %message%", /* used when MINECRAFT_TELLRAW_DOESNT_EXIST is set to true. say template to display on minecraft, same as MINECRAFT_TELLRAW_TEMPLATE. */
    
    "IS_LOCAL_FILE": false, /* should tail the local file, may be a little buggy. please report any you find */
    "LOCAL_FILE_PATH": "/usr/home/minecraft_server/logs/latest.log", /* the path to the local file if specified */

    "SHOW_INIT_MESSAGE": true, /* Sends the message on boot if not a local file of what command to run */ 

    "ALLOW_USER_MENTIONS": false, /* should replace @mentions with the mention in discord (format: @username#discriminator) */
    "ALLOW_HERE_EVERYONE_MENTIONS": false, /* replaces @everyone and @here with "@ everyone" and "@ here" respectively */
    "ALLOW_SLASH_COMMANDS": false, /* whether to allow users to run slash commands from discord */
    "SLASH_COMMAND_ROLES": [], /* if the above is enabled, the names of the roles which can run slash commands */
    
    "WEBHOOK": "/minecraft/hook", /* Web hook, where to send the log to */
    "REGEX_SERVER_PREFIX": "\\[Server thread/INFO\\]:", /* What the lines of the log should start with */
    "REGEX_MATCH_CHAT_MC": "^<([^>]*)> (.*)", /* What to match for chat (best to leave as default) */
    "REGEX_IGNORED_CHAT": "packets too frequently", /* What to ignore, you can put any regex for swear words for example and it will  be ignored */
    "DEBUG": false, /* Dev debugging */

    "SERVER_NAME": "Shulker", /* The username used when displaying any server information in chat, e.g., Server - Shulker : Server message here*/
    "SERVER_IMAGE": "", /* Image for the server when sending such messages (if enabled below). Only for WebHooks. */
    "SHOW_SERVER_STATUS: false, /* Shows when the server turns on and off e.g., Server - Shulker : Server is online */
    "SHOW_PLAYER_CONN_STAT": false, /* Shows player connection status in chat, e.g., Server - Shulker : TheMachine joined the game */
    "SHOW_PLAYER_ADVANCEMENT": false, /* Shows when players earn advancements in chat, e.g., Server - Shulker : TheMachine has made the advacement [MEME - Machine] */
    "SHOW_PLAYER_DEATH": false, /* Shows when players die in chat, e.g., Server - Shulker : TheMachine was blown up by creeper */
    "SHOW_PLAYER_ME": false, /* Shows when players use the /me command, e.g. **destruc7i0n** says hello */
    "DEATH_KEY_WORDS": ["shot", "fell", "etc".] /* Key words to look for when trying to identify a death message. (As of 3/11/2019 this list is up to date) */
}

FAQ

• How do I make this work on a modded server?

  • Try replacing REGEX_SERVER_PREFIX with "\\[Server thread/INFO\\] \\[.*\\]:"

• Why can't I send commands even if I have the option enabled?

  • Make sure that you have a role on the server which is put in the array SLASH_COMMAND_ROLES case-sensitive.
    • e.g. "SLASH_COMMAND_ROLES": ["Admin"]

Upgrade Instructions

From version 2 to version 3:

• The main change is that you need to split your REGEX_MATCH_CHAT_MC to both REGEX_MATCH_CHAT_MC and REGEX_SERVER_PREFIX. See the configuration above for details.

Upcoming

None

Suggestions

If you have any suggestions or feature requests, feel free to add an issue and I will take a look.

Thanks

• hydrabolt for discord.js
• qrush for the idea of this (wither)
• SecretOnline for Rcon reconnecting and for making it only send messages in specified channel
• TheZackCodec for the updates in server based messages

License

ISC. See LICENSE.