# doctorray117/minecraft-ondemand

Templates to deploy a serverless Minecraft Server on demand in AWS

Repository: https://github.com/doctorray117/minecraft-ondemand
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/minecraft-ondemand
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-08-04T15:44:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1844, "days_push": 1125, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1785, forks 140 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:36.092840+00:00)

## What it is
A set of templates and CDK code for deploying a serverless, on-demand Minecraft server on AWS using Route 53, Lambda, and ECS Fargate. The server starts automatically when a player looks it up and shuts down after inactivity, keeping costs to a dollar or two per month.

## Use cases
- host a minecraft server for friends without paying monthly hosting fees
- deploy a minecraft server on aws that only runs when needed
- automatically start and stop a game server to save money
- set up a low-cost private minecraft server with dns auto-discovery
- run a minecraft server on fargate with watchdog auto-shutdown

## When to choose
- you want a cheap, self-hosted minecraft server that isn't running 24/7
- you already have an aws account and a route 53 hosted domain
- you're comfortable with aws services like lambda, ecs, and cloudwatch

## When to avoid
- you need a server running 24/7 with constant players
- you don't want to manage aws infrastructure or pay for route 53
- you want a one-click solution without any cloud setup

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, deployment, cloud, serverless, self-hosted, game
- domain: gaming-tools, cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted
- platform: cloud
- tags: minecraft-server, aws-fargate, on-demand, cost-optimization, route53, cdk, lambda, ecs, automation, docker, typescript

## Member repositories
- doctorray117/minecraft-ondemand (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:36.092840+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:24:12.188390+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/doctorray117/minecraft-ondemand (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:36.092840+00:00, sha 728d42c411d8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.