# Minetest

A free open-source alternative is [Minetest](https://www.minetest.net/)

## Arch Linux

Install with...

```bash
pacman -Syu minetest-server
```

Now need to setup a symbolic link to the systemd service file for the host you are running on.

```bash
ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/minetest\@.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/minetest\@<hostname>.service
```

A configuration file is required, based on the contents of `/usr/lib/systemd/system/mintest\@.service` this should be under `/etc/minetest/<hostname>.conf`. The Arch install provides a sample config (to be found at `/usr/share/minetest/games/minetest/minetest.conf.example`) but a more comprehensive and detailed one is available from the GitHub repository [minetest.conf.example](https://github.com/minetest/minetest/blob/master/minetest.conf.example)). Key fields to change are under `Networking`

```bash
### Networking

#    Network port to listen (UDP).
#    This value will be overridden when starting from the main menu.
#    type: int min: 1 max: 65535
port = 30000

#    The network interface that the server listens on.
#    type: string
bind_address = ***.***.***.***
```

You can then start the service with 

```bash
systemctl enable --now minetest@<hostname>.service
```

You can now launch `minetest` from another computer or Android device using [Minetest App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.minetest.minetest&pli=1) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/net.minetest.minetest/)) and point it at the IP address you have entered under `bind_address` along with the `port`.

## Gentoo Linux

```bash
emerge -v openal && emerge -av minetest
```

If connecting to a remote server you have setup elsewhere you can just start `minetest` and enter the `bind_address` and `port`.


## OSX

```bash
brew install minetest
```