Minetest is an open source voxel game engine. Play one of our many games, mod a game to your liking, make your own game, or play on a multiplayer server. Is Minecraft better than Minetest? The main difference are the goals. While Minecraft is a proprietary sandbox/survival game, Minetest is a free software game engine which supports various voxel games in the likes of Minecraft, InfiniMiner etc. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Minetest on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Minetest v5.8.0 release.

• STEP 1

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• STEP 2

Install Container Manager via Synology “Package Center”. If you run an older DSM version (under 7.2), search for Docker instead of Container Manager.

• STEP 3

Make sure you have a synology.me Wildcard Certificate. Follow my guide to get a Wildcard Certificate. If you already have a synology.me Wildcard certificate, skip this STEP.

• STEP 4

Log in to your router. Find the Port Forwarding area. At the moment I am using an RT6600ax Synology router. Remember that every router has its own interface design. Be sure to open the necessary port through your router settings, UDP. If the ports that point to your Synology NAS device are not opened, all the services you have activated on those specific ports will not work. All you need to do is give your Synology device permissions on port 30000 UDP, then apply the settings. Follow the instructions in the image below. Note: port 30000 are the essential port to make Minetest work.

• STEP 5

Go to Control Panel / Login Portal / Advanced Tab / click Reverse Proxy. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 6

Now click the “Create” button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 7

After you click the Create button, the window below will open. Follow the instructions in the image below.

On the General area, set the Reverse Proxy Name description: type in Minetest. After that, add the following instructions:

Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: minetest.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 30000

• STEP 8

On the Reverse Proxy Rules click the Custom Header tab. Click Create and then, from the drop-down menu, click WebSocket. After you click on WebSocket, two Header Names and two Values will be automatically added. Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 9

Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 10

Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP Compression then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 11

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it minetest. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 12

Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Once you click on User-defined script, a new window will open. Follow the instructions below:

1. General: In the Task field type in Install Minetest. Uncheck the “Enabled” option. Select root User.
2. Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
3. Task Settings: Check “Send run details by email“, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area. After that, click OK.

docker run -d --name=Minetest \
-p 30000:30000/udp \
-e PUID=1026 \
-e PGID=100 \
-e TZ=Europe/Bucharest \
-v /volume1/docker/minetest:/config/.minetest \
--restart always \
lscr.io/linuxserver/minetest:version-5.7.0

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value numbers for PUID and PGID with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

• STEP 14

After you click OK on STEP 13 a new warning pop up window will open. Click OK.

After you click OK, type in your DSM Password then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

After you click Submit on STEP 14, select your “Install Minetest” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Install Minetest – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 16

Go to the official Minetest website and download the latest version of minetest for your operating system.

• STEP 17

I have downloaded and unzipped the latest Minetest files on my Windows 11 operating system. Navigate to the bin folder. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 18

Once you are in the bin folder, click on the minetest file to launch the Minetest game. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

On Windows 11, you will get a pop up window for unrecognized app click “Run anyway“. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 20

🟢Please Support My work by Making a Donation. Almost 99,9% of the people that install something using my guides forget to support my work, or just ignore STEP 1. I’ve been very honest about this aspect of my work since the beginning: I don’t run any ADS, I don’t require subscriptions, paid or otherwise, I don’t collect IPs, emails, and I don’t have any referral links from Amazon or other merchants. I also don’t have any POP-UPs or COOKIES. I have repeatedly been told over the years how much I have contributed to the community. It’s something I love doing and have been honest about my passion since the beginning. But I also Need The Community to Support me Back to be able to continue doing this work.

• STEP 21

On the Address field type in your own synology.me DDNS that you have previously created at STEP 7.  On the Port field type in 30000. Click Register. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 22

Add your own Name and Password then click Register. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 23

You are in the game!

Start inviting your friends by giving them your own synology.me DDNS address and port 30000.

Enjoy Minetest!

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find out how to update the Minetest container with the latest image.
Note: How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker.
Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
Note: How to Activate Email Notifications.
Note: How to Add Access Control Profile on Your NAS.
Note: How to Change Docker Containers Restart Policy.
Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN.
Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
Note: How to Clean Docker Automatically.
Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.

This post was updated on Sunday / January 19th, 2025 at 12:59 AM