How to Set Up and Configure Dynmap
This article will show you how to properly set up and configure the Dynmap plugin or mod in your server.
❓ What is Dynmap ❓
Dynmap is an addon for your server which will provide you a fully rendered image of your actual Minecraft world that is accessible to all players.
Dynmap can be found as a plugin or as a mod. You need to choose between those depending on which server type are you running.
You can find more about it in the official Dynmap Github wiki.
🔌 Dynmap Plugin 🔌
Please note that you need to run a Bukkit/Spigot/Paper server for it to be able to run plugins.
Here you can find our guide for installing plugins.
💠 How to Install Dynmap via the Multicraft Panel
To install the Dynmap plugin using the Multicraft panel you need to do the following:
Log in to your Multicraft panel here and stop your server.
Click on Tools, then on My Dynmap.
Click on Install & Setup Dynmap.
Click on Open Dynmap to open your rendered world.
💠 How to Install and Configure Dynmap Manually
Installing
To install the Dynmap plugin manually into your server you need do the following:
Download your wished Dynmap plugin version here.
Upload the plugin to your plugins folder. We highly recommend you to upload the plugin through FileZilla.
Here is our guide for using FileZilla.
Restart your server.
Configuring
To configure the Dynmap plugin manually you need to do the following:
Log in to your Multicraft panel here and click on Files, then on FTP files access and log in.
Open the Dynmap configuration.txt file. (Inside /plugins/dynmap)
Find webserver-port (It is probably set to 8123 as this is the default value) then change it to any value between 8000 and 9999. Please note that the port you choose can be already occupied. If this happens just change the webserver-port to any other value between the value mentioned above.
⚠ NOTE ⚠: You can find the webserver-port at line number 322 in the default config file for Dynmap plugin.
Find deftemplatesuffix: (which can be found on line 16 in the config file) and set it to vlowres.
Find image-format: (which can be found at line 260 in the config file) and set it to jpg.
Save it, and restart your server.
🔩 Dynmap Mod 🔩
Please note that you need to run a Forge server to be able to run mods into your server.
Here is our guide for installing mods into your server.
💠 How to Install Dynmap via the Multicraft Panel
To install the Dynmap mod using the Multicraft panel you need to do the following:
Log in to your Multicraft panel here and stop your server.
Click on Tools, then on My Dynmap.
Click on Install & Setup Dynmap.
Click on Open Dynmap to open your rendered world.
💠 How to Install and Configure Dynmap Mod
Installing
To install the Dynmap mod manually into your server you need to do the following:
Download your wished Dynmap mod version here.
Upload the mod to your mods folder. We highly recommend you to upload the plugin through FileZilla.
Here is our guide for using FileZilla.
Restart your server.
Configuring
To configure the Dynmap mod manually you need to do the following:
Log in to your Multicraft panel here and click on Files, then on FTP files access.
Open the Dynmap configuration.txt file. (Inside /dynmap)
Find webserver-port (It is probably set to 8123 as this is the default value) then change it to any value between 8000 and 9999. Please note that the port you choose can be already occupied. If this happens just change the webserver-port to any other value between the value mentioned above.
⚠ NOTE ⚠: You can find the webserver-port at line number 315 in the default config file for Dynmap mod.
Find deftemplatesuffix: (which can be found on line 16 in the config file) and set it to vlowres.
Find image-format: (which can be found at line 260 in the config file) and set it to jpg.
Save it, and restart your server.
🗺️ How to Access My Rendered World 🗺️
For your world to get rendered you need to first start your server and use the following command:
/dynmap fullrender <worldname>
⚠ NOTE ⚠: Replace <worldname> with your actual world name.
Then, to access your rendered world you need to open the internet browser and type your server IP, followed by : and then the webserver-port you set.
Example: If your server numeric IP is 198.56.78.432 and the webserver-port you set is 8189, you can access your rendered world by tipping in the internet browser 198.56.78.432:8189.
If you find any issues setting up Dynmap into your server we ask you to contact us via live chat or the ticket system here.
❕ Useful Links ❕
- How to install Mods on your server
- How To: Install Plugins on Your Server
- How to: Upload a World to Your Server
Updated on: 11/04/2023
Thank you!