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Start your server

After you've installed Endstone, you can bootstrap your server using the endstone executable. Go to the directory where you want your server to be located and enter:

endstone

Alternatively, if you're running Endstone from within Docker, use:

docker run --rm -it -v ${PWD}/data:/data -p 19132:19132/udp -p 19133:19133/udp endstone/endstone

docker run --rm -it -v "%cd%\data":/data -p 19132:19132/udp -p 19133:19133/udp endstone/endstone

docker run \
--platform linux/amd64 \
-p 19132:19132/udp \
-p 19133:19133/udp \
-it \
-v ${PWD}/data:/data \
--name endstone-server \
endstone/endstone

Note that if you are on an x86-64 machine and you are not on macOS or Windows, emulation will not apply.

The container keeps the world, plugins and configuration in the mounted data directory, so your server survives being recreated. Set the PUID/PGID environment variables (e.g. -e PUID=1000 -e PGID=1000) to your host user so the files stay writable.

If you prefer Docker Compose, create a docker-compose.yml next to your data directory:

services:
  endstone:
    image: endstone/endstone:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    stdin_open: true
    tty: true
    stop_grace_period: 60s
    ports:
      - "19132:19132/udp"
      - "19133:19133/udp"
    volumes:
      - ./data:/data

and start the server with docker compose up -d.

You should see this in your console:

Start your server

Tip

The first time you run the bootstrap, it will need to download the Bedrock Dedicated Server from the official mirror. Press Y and Enter to continue.

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