# docker-archive-public/docker.dockercraft **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/docker-archive-public-docker-dockercraft).** 7,437 stars · 398 forks · Lua · Apache-2.0 · archived ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/docker-archive-public/docker.dockercraft - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/docker-archive-public-docker-dockercraft.md ## Description Dockercraft is a Cuberite-based system that visualizes running Docker containers as blocks inside a Minecraft world, providing an in-game interface for managing containers through block interactions. It maps each Docker container to a distinct block entity, linking container lifecycle events to block state changes for at-a-glance status monitoring. The project uses a Cuberite server plugin to translate in-game player actions into Docker API calls, enabling starting, stopping, and inspecting containers by interacting with their block representations. A real-time polling loop periodically queries the Docker daemon for status updates and reflects changes by modifying block appearances in the game world, while an event-driven handler captures player interactions and triggers corresponding Docker operations. The system supports customizing the Minecraft world's biome and terrain features by passing parameters at server launch, and the Cuberite server implementation accepts these parameters to shape the environment around container visualizations. ## Tags ### DevOps & Infrastructure - [Minecraft-Based Visualizers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/container-orchestration/container-runtimes/runtime-configuration-interfaces/docker-socket-orchestrators/docker-target-configurators/docker-container-orchestrators/docker-container-update-monitors/minecraft-based-visualizers.md) — Renders running Docker containers as blocks inside a Minecraft world for visual status monitoring. - [Minecraft-Based Management Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/container-orchestration/container-runtimes/runtime-configuration-interfaces/docker-socket-orchestrators/docker-target-configurators/docker-container-orchestrators/minecraft-based-management-interfaces.md) — Provides an in-game Minecraft interface for starting, stopping, and inspecting Docker containers. - [Minecraft-Based Visualizations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/container-orchestration/container-runtimes/runtime-configuration-interfaces/docker-socket-orchestrators/docker-target-configurators/docker-container-orchestrators/minecraft-based-visualizations.md) — Visualizes running Docker containers as blocks inside a Minecraft world for at-a-glance status monitoring. - [Plugin-Based API Bridges](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/docker-engine-api-clients/plugin-based-api-bridges.md) — Translates in-game player actions into Docker API calls for starting, stopping, and inspecting containers. ### Game Development - [Docker Container Game Interactions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/game-development/game-interaction-plugins/docker-container-game-interactions.md) — Enables starting, stopping, and inspecting Docker containers by interacting with block representations in-game. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/docker-archive-public/docker.dockercraft@master/README.md)) - [Docker Container Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/game-development/in-game-construction/docker-container-management.md) — Starts, stops, and inspects Docker containers by interacting with their block representations in-game. - [Container-to-Block Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/game-development/multi-block-entity-mapping/container-to-block-mappings.md) — Maps each Docker container to a distinct Minecraft block entity for visual status monitoring. ### Graphics & Multimedia - [Container Status Block Renderers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/graphics-engines-rendering/scene-management-systems/3d-rendering-engines/3d-map-renderers/minecraft/container-status-block-renderers.md) — Renders running Docker containers as blocks inside a Minecraft world for visual status monitoring. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/docker-archive-public/docker.dockercraft@master/README.md)) ### Networking & Communication - [Cuberite Server Implementations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/real-time-communication/multiplayer-game-servers/minecraft-server-hosting/game-server-implementations/cuberite-server-implementations.md) — Runs a Cuberite Minecraft server that communicates with Docker via a plugin interface. ### Software Engineering & Architecture - [Container Status Polling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/event-driven-architectures/polling-mechanisms/task-status-polling/container-status-polling.md) — Periodically queries Docker daemon for container status and updates block appearances in the game world. - [Game-Interfaced Operations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/project-management/devops-and-deployment-workflows/game-interfaced-operations.md) — Manages infrastructure and containers through a Minecraft game interface for engaging operations. ### System Administration & Monitoring - [Cuberite Server Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/game-server-managers/minecraft-server-orchestrators/cuberite-server-integrations.md) — Integrates a Cuberite Minecraft server that accepts custom biome and terrain parameters for Docker visualization. ### User Interface & Experience - [Event-Driven Interaction Handlers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/form-and-input-management/interaction-and-event-handling/general-interaction-frameworks/interaction-models/event-driven-interaction-handlers.md) — Captures player interactions with container blocks and triggers Docker operations through callbacks.