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Authors: Casey West
2022-10-28

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The presentation discusses how to run a high-performance, reliable, and disaster-proof Minecraft server on Kubernetes, which can be applied to other stateful applications. The speaker highlights the challenges of managing commercial off-the-shelf software and the benefits of using Kubernetes to increase reliability.
  • Minecraft runs in a multi-client, single-server architecture with state and configuration stored on disk.
  • Kubernetes can be leveraged to manage high-performance storage, on-disk configuration, custom Pod initializations, regular data backup, and custom service endpoints.
  • The speaker emphasizes the importance of using a fast disk and solid-state disks for better performance.
  • The access mode should be set to read-write one's pod to avoid issues with disk-based state and multiple instances of the application.
  • The speaker also mentions the use of a secret password to connect to the Archon protocol for remote management of the application.
  • Kubernetes provides flexibility to increase the reliability of commercial off-the-shelf software not initially meant for a container runtime.