BlueMap is a plugin that allows you to create and view a live map of your Minecraft server world. Compared to its alternative, Dynmap, BlueMap offers some additional features but is a bit more resource intensive. In order to follow this article you will need to have BlueMap installed on your server.
It is also recommended that you Setup a World Border for your worlds before generating your BlueMap to limit how much server space BlueMap (and your world) can take up. All of the BlueMap files are stored locally in the server files as we do not support MySQL Databases as a storage method for BlueMap.
# Setting up BlueMap
In order for BlueMap to function you are required to set up an Additional Port for your server.
- Access your control panel and Shut Down your server.
- Access your server's control panel and navigate to the Files tab.
- Navigate to the
/plugins/BlueMapfolder. - Click on
core.confto Edit the file. - Set the
accept-download:option to true. Then click Save. - Go back and click on
webserver.confto edit it. - Set
port:to your newly generated port, then Save the file. - Start your server to load the changes you've made.
Once your server has fully loaded, you will be able to access your BlueMap map by navigating to http://IP:PORT in your web browser, replacing "IP" with your Server IP and "PORT" with the BlueMap Webserver Port that you specified in Step 7.
You might see a blank map when first accessing your map. This is normal because the map images have not yet been generated. This will gradually be generated as players move around the world. For more configuration options, please visit the BlueMap Wiki.
