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Minecraft Bedrock Server in Docker on W11 not running
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Sun bearOP
Hey everyone,
I’m trying to run a Minecraft Bedrock Server inside Docker on my Windows 11 machine, but I can’t get my client to see it, even from the same PC. I’ve walked through all the usual setup steps and everything looks healthy on the Docker side, yet Minecraft won’t pick up the server via LAN or a direct connect. Below is exactly what I’ve done so far:
I’ve run the following command on my Windows 11 PC to launch the Bedrock server in Docker:
I’ve checked with docker ps and confirmed that the “bds” container is up and listening on 0.0.0.0:19132→19132/udp.
I’ve followed the logs in real time using docker logs bds --follow and waited for “[INFO] IPv4 supported, port: 19132” and “[INFO] Server started.” to make sure the server initialized correctly.
I’ve tried adding the server manually under Servers → Add Server, using Name: Server W11, Address: localhost, and Port: 19132, yet the connection still fails.
I’ve verified that EULA=TRUE is set, and I’m on the Bedrock client, not Java. I’m not seeing any “Outdated server” messages in the logs, so I haven’t pulled a new image yet. I also haven’t opened any firewall ports since I’m testing via localhost.
Can anyone spot what I might be missing or suggest the next thing to check?
I’m trying to run a Minecraft Bedrock Server inside Docker on my Windows 11 machine, but I can’t get my client to see it, even from the same PC. I’ve walked through all the usual setup steps and everything looks healthy on the Docker side, yet Minecraft won’t pick up the server via LAN or a direct connect. Below is exactly what I’ve done so far:
I’ve run the following command on my Windows 11 PC to launch the Bedrock server in Docker:
docker run -d --name bds --restart unless-stopped -e EULA=TRUE -p 19132:19132/udp -v C:\Users\User\mc-bedrock-data:/data itzg/minecraft-bedrock-serverI’ve checked with docker ps and confirmed that the “bds” container is up and listening on 0.0.0.0:19132→19132/udp.
I’ve followed the logs in real time using docker logs bds --follow and waited for “[INFO] IPv4 supported, port: 19132” and “[INFO] Server started.” to make sure the server initialized correctly.
I’ve tried adding the server manually under Servers → Add Server, using Name: Server W11, Address: localhost, and Port: 19132, yet the connection still fails.
I’ve verified that EULA=TRUE is set, and I’m on the Bedrock client, not Java. I’m not seeing any “Outdated server” messages in the logs, so I haven’t pulled a new image yet. I also haven’t opened any firewall ports since I’m testing via localhost.
Can anyone spot what I might be missing or suggest the next thing to check?
Ruddy Ground-Dove
The first thing you need to do is format this as a Docker Compose, that'll make things much easier to work with, both for you and for us. Save the file as a docker-compose.yaml and run commands from within the dir the file is in.
Start it with a
services:
bds:
image: itzg/minecraft-bedrock-server
environment:
EULA: "TRUE"
ports:
- "19132:19132/udp"
volumes:
- ./data:/data
stdin_open: true
tty: trueStart it with a
docker compose up and dump logs here, pls.Loading...
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