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+# Spigot Docker
+Run SpigotMC Server within Docker Container
+
+
+
+## Setup Instructions
+**Docker Run** (not recommended):
+```console
+$ docker run -d --name "spigot" --stop-timeout 60 -e AGREE_MINECRAFT_EULA=yes -e MC_VERSION=latest -v ./data:/opt/spigot-data -p 25565:25565 drmaxnix/spigot
+```
+
+**Docker Compose** (recommended):
+```yaml
+services:
+  main:
+    image: drmaxnix/spigot
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    stop_grace_period: 60s
+    environment:
+      AGREE_MINECRAFT_EULA: true
+      MC_VERSION: "latest"
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/opt/spigot-data
+    ports:
+      - "25565:25565"
+```
+```console
+$ docker compose up -d
+```
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Make sure to keep the `--stop-timeout` or `stop_grace_period` option! When stopping, docker will kill the container after 10s; spigot often needs more time than that to save its worlds. Killing it while saving could lead to data loss!
+
+> [!TIP]
+> For both variants, persistent config and data files will be stored in the `./data` directory. Feel free to change this to your needs.
+
+
+
+## Run Server Commands
+Give yourself OP permissions:
+```console
+$ docker compose exec main cmd op YourUsernameHere
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> If you are using docker run, replace `docker compose exec main` with `docker exec -it spigot`.
+
+
+
+## Disable Automatic Updates
+By default, the container will check for updates when starting. If a new spigot server version is available, it will be built and then used instead of the old one. This behavior can be disabled using `AUTO_UPDATE=no`.<br />
+With automatic updates disabled, the server will only be rebuilt if you delete the jar file (or files in `.build-meta`) or when changing the Minecraft Version (`MC_VERSION`).