How to Install and Use Dynmap

🗺️ How to Install Dynmap on Your Minecraft Server

🌟 What is Dynmap?

Dynmap is a real-time web-based map for your Minecraft world. It works like Google Maps — players can view builds, terrain, and live player locations using a browser. It’s one of the most popular plugins for enhancing Minecraft server communities.

🛠️ How to Install Dynmap:

Log into the Control Panel.

Click 'Manage' next to your server.

Navigate to your server files.

Open the plugins folder.

If you don’t see a plugins folder, make sure your server is running PaperMC or Spigot — Dynmap will not work on Vanilla.

Download the Dynmap Plugin:

Visit https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/dynmap.
Download the latest Dynmap .jar file matching your server’s Minecraft version.

Upload Dynmap to Your Server:

Upload the .jar file into the plugins folder using the Upload button in File Management.

Restart Your Server:

Restart your server to load Dynmap for the first time.

🌐 Setting Up a Port for Dynmap Access

Dynmap uses a web server to display your map.
However, the default port (8123) will not work automatically — you must assign a free port manually.

How to assign a port:

Go to the 'Network' tab inside your server control panel.

Use an Additional Allocation if available:

If you already have an unused port (an "additional allocation") listed, you can use that for Dynmap.

Or create a New Allocation:

Click "Create Allocation"
A new port will be generated that you can use.

Configure Dynmap to use your new port:

After your server restarts, go to /plugins/dynmap/configuration.txt.
Find the setting:

webserver-port: 8123

Change 8123 to the new port number you were assigned.

Save the configuration file and restart your server again.

🖥️ Accessing Dynmap:

After everything is set up, open your browser and visit:

http://YOUR.SERVER.IP:YOUR.PORT/

Replace YOUR.PORT with the new allocated port you set for Dynmap!

Example:
If your IP is 123.45.67.89 and your port is 7708,
you would visit:
http://123.45.67.89:7708/

🌎 Important Notes

First render may take time, especially for large worlds.
You can customize how maps are generated inside /plugins/dynmap/configuration.txt.
Dynmap works best on PaperMC servers.
Always restart your server after changing Dynmap settings.

Updated on: 25/04/2025

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