Planet Minecraft Server Bumper
Tired of bumping your server's Planet Minecraft post every day? This tool will help you out by automating the task! Simply edit the included configuration file, and run the application. It'll automatically login to your account and bump your server without any extra work on your end.
It should take less than a couple minutes to set up, after that bumping your server will be done with one simple command
This tool can easily be combined with command schedulers such as cron so that your server is bumped every day at the same time.
Requirements
Usage
Simply run the included jar file like so
Instructions
Tired of bumping your server's Planet Minecraft post every day? This tool will help you out by automating the task! Simply edit the included configuration file, and run the application. It'll automatically login to your account and bump your server without any extra work on your end.
It should take less than a couple minutes to set up, after that bumping your server will be done with one simple command
This tool can easily be combined with command schedulers such as cron so that your server is bumped every day at the same time.
Requirements
- Java 8
Usage
Simply run the included jar file like so
Code:
java -jar pmcbump.jarInstructions
Output on first run
A file named config.properties will be created in the same directory
Edit the config.properties file with your PMC and server information
Username and password are pretty self-explanatory. Put the same login information that you use for PMC here (Don't worry! This information isn't sent to me or stored anywhere else, it's ONLY transferred to PMC. You can check the source if you have any doubts)
Finding your member ID
Member ID can be found in the following way
- Visit planetminecraft.com; Login if needed
- Right-click on your profile image in the top-right of the page
- Click open image in new tab
- Go to the tab the opened up, and take note of the URL
The URL should be something like the following
Your member ID will be the digits between the last slash, and the underscore. For example, mine is 209278
Finding your resource ID
- Go to your server's post on PMC
- Take note of the URL
The URL should be something like the following
Your resource ID will be the digits between the last dash and the last slash. For example, mine is 3004178
Finally, save the config.properties file, and run the application again!
If everything went right, you should see something like the following
If you need help setting up the config, feel free to drop me a PM.
Setting this program to run every day
By itself, this program won't bump your server daily. You'll need to setup an external program to run PMC bumper when desired. I've included links on how to do this for common operating systems below.
- Windows
- Ubuntu/Linux
- OS X
A file named config.properties will be created in the same directory
Edit the config.properties file with your PMC and server information
Username and password are pretty self-explanatory. Put the same login information that you use for PMC here (Don't worry! This information isn't sent to me or stored anywhere else, it's ONLY transferred to PMC. You can check the source if you have any doubts)
Finding your member ID
Member ID can be found in the following way
- Visit planetminecraft.com; Login if needed
- Right-click on your profile image in the top-right of the page
- Click open image in new tab
- Go to the tab the opened up, and take note of the URL
The URL should be something like the following
Code:
http://static.planetminecraft.com/files/avatar/209278_1.pngYour member ID will be the digits between the last slash, and the underscore. For example, mine is 209278
Finding your resource ID
- Go to your server's post on PMC
- Take note of the URL
The URL should be something like the following
Code:
http://www.planetminecraft.com/server/the-storm-3004178/Your resource ID will be the digits between the last dash and the last slash. For example, mine is 3004178
Finally, save the config.properties file, and run the application again!
Code:
java -jar pmcbump.jarIf everything went right, you should see something like the following
If you need help setting up the config, feel free to drop me a PM.
Setting this program to run every day
By itself, this program won't bump your server daily. You'll need to setup an external program to run PMC bumper when desired. I've included links on how to do this for common operating systems below.
- Windows
- Ubuntu/Linux
- OS X
