version: "3.8" services: mc: image: itzg/minecraft-server ports: # expose the Minecraft server port outside of container - "25565:25565" environment: # REQUIRED for all types EULA: "TRUE" # Set server type (vs the default of vanilla) TYPE: FORGE DEBUG: "true" volumes: # use a named, managed volume for data volume - mc_forge:/data # attach local host directory "mods" in same directory as this compose file # all mods in this directory get copied into /data/mods at startup - ./mods:/mods:ro volumes: # declared the named volume, but use default/local storage engine mc_forge: {}