Server isn't loading modpacks

[vladbejenaru]

Hi There, I try to make a minecraft server for my son and of course it should be a Forge server. He would like very much to have this modpack https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/guns-nukes-and-planes2-0/files active. I guess my issue is very similar with this one: #2314 but I cannot exactly point on what is not functioning... here is my compose file:

mcforge:
    image: itzg/minecraft-server
    container_name: mcforge
    ports:
      - 25566:25565
    environment:
      DEBUG: "TRUE"
      EULA: "TRUE"
      TYPE: "FORGE"
      VERSION: 1.20.1
      FORGE_VERSION: LATEST

      MODE: "creative"
      MOTD: "Sons Forge Server"
      MEMORY: "4G"
      GENERIC_PACK: "/modpacks/Guns-Nukes-And-Planes.zip"
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - /virt/mcforge:/data
      - ./modpacks:/modpacks:ro

what I have also tried (variation):

    TYPE: "CURSEFORGE"
    TYPE: "AUTO_CURSEFORGE"
    MODE: "survival"#      CF_API_KEY: heresomerandomeapikeythatIhavedeletedhaha
    CF_PAGE_URL: "https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/guns-nukes-and-planes2-0"
    CF_MODPACK_ZIP: "/data/mods/Guns-Nukes-And-Planes.zip"
    USE_MODPACK_START_SCRIPT: "false"
    FTB_LEGACYJAVAFIXER: "true"
    CF_SERVER_MOD: Guns-Nukes-And-Planes.zip
    CF_SERVER_MOD: SkyFactory+4-4.2.4.zip
    MODPACK: Guns-Nukes-And-Planes.zip
    CF_SLUG: "guns-nukes-and-planes2-0"
    CURSEFORGE_FILES: |
       guns-nukes-and-planes2-0

Here are the logs:
mcforge-logs.txt

[itzg]

Started with this

version: "3.8"

services: 
  mcforge:
    image: itzg/minecraft-server
    environment:
      EULA: true
      MOD_PLATFORM: AUTO_CURSEFORGE
      # assuming populated .env file in same directory
      CF_API_KEY: ${CF_API_KEY}
      CF_PAGE_URL: "https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/guns-nukes-and-planes2-0"
    ports:
    - "25565:25565"
    volumes:
    - ./data:/data

But that modpack dislikes automation:

issue2406-mcforge-1  | [mc-image-helper] 22:42:22.482 ERROR : 'install-curseforge' command failed. Version is 1.36.0
issue2406-mcforge-1  | me.itzg.helpers.errors.GenericException: The modpack authors have indicated this file is not allowed for project distribution. Please download the client zip file from https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/guns-nukes-and-planes2-0 and pass via CF_MODPACK_ZIP environment variable or place in downloads repo directory.

So, I downloaded the file from https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/guns-nukes-and-planes2-0/files/4623303, created a new directory called "modpacks" next to the compose file, dropped it in there, and used this

version: "3.8"

services: 
  mcforge:
    image: itzg/minecraft-server
    environment:
      EULA: true
      MOD_PLATFORM: AUTO_CURSEFORGE
      # assuming populated .env file in same directory
      CF_API_KEY: ${CF_API_KEY}
      CF_PAGE_URL: "https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/guns-nukes-and-planes2-0"
      CF_MODPACK_ZIP: /modpacks/Guns-Nukes-And-Planes.zip
      MEMORY: 4G
    ports:
    - "25565:25565"
    volumes:
    - ./data:/data
    - ./modpacks:/modpacks:ro

My directory looks like this

[vladbejenaru]

it works. for me on linux is still a dependency nightmare as (as far as I see) must have nevertheless all mods locally in order to be able to play on the server, but as soon as all of them were available I could join. My son on windows did not had any problems, just started the right version of forge and (I think) the forge app took care of all dependencies.

Many thanks itzg-one! 👍