A server guide site written in Markdown

The address, how to join, the rules and the mod list on a small, quick site. Edit Markdown, push, and it rebuilds.

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Emberfell

A survival server for people who like building things slowly.

Java address
play.emberfell.gg
Join the Discord
How to join

The address, the version you need and what to do the first time you log in.

Rules

The short version: do not take other people's things, and do not be unpleasant.

Mods

What is installed, what you can add yourself and what is not allowed.

Plan
Free, wakes on a visit
Setup
Copy, edit, deploy
Built with
Astro, to plain HTML
Needs
No database

What the guide site does

Three pages, already written

How to join, Rules and Mods, ready to be edited into yours.

A Markdown file is a page

Add one for shops, claims, the map or staff applications and it joins the menu.

One settings file

The server name, the tagline, the address and the Discord link live in src/site.ts.

Quick on a phone

Dark, small and readable, with no database and nothing to keep running.

Set it up

  1. 1

    Make a copy

    Press Use this template on GitHub, or fork it.

  2. 2

    Make it yours

    Edit src/site.ts for the name, the address and the Discord invite, and the three pages in src/content/pages/. Put your real address in astro.config.mjs under site.

  3. 3

    Deploy your copy

    Press Deploy free and pick your repository. It is built with npm run build and the dist folder is served.

  4. 4

    Push to update

    Every push rebuilds the site.

What is where

src/site.ts
The name, tagline, addresses, Discord invite and menu order.
src/content/pages/*.md
One file per page, with a title and a summary at the top.
src/styles/global.css
Colours and spacing.
astro.config.mjs
Your site's real address, under site.

Which plan it needs

The free plan runs it. The site sleeps when nobody has visited for a while and the next visit takes a few seconds; Starter keeps it awake.

Free

Recommended

$0

No card

  • 256 MB and a quarter of a CPU
  • The address sleeps when idle and wakes on the next visit
  • 1 GB of traffic a day

Starter

$2/mo

or $20 a year

  • Always awake, with 1 GB and a full vCPU
  • No traffic limit
  • A MySQL database included

Running more than one? Standard carries two bots or apps for $3 a month and Pro four for $6, on one bill with your game servers. Every plan

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know Astro?

No. You edit Markdown files and one settings file; Astro turns them into plain HTML when it builds.

Can it use my own domain?

Yes. Add it under the app's web address settings and set one CNAME at your DNS provider. The certificate is issued on its own.

What about a live map and player stats?

That is the community website, $3 a month: a live world map, a playtime leaderboard and join info for a Minecraft server, with nothing to write.

Can I deploy it without a copy of my own?

The Server guide site template in the panel deploys ours as it is, with Emberfell on every page, which is good for a look. Your own copy is the one you edit.

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