README.md

   1 Minetest
   2 ========
   3
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   7
   8 Minetest is a free open-source voxel game engine with easy modding and game creation.
   9
  10 Copyright (C) 2010-2020 Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
  11 and contributors (see source file comments and the version control log)
  12
  13 In case you downloaded the source code
  14 --------------------------------------
  15 If you downloaded the Minetest Engine source code in which this file is
  16 contained, you probably want to download the [Minetest Game](https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game/)
  17 project too. See its README.txt for more information.
  18
  19 Table of Contents
  20 ------------------
  21
  22 1. [Further Documentation](#further-documentation)
  23 2. [Default Controls](#default-controls)
  24 3. [Paths](#paths)
  25 4. [Configuration File](#configuration-file)
  26 5. [Command-line Options](#command-line-options)
  27 6. [Compiling](#compiling)
  28 7. [Docker](#docker)
  29 8. [Version Scheme](#version-scheme)
  30
  31
  32 Further documentation
  33 ----------------------
  34 - Website: https://minetest.net/
  35 - Wiki: https://wiki.minetest.net/
  36 - Developer wiki: https://dev.minetest.net/
  37 - Forum: https://forum.minetest.net/
  38 - GitHub: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/
  39 - [doc/](doc/) directory of source distribution
  40
  41 Default controls
  42 ----------------
  43 All controls are re-bindable using settings.
  44 Some can be changed in the key config dialog in the settings tab.
  45
  46 | Button                        | Action                                                         |
  47 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
  48 | Move mouse                    | Look around                                                    |
  49 | W, A, S, D                    | Move                                                           |
  50 | Space                         | Jump/move up                                                   |
  51 | Shift                         | Sneak/move down                                                |
  52 | Q                             | Drop itemstack                                                 |
  53 | Shift + Q                     | Drop single item                                               |
  54 | Left mouse button             | Dig/punch/take item                                            |
  55 | Right mouse button            | Place/use                                                      |
  56 | Shift + right mouse button    | Build (without using)                                          |
  57 | I                             | Inventory menu                                                 |
  58 | Mouse wheel                   | Select item                                                    |
  59 | 0-9                           | Select item                                                    |
  60 | Z                             | Zoom (needs zoom privilege)                                    |
  61 | T                             | Chat                                                           |
  62 | /                             | Command                                                        |
  63 | Esc                           | Pause menu/abort/exit (pauses only singleplayer game)          |
  64 | R                             | Enable/disable full range view                                 |
  65 | +                             | Increase view range                                            |
  66 | -                             | Decrease view range                                            |
  67 | K                             | Enable/disable fly mode (needs fly privilege)                  |
  68 | P                             | Enable/disable pitch move mode                                 |
  69 | J                             | Enable/disable fast mode (needs fast privilege)                |
  70 | H                             | Enable/disable noclip mode (needs noclip privilege)            |
  71 | E                             | Aux1 (Move fast in fast mode. Games may add special features)  |
  72 | C                             | Cycle through camera modes                                     |
  73 | V                             | Cycle through minimap modes                                    |
  74 | Shift + V                     | Change minimap orientation                                     |
  75 | F1                            | Hide/show HUD                                                  |
  76 | F2                            | Hide/show chat                                                 |
  77 | F3                            | Disable/enable fog                                             |
  78 | F4                            | Disable/enable camera update (Mapblocks are not updated anymore when disabled, disabled in release builds)  |
  79 | F5                            | Cycle through debug information screens                        |
  80 | F6                            | Cycle through profiler info screens                            |
  81 | F10                           | Show/hide console                                              |
  82 | F12                           | Take screenshot                                                |
  83
  84 Paths
  85 -----
  86 Locations:
  87
  88 * `bin`   - Compiled binaries
  89 * `share` - Distributed read-only data
  90 * `user`  - User-created modifiable data
  91
  92 Where each location is on each platform:
  93
  94 * Windows .zip / RUN_IN_PLACE source:
  95     * `bin`   = `bin`
  96     * `share` = `.`
  97     * `user`  = `.`
  98 * Windows installed:
  99     * `bin`   = `C:\Program Files\Minetest\bin (Depends on the install location)`
 100     * `share` = `C:\Program Files\Minetest (Depends on the install location)`
 101     * `user`  = `%APPDATA%\Minetest`
 102 * Linux installed:
 103     * `bin`   = `/usr/bin`
 104     * `share` = `/usr/share/minetest`
 105     * `user`  = `~/.minetest`
 106 * macOS:
 107     * `bin`   = `Contents/MacOS`
 108     * `share` = `Contents/Resources`
 109     * `user`  = `Contents/User OR ~/Library/Application Support/minetest`
 110
 111 Worlds can be found as separate folders in: `user/worlds/`
 112
 113 Configuration file
 114 ------------------
 115 - Default location:
 116     `user/minetest.conf`
 117 - This file is created by closing Minetest for the first time.
 118 - A specific file can be specified on the command line:
 119     `--config <path-to-file>`
 120 - A run-in-place build will look for the configuration file in
 121     `location_of_exe/../minetest.conf` and also `location_of_exe/../../minetest.conf`
 122
 123 Command-line options
 124 --------------------
 125 - Use `--help`
 126
 127 Compiling
 128 ---------
 129 ### Compiling on GNU/Linux
 130
 131 #### Dependencies
 132
 133 | Dependency | Version | Commentary |
 134 |------------|---------|------------|
 135 | GCC        | 4.9+    | Can be replaced with Clang 3.4+ |
 136 | CMake      | 3.5+    |            |
 137 | IrrlichtMt | -       | Custom version of Irrlicht, see https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht |
 138 | Freetype   | 2.0+    |            |
 139 | SQLite3    | 3+      |            |
 140 | Zstd       | 1.0+    |            |
 141 | LuaJIT     | 2.0+    | Bundled Lua 5.1 is used if not present |
 142 | GMP        | 5.0.0+  | Bundled mini-GMP is used if not present |
 143 | JsonCPP    | 1.0.0+  | Bundled JsonCPP is used if not present |
 144
 145 For Debian/Ubuntu users:
 146
 147     sudo apt install g++ make libc6-dev cmake libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libxxf86vm-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libjsoncpp-dev libzstd-dev libluajit-5.1-dev
 148
 149 For Fedora users:
 150
 151     sudo dnf install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel cmake libcurl-devel openal-soft-devel libvorbis-devel libXxf86vm-devel libogg-devel freetype-devel mesa-libGL-devel zlib-devel jsoncpp-devel gmp-devel sqlite-devel luajit-devel leveldb-devel ncurses-devel spatialindex-devel libzstd-devel
 152
 153 For Arch users:
 154
 155     sudo pacman -S base-devel libcurl-gnutls cmake libxxf86vm libpng sqlite libogg libvorbis openal freetype2 jsoncpp gmp luajit leveldb ncurses zstd
 156
 157 For Alpine users:
 158
 159     sudo apk add build-base cmake libpng-dev jpeg-dev libxxf86vm-dev mesa-dev sqlite-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev openal-soft-dev curl-dev freetype-dev zlib-dev gmp-dev jsoncpp-dev luajit-dev zstd-dev
 160
 161 #### Download
 162
 163 You can install Git for easily keeping your copy up to date.
 164 If you don’t want Git, read below on how to get the source without Git.
 165 This is an example for installing Git on Debian/Ubuntu:
 166
 167     sudo apt install git
 168
 169 For Fedora users:
 170
 171     sudo dnf install git
 172
 173 Download source (this is the URL to the latest of source repository, which might not work at all times) using Git:
 174
 175     git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/minetest/minetest.git
 176     cd minetest
 177
 178 Download minetest_game (otherwise only the "Development Test" game is available) using Git:
 179
 180     git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game.git games/minetest_game
 181
 182 Download IrrlichtMt to `lib/irrlichtmt`, it will be used to satisfy the IrrlichtMt dependency that way:
 183
 184     git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht.git lib/irrlichtmt
 185
 186 Download source, without using Git:
 187
 188     wget https://github.com/minetest/minetest/archive/master.tar.gz
 189     tar xf master.tar.gz
 190     cd minetest-master
 191
 192 Download minetest_game, without using Git:
 193
 194     cd games/
 195     wget https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game/archive/master.tar.gz
 196     tar xf master.tar.gz
 197     mv minetest_game-master minetest_game
 198     cd ..
 199
 200 Download IrrlichtMt, without using Git:
 201
 202     cd lib/
 203     wget https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht/archive/master.tar.gz
 204     tar xf master.tar.gz
 205     mv irrlicht-master irrlichtmt
 206     cd ..
 207
 208 #### Build
 209
 210 Build a version that runs directly from the source directory:
 211
 212     cmake . -DRUN_IN_PLACE=TRUE
 213     make -j$(nproc)
 214
 215 Run it:
 216
 217     ./bin/minetest
 218
 219 - Use `cmake . -LH` to see all CMake options and their current state.
 220 - If you want to install it system-wide (or are making a distribution package),
 221   you will want to use `-DRUN_IN_PLACE=FALSE`.
 222 - You can build a bare server by specifying `-DBUILD_SERVER=TRUE`.
 223 - You can disable the client build by specifying `-DBUILD_CLIENT=FALSE`.
 224 - You can select between Release and Debug build by `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=<Debug or Release>`.
 225   - Debug build is slower, but gives much more useful output in a debugger.
 226 - If you build a bare server you don't need to have the Irrlicht or IrrlichtMt library installed.
 227   - In that case use `-DIRRLICHT_INCLUDE_DIR=/some/where/irrlicht/include`.
 228
 229 - Minetest will use the IrrlichtMt package that is found first, given by the following order:
 230   1. Specified `IRRLICHTMT_BUILD_DIR` CMake variable
 231   2. `${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/irrlichtmt` (if existent)
 232   3. Installation of IrrlichtMt in the system-specific library paths
 233   4. For server builds with disabled `BUILD_CLIENT` variable, the headers from `IRRLICHT_INCLUDE_DIR` will be used.
 234   - NOTE: Changing the IrrlichtMt build directory (includes system installs) requires regenerating the CMake cache (`rm CMakeCache.txt`)
 235
 236 ### CMake options
 237
 238 General options and their default values:
 239
 240     BUILD_CLIENT=TRUE          - Build Minetest client
 241     BUILD_SERVER=FALSE         - Build Minetest server
 242     BUILD_UNITTESTS=TRUE       - Build unittest sources
 243     CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release   - Type of build (Release vs. Debug)
 244         Release                - Release build
 245         Debug                  - Debug build
 246         SemiDebug              - Partially optimized debug build
 247         RelWithDebInfo         - Release build with debug information
 248         MinSizeRel             - Release build with -Os passed to compiler to make executable as small as possible
 249     ENABLE_CURL=ON             - Build with cURL; Enables use of online mod repo, public serverlist and remote media fetching via http
 250     ENABLE_CURSES=ON           - Build with (n)curses; Enables a server side terminal (command line option: --terminal)
 251     ENABLE_GETTEXT=ON          - Build with Gettext; Allows using translations
 252     ENABLE_GLES=OFF            - Build for OpenGL ES instead of OpenGL (requires support by IrrlichtMt)
 253     ENABLE_LEVELDB=ON          - Build with LevelDB; Enables use of LevelDB map backend
 254     ENABLE_POSTGRESQL=ON       - Build with libpq; Enables use of PostgreSQL map backend (PostgreSQL 9.5 or greater recommended)
 255     ENABLE_REDIS=ON            - Build with libhiredis; Enables use of Redis map backend
 256     ENABLE_SPATIAL=ON          - Build with LibSpatial; Speeds up AreaStores
 257     ENABLE_SOUND=ON            - Build with OpenAL, libogg & libvorbis; in-game sounds
 258     ENABLE_LUAJIT=ON           - Build with LuaJIT (much faster than non-JIT Lua)
 259     ENABLE_PROMETHEUS=OFF      - Build with Prometheus metrics exporter (listens on tcp/30000 by default)
 260     ENABLE_SYSTEM_GMP=ON       - Use GMP from system (much faster than bundled mini-gmp)
 261     ENABLE_SYSTEM_JSONCPP=ON   - Use JsonCPP from system
 262     OPENGL_GL_PREFERENCE=LEGACY - Linux client build only; See CMake Policy CMP0072 for reference
 263     RUN_IN_PLACE=FALSE         - Create a portable install (worlds, settings etc. in current directory)
 264     USE_GPROF=FALSE            - Enable profiling using GProf
 265     VERSION_EXTRA=             - Text to append to version (e.g. VERSION_EXTRA=foobar -> Minetest 0.4.9-foobar)
 266     ENABLE_TOUCH=FALSE         - Enable Touchscreen support (requires support by IrrlichtMt)
 267
 268 Library specific options:
 269
 270     CURL_DLL                        - Only if building with cURL on Windows; path to libcurl.dll
 271     CURL_INCLUDE_DIR                - Only if building with cURL; directory where curl.h is located
 272     CURL_LIBRARY                    - Only if building with cURL; path to libcurl.a/libcurl.so/libcurl.lib
 273     EGL_INCLUDE_DIR                 - Only if building with GLES; directory that contains egl.h
 274     EGL_LIBRARY                     - Only if building with GLES; path to libEGL.a/libEGL.so
 275     EXTRA_DLL                       - Only on Windows; optional paths to additional DLLs that should be packaged
 276     FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2  - Directory that contains files such as ftimage.h
 277     FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_ft2build   - Directory that contains ft2build.h
 278     FREETYPE_LIBRARY                - Path to libfreetype.a/libfreetype.so/freetype.lib
 279     FREETYPE_DLL                    - Only on Windows; path to libfreetype-6.dll
 280     GETTEXT_DLL                     - Only when building with gettext on Windows; paths to libintl + libiconv DLLs
 281     GETTEXT_INCLUDE_DIR             - Only when building with gettext; directory that contains iconv.h
 282     GETTEXT_LIBRARY                 - Only when building with gettext on Windows; path to libintl.dll.a
 283     GETTEXT_MSGFMT                  - Only when building with gettext; path to msgfmt/msgfmt.exe
 284     IRRLICHT_DLL                    - Only on Windows; path to IrrlichtMt.dll
 285     IRRLICHT_INCLUDE_DIR            - Directory that contains IrrCompileConfig.h (usable for server build only)
 286     LEVELDB_INCLUDE_DIR             - Only when building with LevelDB; directory that contains db.h
 287     LEVELDB_LIBRARY                 - Only when building with LevelDB; path to libleveldb.a/libleveldb.so/libleveldb.dll.a
 288     LEVELDB_DLL                     - Only when building with LevelDB on Windows; path to libleveldb.dll
 289     PostgreSQL_INCLUDE_DIR          - Only when building with PostgreSQL; directory that contains libpq-fe.h
 290     PostgreSQL_LIBRARY              - Only when building with PostgreSQL; path to libpq.a/libpq.so/libpq.lib
 291     REDIS_INCLUDE_DIR               - Only when building with Redis; directory that contains hiredis.h
 292     REDIS_LIBRARY                   - Only when building with Redis; path to libhiredis.a/libhiredis.so
 293     SPATIAL_INCLUDE_DIR             - Only when building with LibSpatial; directory that contains spatialindex/SpatialIndex.h
 294     SPATIAL_LIBRARY                 - Only when building with LibSpatial; path to libspatialindex_c.so/spatialindex-32.lib
 295     LUA_INCLUDE_DIR                 - Only if you want to use LuaJIT; directory where luajit.h is located
 296     LUA_LIBRARY                     - Only if you want to use LuaJIT; path to libluajit.a/libluajit.so
 297     OGG_DLL                         - Only if building with sound on Windows; path to libogg.dll
 298     OGG_INCLUDE_DIR                 - Only if building with sound; directory that contains an ogg directory which contains ogg.h
 299     OGG_LIBRARY                     - Only if building with sound; path to libogg.a/libogg.so/libogg.dll.a
 300     OPENAL_DLL                      - Only if building with sound on Windows; path to OpenAL32.dll
 301     OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR              - Only if building with sound; directory where al.h is located
 302     OPENAL_LIBRARY                  - Only if building with sound; path to libopenal.a/libopenal.so/OpenAL32.lib
 303     OPENGLES2_INCLUDE_DIR           - Only if building with GLES; directory that contains gl2.h
 304     OPENGLES2_LIBRARY               - Only if building with GLES; path to libGLESv2.a/libGLESv2.so
 305     SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIR             - Directory that contains sqlite3.h
 306     SQLITE3_LIBRARY                 - Path to libsqlite3.a/libsqlite3.so/sqlite3.lib
 307     VORBISFILE_LIBRARY              - Only if building with sound; path to libvorbisfile.a/libvorbisfile.so/libvorbisfile.dll.a
 308     VORBIS_DLL                      - Only if building with sound on Windows; paths to vorbis DLLs
 309     VORBIS_INCLUDE_DIR              - Only if building with sound; directory that contains a directory vorbis with vorbisenc.h inside
 310     VORBIS_LIBRARY                  - Only if building with sound; path to libvorbis.a/libvorbis.so/libvorbis.dll.a
 311     XXF86VM_LIBRARY                 - Only on Linux; path to libXXf86vm.a/libXXf86vm.so
 312     ZLIB_DLL                        - Only on Windows; path to zlib1.dll
 313     ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR                - Directory that contains zlib.h
 314     ZLIB_LIBRARY                    - Path to libz.a/libz.so/zlib.lib
 315     ZSTD_DLL                        - Only on Windows; path to libzstd.dll
 316     ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR                - Directory that contains zstd.h
 317     ZSTD_LIBRARY                    - Path to libzstd.a/libzstd.so/ztd.lib
 318
 319 ### Compiling on Windows using MSVC
 320
 321 ### Requirements
 322
 323 - [Visual Studio 2015 or newer](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com)
 324 - [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/)
 325 - [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg)
 326 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
 327
 328 ### Compiling and installing the dependencies
 329
 330 It is highly recommended to use vcpkg as package manager.
 331
 332 After you successfully built vcpkg you can easily install the required libraries:
 333 ```powershell
 334 vcpkg install zlib zstd curl[winssl] openal-soft libvorbis libogg libjpeg-turbo sqlite3 freetype luajit gmp jsoncpp opengl-registry --triplet x64-windows
 335 ```
 336
 337 - **Don't forget about IrrlichtMt.** The easiest way is to clone it to `lib/irrlichtmt` as described in the Linux section.
 338 - `curl` is optional, but required to read the serverlist, `curl[winssl]` is required to use the content store.
 339 - `openal-soft`, `libvorbis` and `libogg` are optional, but required to use sound.
 340 - `luajit` is optional, it replaces the integrated Lua interpreter with a faster just-in-time interpreter.
 341 - `gmp` and `jsoncpp` are optional, otherwise the bundled versions will be compiled
 342
 343 There are other optional libraries, but they are not tested if they can build and link correctly.
 344
 345 Use `--triplet` to specify the target triplet, e.g. `x64-windows` or `x86-windows`.
 346
 347 ### Compile Minetest
 348
 349 #### a) Using the vcpkg toolchain and CMake GUI
 350 1. Start up the CMake GUI
 351 2. Select **Browse Source...** and select DIR/minetest
 352 3. Select **Browse Build...** and select DIR/minetest-build
 353 4. Select **Configure**
 354 5. Choose the right visual Studio version and target platform. It has to match the version of the installed dependencies
 355 6. Choose **Specify toolchain file for cross-compiling**
 356 7. Click **Next**
 357 8. Select the vcpkg toolchain file e.g. `D:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake`
 358 9. Click Finish
 359 10. Wait until cmake have generated the cash file
 360 11. If there are any errors, solve them and hit **Configure**
 361 12. Click **Generate**
 362 13. Click **Open Project**
 363 14. Compile Minetest inside Visual studio.
 364
 365 #### b) Using the vcpkg toolchain and the commandline
 366
 367 Run the following script in PowerShell:
 368
 369 ```powershell
 370 cmake . -G"Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=D:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_GETTEXT=OFF -DENABLE_CURSES=OFF
 371 cmake --build . --config Release
 372 ```
 373 Make sure that the right compiler is selected and the path to the vcpkg toolchain is correct.
 374
 375 ### Windows Installer using WiX Toolset
 376
 377 Requirements:
 378 * [Visual Studio 2017](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/)
 379 * [WiX Toolset](https://wixtoolset.org/)
 380
 381 In the Visual Studio 2017 Installer select **Optional Features -> WiX Toolset**.
 382
 383 Build the binaries as described above, but make sure you unselect `RUN_IN_PLACE`.
 384
 385 Open the generated project file with Visual Studio. Right-click **Package** and choose **Generate**.
 386 It may take some minutes to generate the installer.
 387
 388 ### Compiling on MacOS
 389
 390 #### Requirements
 391 - [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
 392 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
 393
 394 Install dependencies with homebrew:
 395
 396 ```
 397 brew install cmake freetype gettext gmp hiredis jpeg jsoncpp leveldb libogg libpng libvorbis luajit zstd
 398 ```
 399
 400 #### Download
 401
 402 Download source (this is the URL to the latest of source repository, which might not work at all times) using Git:
 403
 404 ```bash
 405 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/minetest/minetest.git
 406 cd minetest
 407 ```
 408
 409 Download minetest_game (otherwise only the "Development Test" game is available) using Git:
 410
 411 ```
 412 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game.git games/minetest_game
 413 ```
 414
 415 Download Minetest's fork of Irrlicht:
 416
 417 ```
 418 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht.git lib/irrlichtmt
 419 ```
 420
 421 #### Build
 422
 423 ```bash
 424 mkdir cmakebuild
 425 cd cmakebuild
 426
 427 cmake .. \
 428     -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.14 \
 429     -DCMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK=LAST \
 430     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../build/macos/ \
 431     -DRUN_IN_PLACE=FALSE -DENABLE_GETTEXT=TRUE
 432
 433 make -j$(nproc)
 434 make install
 435 ```
 436
 437 #### Run
 438
 439 ```
 440 open ./build/macos/minetest.app
 441 ```
 442
 443 Docker
 444 ------
 445 We provide Minetest server Docker images using the GitLab mirror registry.
 446
 447 Images are built on each commit and available using the following tag scheme:
 448
 449 * `registry.gitlab.com/minetest/minetest/server:latest` (latest build)
 450 * `registry.gitlab.com/minetest/minetest/server:<branch/tag>` (current branch or current tag)
 451 * `registry.gitlab.com/minetest/minetest/server:<commit-id>` (current commit id)
 452
 453 If you want to test it on a Docker server you can easily run:
 454
 455         sudo docker run registry.gitlab.com/minetest/minetest/server:<docker tag>
 456
 457 If you want to use it in a production environment you should use volumes bound to the Docker host
 458 to persist data and modify the configuration:
 459
 460         sudo docker create -v /home/minetest/data/:/var/lib/minetest/ -v /home/minetest/conf/:/etc/minetest/ registry.gitlab.com/minetest/minetest/server:master
 461
 462 Data will be written to `/home/minetest/data` on the host, and configuration will be read from `/home/minetest/conf/minetest.conf`.
 463
 464 **Note:** If you don't understand the previous commands please read the official Docker documentation before use.
 465
 466 You can also host your Minetest server inside a Kubernetes cluster. See our example implementation in [`misc/kubernetes.yml`](misc/kubernetes.yml).
 467
 468
 469 Version scheme
 470 --------------
 471 We use `major.minor.patch` since 5.0.0-dev. Prior to that we used `0.major.minor`.
 472
 473 - Major is incremented when the release contains breaking changes, all other
 474 numbers are set to 0.
 475 - Minor is incremented when the release contains new non-breaking features,
 476 patch is set to 0.
 477 - Patch is incremented when the release only contains bugfixes and very
 478 minor/trivial features considered necessary.
 479
 480 Since 5.0.0-dev and 0.4.17-dev, the dev notation refers to the next release,
 481 i.e.: 5.0.0-dev is the development version leading to 5.0.0.
 482 Prior to that we used `previous_version-dev`.