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+version: "3.7"
+
+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
+    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: {}