Vault Hunter 1.18 Docker Compose

docker-compose.yml

version: "3"

services:
  vault-hunters:
    image: itzg/minecraft-server
    ports:
      - 25565:25565
    environment:
      CF_API_KEY: "{{REPLACE_WITH_API_KEY}}"
      GID: {{REPLACE_WITH_GROUP_ID}}
      UID: {{REPLACE_WITH_USER_ID}}
      MEMORY: "{{REPLACE_WITH_SERVER_MEMORY}}"
      EULA: "TRUE" 
      TYPE: "AUTO_CURSEFORGE"
      USE_AIKAR_FLAGS: "TRUE"
      CF_PAGE_URL: "https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/vault-hunters-1-18-2"
      CF_EXCLUDE_MODS: "245733,532127"
      CF_FORCE_SYNCHRONIZE: "TRUE"
    tty: true
    stdin_open: true
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - /home/vh_server:/data

gistfile1.txt

Steps (assuming linux / ubuntu) 
 1. Install docker -> apt update && apt install docker.io docker-compose
 2. Create User -> useradd vh_server  (change vh_server to whatever name you want the server to run as)
 3. Get UID/GID -> id vh_server 
 4. Replace GID/UID enviornment variables with information from step 3
 5. Create data directory -> mkdir /home/vh_server (change to wherever you want the server files & world files to live)
 6. Get an API key for Curseforge -> https://console.curseforge.com/ 
 7. Update the "CF_API_KEY" based on the information from step 6.
 8. copy the docker-compose.yml (with updated variables from steps above) into the /home/vh_server
 9. Bring up server -> docker-compose up 
 10. Turn server down (and remove container) -> docker-compose down (no data loss since the volume is a bind to the local machine) 
 
 The server will auto download mods and update with a simple docker restart command 
 
 NOTE: With the CF_FORCE_SYNCHRONIZE the /config folder will be reset to defaults so disable this flag if you change any configs