RITcraft GitHub organization

The RITcraft GitHub organization is where all the open source plugins, tools, and website source code live. This article explains how it’s used and how to be added to it.

Description

If you are a member of the executive board and plan to make technical contributions to the server, such as Java plugin development or web design and development, you will need to be a member of the RITcraft GitHub organization. All of the projects RITcraft community and staff members have created are found here.

Any technical projects created for the server should be made available as a new repository on GitHub. Open sourcing our projects makes it easier for others in the community to contribute and also makes it easier for others to inherit the server in the future.

Current projects

For convenience, a current list of the projects hosted on GitHub is below.

  • admin-handbook: This handbook you are reading now
  • AdminChat: Allows admins to privately message each other in-game
  • ritcraft.net: Source code for website
  • RITCommandCenter: Retrieves info about RIT dining service locations and hours and displays it in-game
  • RockTheVote: Triggers actions on server based on in-game voting
  • SlackIntegration: Two-way chatting between a Slack channel and a Minecraft server
  • TradingPost: Web-based, virtual trading post for players to buy and sell items on a Minecraft server

How to join

Executive board members who plan to make technical contributions should be members of the RITcraft GitHub organization. Currently, there are three teams that members can be assigned to.

  • Plugin Developers: Working on the SpigotMC Minecraft plugins for in-game
  • System Administrators: Maintaining the infrastructure / server for RITcraft
  • Web Design: Working on the RITcraft website

Anyone can belong to one or more of these teams. Note that adding someone to a new team grants them write access to some of the repositories.

To be added to the GitHub organization, please contact the president or a system administrator for help (see President and System administrator for more info).