ComputerCraft

Server info display on a monitor

Install one program and your monitor will show the server name and address in a custom pixel-art font — no scripting knowledge needed.

Category: ComputerCraft Difficulty: Beginner Time: ~5 min

What you will end up with

A CC:Tweaked computer permanently running a program that renders AIVONI MC and MC.AIVONI.EU on an attached monitor using a built-in bitmap font. The display refreshes on resize and responds to touch — so it doubles as a decorative info panel in any base or lobby.

What you need

A Computer or Advanced Computer (from CC:Tweaked)
One or more Monitor blocks placed directly adjacent or behind the computer
Internet access on the computer — the http API must be enabled (it is by default on this server)

For a larger display, connect multiple monitor blocks into a grid before running the program. CC:Tweaked combines adjacent monitors automatically.

Installation — three commands

Right-click the computer to open its terminal, then type the following two commands exactly as shown. The first downloads the program and saves it as the startup file; the second reboots the computer so the program starts automatically.

wget https://mc.aivoni.eu/downloads/minecraft/cc/aivoni_monitor.lua startup
reboot

Make sure the monitor is placed and connected before you reboot. If you attach it later, right-click the computer and type reboot to restart the program.

Step by step

Place a Computer block in the world.
Place at least one Monitor block touching the computer on any side (or expand it into a multi-block grid for a bigger display).
Right-click the computer to open the terminal.
Type the wget command and press Enter:
wget https://mc.aivoni.eu/downloads/minecraft/cc/aivoni_monitor.lua startup
Wait for the download to finish — you will see a confirmation message.
Type reboot and press Enter. The computer restarts and the program launches immediately.
The monitor now shows AIVONI MC, MC.AIVONI.EU, and the modpack details.

What the program does

The program uses a custom 5×5 pixel bitmap font stored entirely in Lua to draw large text characters without relying on any external image assets. After the initial render it enters an event loop and redraws whenever the monitor is resized or touched — so it stays correct even if you add more monitor blocks later.

The source file is hosted at:

https://mc.aivoni.eu/downloads/minecraft/cc/aivoni_monitor.lua

You can open it in any text editor or view it directly from the computer terminal with edit startup after installation.

Troubleshooting

No monitor found — the program exits with an error if no monitor peripheral is detected. Place and connect the monitor, then run reboot.
wget not found / http disabled — check with the server admin that the http API is enabled in computercraft-common.toml.
Display looks wrong after resizing monitor grid — right-click the computer and type reboot to re-render at the new size.

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