Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I wanted to scan the internet for public Minecraft servers-partly as a technical project and partly to see what was out there. This episode builds a scanner and data pipeline with masscan, Mongo Express, and Dramatiq, then reflects on griefing, vulnerability reporting, and responsible exploration.

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TOOLS
masscan: github.com/robertdavidgraham/masscan
Mongo Express: github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express
Dramatiq: dramatiq.io/guide.html

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Let's Play: Building
04:21 - Some Thoughts on Griefing
09:42 - Griefing vs. Reporting Vulnerabilities
11:05 - Building a Minecraft Server Scanner
17:48 - Exploring the Data
19:44 - Griefing Random Servers
24:36 - Let's Play: Iron and Sugarcane Farm
26:18 - Outro

MUSIC
C418 - Minecraft Soundtrack

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