diff --git a/src/minecraft_be/Containerfile b/src/minecraft_be/Containerfile
index 2e39bb6..9720d22 100644
--- a/src/minecraft_be/Containerfile
+++ b/src/minecraft_be/Containerfile
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ RUN url=$(wget -q https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock/ -O -
     rm $(basename $url) && \
     chown -R mcadmin:mcadmin ./
 
+# copy minecraft config
+COPY chown=mcadmin:mcadmin assets/minecraft/ /home/mcadmin/
+
 # copy units to systemd
 COPY assets/systemd/ /etc/systemd/system/
 
diff --git a/src/minecraft_be/assets/bin/mcbe-backup b/src/minecraft_be/assets/bin/mcbe-backup
index 7a8c638..09e8c45 100755
--- a/src/minecraft_be/assets/bin/mcbe-backup
+++ b/src/minecraft_be/assets/bin/mcbe-backup
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 do_backup() {
-        mcbe-stop $1 "Shutting down server for scheduled daily backup."
-        rsyn /home/mcadmin/worlds/ /vol/worlds/
-        systemctl start mcbe
-        rm /home/mcadmin/backup.lock
+    mcbe-stop $1 "Shutting down server for scheduled daily backup."
+    rsyn /home/mcadmin/worlds/ /vol/worlds/
+    systemctl start mcbe
+    rm /home/mcadmin/backup.attempts
 }
 
 # Check if server is started
 status=$(systemctl show "$service" -p ActiveState --value)
 # if service is not active, do backup immediately and exit
 if [[ $status == inactive ]]; then
-        rsyn /home/mcadmin/worlds/ /vol/worlds/
-        rm /home/mcadmin/backup.lock
-        exit 0
+    rsyn /home/mcadmin/worlds/ /vol/worlds/
+    rm /home/mcadmin/backup.attempts
+    exit 0
 fi
 
 # Check if any players present
 present=$(mcbe-exec list | cut -d ' ' -f 3 | cut -d '/' -f 1)
 # if no players are present, do backup immediately and exit
 if [[ $present == 0 ]]; then
-        do_backup 0
-        exit 0
+    do_backup 0
+    exit 0
 fi
 
 cd /home/mcadmin
 
 # create backup.attempts file if it doesn't exist
 if [[ ! -e backup.attempts ]]; then
-        echo "0" > backup.attempts
+    echo "0" > backup.attempts
 fi
 
 # read backup.wait and add one to it
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ attempts=$(( $(cat backup.attempts) + 1 ))
 
 # if 12 or more attempts have already been made, go ahead and force a shutdown anyways
 if [[ $attempts -ge 12 ]]; then
-        do_backup 10
+    do_backup 10
 # otherwise, schedule another attempt in an hour
 else
-        systemd-run --on-active=1h $0
+    echo $attempts > backup.attempts
+    systemd-run --on-active=1h $0
 fi
diff --git a/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/permissions.json b/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/permissions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a37be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/permissions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[
+   {
+      "permission" : "operator",
+      "xuid" : "2535473403284928"
+   }
+]
diff --git a/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/server.properties b/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/server.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c749474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/server.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+server-name=Living Lightning Server
+# Used as the server name
+# Allowed values: Any string
+
+gamemode=survival
+# Sets the game mode for new players.
+# Allowed values: "survival", "creative", or "adventure"
+
+difficulty=hard
+# Sets the difficulty of the world.
+# Allowed values: "peaceful", "easy", "normal", or "hard"
+
+allow-cheats=false
+# If true then cheats like commands can be used.
+# Allowed values: "true" or "false"
+
+max-players=10
+# The maximum number of players that can play on the server.
+# Allowed values: Any positive integer
+
+online-mode=true
+# If true then all connected players must be authenticated to Xbox Live.
+# Clients connecting to remote (non-LAN) servers will always require Xbox Live authentication regardless of this setting.
+# If the server accepts connections from the Internet, then it's highly recommended to enable online-mode.
+# Allowed values: "true" or "false"
+
+white-list=true
+# If true then all connected players must be listed in the separate whitelist.json file.
+# Allowed values: "true" or "false"
+
+server-port=19132
+# Which IPv4 port the server should listen to.
+# Allowed values: Integers in the range [1, 65535]
+
+server-portv6=19133
+# Which IPv6 port the server should listen to.
+# Allowed values: Integers in the range [1, 65535]
+
+view-distance=80
+# The maximum allowed view distance in number of chunks.
+# Allowed values: Any positive integer.
+
+tick-distance=8
+# The world will be ticked this many chunks away from any player.
+# Allowed values: Integers in the range [4, 12]
+
+player-idle-timeout=30
+# After a player has idled for this many minutes they will be kicked. If set to 0 then players can idle indefinitely.
+# Allowed values: Any non-negative integer.
+
+max-threads=8
+# Maximum number of threads the server will try to use. If set to 0 or removed then it will use as many as possible.
+# Allowed values: Any positive integer.
+
+level-name=Default level
+# Allowed values: Any string
+
+level-seed=
+# Use to randomize the world
+# Allowed values: Any string
+
+default-player-permission-level=member
+# Permission level for new players joining for the first time.
+# Allowed values: "visitor", "member", "operator"
+
+texturepack-required=false
+# Force clients to use texture packs in the current world
+# Allowed values: "true" or "false"
+
+content-log-file-enabled=false
+# Enables logging content errors to a file
+# Allowed values: "true" or "false"
+
+compression-threshold=1
+# Determines the smallest size of raw network payload to compress
+# Allowed values: 0-65535
+
+server-authoritative-movement=true
+# Enables server authoritative movement. If true, the server will replay local user input on
+# the server and send down corrections when the client's position doesn't match the server's.
+# Corrections will only happen if correct-player-movement is set to true.
+
+player-movement-score-threshold=20
+# The number of incongruent time intervals needed before abnormal behavior is reported.
+# Disabled by server-authoritative-movement.
+
+player-movement-distance-threshold=0.3
+# The difference between server and client positions that needs to be exceeded before abnormal behavior is detected.
+# Disabled by server-authoritative-movement.
+
+player-movement-duration-threshold-in-ms=500
+# The duration of time the server and client positions can be out of sync (as defined by player-movement-distance-threshold)
+# before the abnormal movement score is incremented. This value is defined in milliseconds.
+# Disabled by server-authoritative-movement.
+
+correct-player-movement=false
+# If true, the client position will get corrected to the server position if the movement score exceeds the threshold.
diff --git a/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/whitelist.json b/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/whitelist.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a191517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/minecraft_be/assets/minecraft/whitelist.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[
+    {
+	"ignoresPlayerLimit":false,
+	"name":"MarVel0z",
+	"xuid":"2535473403284928"
+    },
+    {
+	"ignoresPlayerLimit":false,
+	"name":"BISONMEATS"
+    }
+]