Container stuck "starting" when loading FeedTheBeast modpack

[carterhazen]

First time running this container and I'm trying to do it with the FeedTheBeast Evolution modpack (#125). The server is stuck in a "starting" loop and cannot get established. Below is my compose file and I've attached the logs.

services:
  mc:
    image: itzg/minecraft-server:latest
    container_name: minecraft
    restart: unless-stopped
    pull_policy: daily
    tty: true
    stdin_open: true
    ports:
      - "25565:25565"
    environment:
      EULA: "TRUE"
      TYPE: "FTBA"
      FTB_MODPACK_ID: "125"
      ENABLE_WHITELIST: "TRUE"
      ENFORCE_WHITELIST: "TRUE"
    volumes:
      - mcdata:/data
    networks:
      minecraft:

networks:
  minecraft:
    external: true

volumes:
  mcdata:

LOGS:

mc logs.txt

[itzg]

End of the logs report it's out of memory

2026-04-23T23:41:24.152078290Z java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
2026-04-23T23:41:27.382070514Z �[m
2026-04-23T23:41:27.382105538Z Exception: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError thrown from the UncaughtExceptionHandler in thread "main"

[carterhazen]

@itzg i noticed this line as well:

�[0;39m[init] Setting initial memory to 1G and max to 1G

Is there a way to set the memory within the compose file?

Thanks!

[itzg]

https://docker-minecraft-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration/jvm-options/#memory-limit