Working towards a "Minecraft Server in a Box". The idea is to have one installable Ubuntu package, that deploys all the following:

• OpenJDK8
• minecraft-server.jar
• dyndns client
• Some light web server, e.g. lighttpd or mini-httpd
• A set of web pages that drops in a status dashboard, control panel, mapping tool, and rudimentary BBS
• Glue script that wraps minecraft-server, opens a named pipe for stdin, and does some filtering of traffic (for logins, anti-griefing etc)
• LAN World advertising script

All this installs in one shot on an old laptop or whatever, and unpacks to give you a complete pro-style MC server for you and some friends.