diff --git a/ops/nixos/bvm-minecraft/default.nix b/ops/nixos/bvm-minecraft/default.nix
index 5f8723fc40..8e2de0fae6 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/bvm-minecraft/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/bvm-minecraft/default.nix
@@ -28,5 +28,18 @@ in {
     ];
   };
 
+  programs.java = {
+    enable = true;
+    package = pkgs.jdk11;
+  };
+
+  users.groups.minecraft = {
+    members = [ "minecraft" "lukegb" ];
+  };
+  users.users.minecraft = {
+    isNormalUser = true;
+    group = "minecraft";
+  };
+
   system.stateVersion = "21.05";
 }