Add GitHub issue templates and improve README documentation (#76)

Improve README first-impression and navigation, and lower the barrier
for community contributions to help the project attract more stars:

- Add a '✨ Why this repo?' feature highlight section (EN + DE)
- Add a Table of Contents to both READMEs
- Add a Star History chart + call-to-action section (EN + DE)
- Add GitHub issue templates (bug report, feature request, config)


Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018UA7GQaUJWFiHrJfc6Qb45

Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: TimInTech

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+name: 🐛 Bug Report
+description: Report a problem with a setup, update, or Bedrock script.
+title: "[Bug]: "
+labels: ["bug"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for taking the time to file a bug report! Please fill in the sections below so we can reproduce and fix the issue quickly.
+  - type: input
+    id: script
+    attributes:
+      label: Affected script
+      description: Which script did you run?
+      placeholder: e.g. setup_minecraft.sh, setup_minecraft_lxc.sh, setup_bedrock.sh, update.sh
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: What happened?
+      description: A clear and concise description of the bug, including the full error output.
+      placeholder: Paste the terminal output / error here.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to reproduce
+      description: How can we reproduce the problem?
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Run `./setup_minecraft.sh`
+        2. See error ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: environment
+    attributes:
+      label: Environment
+      description: Where did you run this?
+      options:
+        - Proxmox VM
+        - Proxmox LXC/CT
+        - Other (specify below)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: versions
+    attributes:
+      label: Versions
+      description: Proxmox VE, guest OS, and Java version.
+      placeholder: e.g. Proxmox VE 8.2, Debian 12, OpenJDK 21
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: checks
+    attributes:
+      label: Before submitting
+      options:
+        - label: I re-downloaded the latest script from `main`.
+          required: true
+        - label: I searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
+          required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: 📖 Documentation & Troubleshooting
+    url: https://github.com/TimInTech/minecraft-server-Proxmox#troubleshooting
+    about: Check the README troubleshooting section before opening an issue.
+  - name: 💬 Questions & Discussion
+    url: https://github.com/TimInTech/minecraft-server-Proxmox/issues
+    about: For general questions, please open a regular issue.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: 💡 Feature Request
+description: Suggest an improvement or a new capability.
+title: "[Feature]: "
+labels: ["enhancement"]
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: Problem / motivation
+      description: What are you trying to do, and what is missing or hard today?
+      placeholder: I'm always frustrated when ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: proposal
+    attributes:
+      label: Proposed solution
+      description: Describe what you'd like to happen.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: Alternatives considered
+      description: Any workarounds or other approaches you thought about.
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: checks
+    attributes:
+      label: Before submitting
+      options:
+        - label: I searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
+          required: true

README.de.md

@@ -15,6 +15,35 @@
 
 ---
 
+## ✨ Warum dieses Repo?
+
+- 🚀 **Installation mit einem Befehl** — ein einziges Skript richtet in Minuten einen produktionsreifen Minecraft-Server (Java **oder** Bedrock) auf Proxmox ein.
+- 🧩 **VM *und* LXC/CT** — unterstützt beide Proxmox-Virtualisierungsmodelle, inkl. fertigem CT-Helfer für Bedrock.
+- 🔄 **Selbst-aktualisierend** — `update.sh` zieht den neuesten **stabilen** PaperMC-Build über die neue **Fill-v3-API** mit SHA256- + Größenprüfung.
+- 🔒 **Sicher voreingestellt** — verifizierte Downloads, zufällige CT-Passwörter, UFW-Firewall-Anleitung und Integritätsprüfungen (keine HTML-Fehlerseiten als `server.jar`).
+- 🧠 **Automatisch dimensionierter JVM-Speicher** — skaliert zum Host (`Xms ≈ RAM/4`, `Xmx ≈ RAM/2`, gedeckelt bei 16 G) — kein manuelles Tuning nötig.
+- 🛡️ **CI-geprüft** — jedes Shell-Skript wird bei jedem Push mit ShellCheck geprüft.
+- 🇩🇪🇬🇧 **Zweisprachige Doku** — vollständige deutsche und englische Dokumentation, synchron gehalten.
+
+---
+
+## 📑 Inhaltsverzeichnis
+
+- [Voraussetzungen](#-voraussetzungen)
+- [Einführung](#einführung)
+- [Schnellstart](#schnellstart)
+- [Backups](#-backups)
+- [Auto-Update](#-auto-update)
+- [Konfiguration](#konfiguration)
+- [Integrität & Firewall](#integrität--firewall)
+- [Proxmox-CT-Helfer (Bedrock)](#proxmox-ct-helfer-bedrock)
+- [PaperMC-API-Migration (v2 → Fill v3)](#papermc-api-migration-v2--fill-v3)
+- [Admin/Befehle](#-adminbefehle)
+- [Fehlerbehebung](#fehlerbehebung)
+- [Referenzen](#referenzen)
+
+---
+
 ## Quick Links
 
 - Server-Befehle: [SERVER_COMMANDS.md](SERVER_COMMANDS.md)
@@ -296,6 +325,12 @@ Details zum sicheren Simulations-Workflow findest du in **[SIMULATION.md](SIMULA
 - Proxmox-Wiki: <https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page>
 - Mojang Bedrock Server: <https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock>
 
+## ⭐ Star-Verlauf
+
+Wenn dir dieses Projekt Zeit gespart hat: Ein ⭐ hilft anderen, es zu finden, und motiviert zur weiteren Pflege.
+
+[![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=TimInTech/minecraft-server-Proxmox&type=Date)](https://star-history.com/#TimInTech/minecraft-server-Proxmox&Date)
+
 ## Lizenz
 
 [MIT](LICENSE)

README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,35 @@
 
 ---
 
+## ✨ Why this repo?
+
+- 🚀 **One-command install** — a single script provisions a production-ready Minecraft server (Java **or** Bedrock) on Proxmox in minutes.
+- 🧩 **VM *and* LXC/CT** — supports both Proxmox virtualization models, plus a ready-made CT helper for Bedrock.
+- 🔄 **Self-updating** — `update.sh` pulls the latest **stable** PaperMC build via the new **Fill v3 API** with SHA256 + size validation.
+- 🔒 **Secure by default** — verified downloads, random CT passwords, UFW firewall guidance, and integrity checks (no HTML error pages saved as `server.jar`).
+- 🧠 **Auto-sized JVM** — memory is scaled to the host (`Xms ≈ RAM/4`, `Xmx ≈ RAM/2`, capped at 16 G) — no manual tuning required.
+- 🛡️ **CI-linted** — every shell script is checked with ShellCheck on each push.
+- 🇩🇪🇬🇧 **Bilingual docs** — full English and German documentation, kept in sync.
+
+---
+
+## 📑 Table of Contents
+
+- [Requirements](#-requirements)
+- [Introduction](#introduction)
+- [Quickstart](#quickstart) — [VM](#vm-dhcp) · [LXC/CT](#lxcct) · [Bedrock](#bedrock)
+- [Backups](#-backups)
+- [Auto-Update](#-auto-update)
+- [Configuration](#configuration)
+- [Integrity & Firewall](#integrity--firewall)
+- [Proxmox CT Helper (Bedrock)](#proxmox-ct-helper-bedrock)
+- [PaperMC API Migration (v2 → Fill v3)](#papermc-api-migration-v2--fill-v3)
+- [Admin/Commands](#-admincommands)
+- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
+- [References](#references)
+
+---
+
 ## Quick Links
 
 - Server Commands: [SERVER_COMMANDS.md](SERVER_COMMANDS.md)
@@ -297,6 +326,12 @@ For safe simulation workflow details, see **[SIMULATION.md](SIMULATION.md)**.
 - Proxmox Wiki: <https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page>
 - Mojang Bedrock Server: <https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock>
 
+## ⭐ Star History
+
+If this project saved you time, a ⭐ helps others discover it and motivates continued maintenance.
+
+[![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=TimInTech/minecraft-server-Proxmox&type=Date)](https://star-history.com/#TimInTech/minecraft-server-Proxmox&Date)
+
 ## License
 
 [MIT](LICENSE)