How do I create a Minecraft server?

Question

Someone please tell me how to create a Minecraft server.

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 28 '23 at 14:52

The short story is you grab the server from here and launch it using Java like this:

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" -Xms1G -Xmx1G ^
                                           -jar Minecraft_Server.exe nogui

...or

java -Xms1G -Xmx1G -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

...making sure you adjust the paths for both java and minecraft_server.jarto accomodate your system setup.

The long story is told in excruciating detail here.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '13 at 19:04

First, you will need to open a port on your router, so people outside your house can connect. This is different based on what router you have, but the router's settings page is usually a good place to start
Next, you will need to get the Minecraft Server software. If you're on Windows, you can just download the EXE file and double click it to start the server. For Mac or Linux, use the JAR file and use java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar (where you saved the JAR file) nogui to start it
- Note that the server's files will be created wherever you saved the EXE file. You might want to move it first
Finally, you can start minecraft and log into your server by clicking "Add Server" and then using localhost:25565 However, for your friends, you'll need to give them your external IP address. You can find this by type in What's My IP Address? into Google, then adding :25565 at the end.

The settings of your server are saved in a file called server.properties. You can change things like the server port or the default game mode.

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 28 '23 at 15:01

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The general rule of making a public server is "If you have to ask, you shouldn't." That said, if you're still determined, this should help: Tutorial

Good luck! :)

edited Nov 28 '23 at 15:01

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answered May 13 '13 at 23:51

timelmer

Yeeeaaah… that's pretty good advice actually. – SevenSidedDie May 14 '13 at 00:35

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 13 '13 at 14:25

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If you are trying under a Windows environment, I wrote YAMS to automate all of the steps and make management easier.

YAMS includes UPnP port mapping, automatic updates and web-based control. Details are all on the linked website, and it's open source.

answered May 13 '13 at 14:25

Richard Benson

You write YAMS? Doesn't seem legit – TwentyCharMax May 02 '16 at 02:26
Admittedly it hasn't been updated in a long time due to work and family commitments, but it still (mostly) works. What doesn't seem legit about it? – Richard Benson May 02 '16 at 12:04

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