This covers how to quickly set up your computer (running Windows) as a server. While making your computer into a server will be very quick, you should read through the Apache http server software documentation to learn about how to set it up securely (so that people don't hack into your. Dec 13, 2018 - Learn how to host your own multiplayer Minecraft server and control the game like never before! Mac Linux Windows Internet iOS Browsers Android WordPress How. Set up the directory where you want to run the server. On your regular computer, drop by the Mincraft server download page.
Setting up a Minecraft server on your home Windows computer is fairly easy. With basic knowledge of computers and networking, you can be playing with friends over a local area network (LAN) or the Internet in minutes. Note: This guide is for the Java version of Minecraft, which is the original version for PC.
Each player that wants to connect must have purchased Minecraft Java Edition for their PC from minecraft.net. The console and mobile versions are not compatible with the Java version, and for those you'll need to use. Computer Performance Requirements Make sure your computer has at least a 2 GHz dual-core processor, 2 GB of memory (RAM), and a good Internet connection. I recommend a wired network to cut down on latency. Depending on how many players you'll have on your server, you may need more power than that. Stopping as many running and background programs as possible will also help. If you plan to also play Minecraft on the same computer that the server is on, I recommend having 4 GB of RAM at a minimum and a fairly new processor and graphics card.
If your computer isn't up to the task, check out Amazon's. Step 1: Get the Latest Version of Java Go to and get the latest version of Java. Step 2: Download the Minecraft Server Download the latest version of the server from the.
It will be a server.jar file. Put that downloaded file in a folder where you'd like to run the Minecraft server.
Step 3: Run the Server Open a Windows command prompt in the folder where you put the server jar file. To easily do this, hold down shift while you right-click in an empty space inside the folder: Once in the command prompt, run this command to start the server: java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar server.jar nogui You can paste the command into the command prompt by right-clicking and choosing paste (ctrl+v does not work in command prompts). Using PowerShell Instead of Command Prompt If the command prompt didn't work or you would prefer to use PowerShell, you can and it works similarly. Just make sure you have PowerShell open in the directory where server.jar is. This may be accomplished differently on different Windows versions.
If you're unsure how. Once in the proper directory, run the same command from above. Note: To paste into PowerShell you only need to right-click inside the window.
Once ran, the Minecraft server will create some files in the folder it resides in and you should receive an error message about the EULA: You will have to open the generated eula.txt file and set: eula=true After doing that, run the command again. This time a new world should be generated and your server should be running: Step 4: Server Commands The server is controlled using server commands that you enter in the command prompt.
View the and familiarize yourself with them. At the very least, know how to use stop, which safely closes down the server and saves the world. Step 5: Connect to Your Server Open the regular Minecraft game, click Multiplayer, then click Direct Connect. You'll be entering an here based on where you are relative to the server computer. On the same computer If you're playing Minecraft on the same computer as the Minecraft server, enter 127.0.0.1: On another computer in the network If you're on another computer in the local network (connected to the same router), enter the local IP address of the computer that's running the server. To find this, go to the computer that's running the server and type ipconfig into a.
The IP address should look similar to 192.168.1.1, though the last two numbers could be different. (The above is an example IP address only) Over the Internet To connect to the Minecraft server over the Internet, you'll need to know the external IP address of the computer the Minecraft server is on. You can find it by browsing to while on the Minecraft server PC. Just like the local IP address, it will be 4 sets of numbers separated by periods. It may look something like 65.214.224.57 but each set of numbers will be different. If the computer that the Minecraft server is on is connected via a router to the Internet modem, which it should be for, then you'll have to make sure the router is properly port forwarding Minecraft Internet traffic to the computer that has the Minecraft server on it (even if you only have the one computer). Port forwarding is something your router does so that it sends the right type of traffic to the right computer.
Minecraft uses port 25565, so the router needs to be setup to send any traffic on port 25565 to the computer that has the Minecraft server. Go to, scroll down and select your router model. The model number is usually listed on the front or back of your router. If you are shown an advertisement for a port forwarding program, click 'skip this advertisement' at the top. Next, select the game you want to port forward for, which is 'Minecraft Server' in this case.
It may tell you that you need a static IP address. It's referring to the internal IP address. Every time a computer is connected to your router, or turned on, the router assigns it a local IP address.
It usually stays the same but can sometimes change. So you may have to update the settings if you were to disconnect the computer from the router or shut it down. If you run Minecraft server a lot and shut down your computer often, you may want to look into giving your computers. Once you've forwarded port 25565 to the correct computer, you can test it at.
Be sure to check for port 25565 (80 is the default port for website traffic). For additional troubleshooting, see the. Keep in mind that both your external and local IP addresses may change when you shut down your computer or reset your modem. Each time you start your server, be sure to double-check your internal and external IP address, and update settings accordingly.
Now that your Minecraft server is properly setup, you can send your external IP address to your friends and have them connect to your Minecraft server over the Internet: (The above is an example IP address only). Triptaminer Sep 09, 2018 Hello, thanks for tutorial. It is pretty easy to understand and it should work without problem for all common setups. But i would like to run it on some funny custom setup.
I have common webserver. Small piece of disk space, small amount of network traffic. But i have ANOTHER private server at home (but dynamic IP from ISP). Do you know, how can i dynamically redirect MCs connection from fixed address to my personal server? In example: i put address my.webserver.com:1234 and it will still redirect game to (SOMEIP):1234. (SOMEID) is collecting every 5 minutes, but i dont know, if game should follow some.htaccess redirects. Or is there some kind of minecraft server config file which should inform client about 'new' location of server?
Silver Apr 22, 2018 Hi, thanks so much for this guide, but I'm still having some difficulty. I followed all port-forwarding instructions, got a static IP address. I can access the server through 'localhost,' but I'm unable to get friends on non-local servers to connect. Port-checker websites do say that port 25565 is closed on my IP; is this a Firewall issue? I can't access my Firewall info; when I go to 'allow an app to run through firewall,' Java is not listed as an option.
I can't find the Firewall services on my router's settings page ANYWHERE (I'm using a Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000). I'm also running Norton, is this a problem? (The error code friend received when he tried to connect is 'io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AnnotatedConnectException: Connection refused: no further information:' Thanks! Dokstein Aug 20, 2012 This is great info and worked beautifully for me to set up a minecraft server for my son to play with his friends.
The only things that are missing in these instructions are: (1) That I had to open up my Windows (XP, fyi) firewall on the machine I was running minecraft on. The symptom of this was that when we tried to do a direct connect to the server, the connection timed out. The solution was to bring up Control Panel / Security Center, click Windows Firewall under 'Manage security settings for:', select the Exceptions tab, click 'Add Port.' , and then enter a name (anything - I picked 'Minecraft') and 25565 for the port number. The instructions for this would be similar, though different, for other Windows versions, commercial firewall products, etc.
Also (2), I believe only users with premium Minecraft accounts will be able to connect to a remote server.
My sons really like minecraft. So this weekend (with the hopes that they will learn something about the internet) I figured out how and host your own minecraft servers on the Mac. This article is for moms and dads who are looking for instructions on how to setup and host minecraft servers for their kids. It will help if you know a little bit about programming and the internet. Of course eventually the hope here by having mom and dad setup a server, the kids will learn about programming and the internet, and will be able to get jobs and no longer rely on mom and dad (hurray!). Anyways, here are some bare bones instructions on how to get this going on a Mac.
Step 1: Download minecraft server Download the jar file version near the bottom. Once downloaded, unzip, open a ‘terminal’ and type: java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraftserver.jar Replacing minecraftserver.jar with whatever version of minecraft your downloaded. This command starts the server. Once running your are in effect hosting a minecraft server on your machine. It will create a whole bunch of files and directories. To stop it type: stop Step x: Create a server Step 2: Setup port forwarding If others are going to connect to your server, they are going to need an address on where to connect to.
Port forwarding enables your kids friends to directly connect to your computer by forwarding the data on through your wifi router (which masks it) to your computer. Download Port Map. Unzip it, install it, run it, and configure it as follows: Step 3: Turn off your firewall Open preferences - Security You may need to click the lock at the bottom, enter you account password, turn off, and then save changes. Step 4: Connect Go back to Port Map and write down these numbers depending on whether you are connecting via local wifi or internet: Then have your friends fireup the minecraft clients and ‘Directly Connect’ replacing the numbers below with your own as follows: Wifi 10.0.1.3:25565 Internet 68.xx.xx.98:32772 Note: Public port number may be different than local. Wifi means you are all on the same local Wifi network.
Internet means your friends are at home across the city. If all goes well you should see a screen that looks like this: Trouble Shooting If you fail to connect – don’t despair. There are lots of other videos and how-tos out there. I created this one specifically for the Mac because no one told me about the firewall step. Keep googling, keep trying stuff, and have fun!