How to Make a Personal Minecraft Server

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start a new single-player game in Minecraft.

   You can select Creative, Adventure, or Survival. ,,, You will see the message Local game hosted on XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:
   XXXXX".
   
   Copy down the address to give to others. , These computers must be connected to the same network as the first computer. ,,,, Click "Add server"
   
   and then enter the address that was displayed earlier. , Go to java.com/en/download/.
   
   Download and install the latest version. , The location will vary depending on your operating system and if you made changes during installation.
   
   The default directories are: 32-bit Windows:
   C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\ 32-bit Java on 64-bit Windows:
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\ 64-bit Java on 64-bit Windows:
   C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\ , You can find this in your Start menu, on the desktop, or by pressing.
   
   Select Properties.
   
   Click "Advanced system settings".
   
   Click Environment Variables....
   
   Find and select the "Path" variable in the "System variables" section.
   
   Do not select the "PATH" variable in the "User variables" section.
   
   Click Edit....
   
   Add a ; to the end of the "Variable value" Add your Java directory after the ;.
   
   E.g. ;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\ , Go to minecraft.net/download. ,, Place this folder somewhere that is easy to access, like the root of the C: drive or on your desktop. ,, Double-click the .exe file and a window will open that shows the progress of the server's construction.
   
   The process is automatic, and the program will close immediately after it has finished.
   
   Server configuration files will be automatically created and added to the folder.
   
   If the server fails to load and you get a screen of garbled text, you will need to run the server as an administrator.
   
   Right-click on the program and select "Run as administrator".
   
   You will need the administrator password. ,, Change this to eula=true ,, You can adjust this as you see fit. ,,, You will need this when configuring your ports to allow other people to connect.
   
   Press the Windows key + R, type cmd, and press Enter Type ipconfig and press Enter Scroll up until you find your active connection Write down the IPv4 address Write down the "Default Gateway" address as well , Go to minecraft.net/download. ,, Place this folder somewhere that is easy to access, such as your Desktop or Applications folder. ,,, Click Format → Make Plain Text.
   
   Copy the following lines into the file. #!/bin/bash cd "$(dirname "$0")" exec java
   -Xmx1G
   -Xms1G
   -jar minecraft_server.jar If you wish to assign more RAM to the server, change 1G to 2G or higher, depending on your system. , Make sure it's saved in the Minecraft server folder. , You will need to grant execute permissions to the start.command file that you just created. , This will provide the correct path to the file. ,, You may receive several error messages the first time you run the server, which is normal. ,, Change this to eula=true , You will need this when configuring your ports to allow other people to connect.
   
   Click the Apple menu and select System Preferences.
   
   Click Network.
   
   Select your active network adapter Write down the IP address displayed Write down the "Router" address as well. , You found this address when looking up your computer's IP address.
   
   In Windows, this was the "Default Gateway" address, and in OS X, this was the "Router" address in the Network window. , You will need to enter your username and password to be able to access your router's settings.
   
   If you don't know your username and password, you can try the default information, as many people don't change this.
   
   You can look up the default login information by searching for your router model online or referring to its documentation.
   
   If you cannot figure out the login information, you can manually reset the router by pressing and holding the "Reset" button on the back for at least 30 seconds.
   
   You will then be able to log in with the default login information, but all of your settings will be gone. , The location of this section varies from router to router, but it can typically be found in the "Advanced" section. , Again, the actual terminology will vary depending on the type of router you are using. ,,, The internal ports should mimic the external ports. ,, Your router may take a minute to apply the changes. , Once the server has ran for the first time, exit out.
   
   Open the ops.txt file in the Minecraft Server directory.
   
   Add your username to this file to give yourself administrator privileges.
   
   This will let you kick and ban players from in the game, as well as adjust other settings. , If you want to play with just your friends, add their usernames to the white-list.txt file in the Minecraft Server directory.
   
   Only the usernames listed in this text file will be able to connect to your server.
   
   This will keep random people from griefing your game. , Type "my ip address" into Google and your external (public) IP address will be displayed as the first result.
   
   This is the IP address that you will be giving to your friends to connect. , Give your server’s IP or host name to those that you want play on your server.
   
   They will need to enter the IP address or host name of your server in the Multiplayer menu of Minecraft.
   
   Players connecting on a local network need to enter the local IP of your server computer; those connecting from the internet need to enter your external IP or host name. , With your server running, you can start Minecraft on your server computer and join the game.
   
   Click "Multiplayer" Click "Add Server" Type localhost into the "Server Address" field.
   
   Join the game.
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   Step 2: Once the game has started

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   Step 3: press Esc to open the menu.

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   Step 4: Click "Open to LAN".

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   Step 5: Click the "Mode" button to select the game mode for other players.

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   Step 6: Click the "Allow Cheats" button to allow other players to use cheats.

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   Step 7: Click "Start LAN World".

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   Step 8: Note the address.

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   Step 9: Start Minecraft on the other computer(s).

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    Step 10: Click "Multiplayer".

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    Step 11: Wait for the network scan to complete.

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    Step 12: Select your game and click "Join Server".

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    Step 13: Add the server manually if you can't discover it.

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    Step 14: Visit the Java download site.

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    Step 15: Find your Java directory.

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    Step 16: Right-click on Computer/My Computer/This PC.

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    Step 17: Visit the Minecraft website.

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    Step 18: Download .Minecraft_Server.exe.

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    Step 19: Create a Minecraft server folder.

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    Step 20: Move the .Minecraft_Server.exe file to the new folder.

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    Step 21: Run the EXE file to create the server.

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    Step 22: Open the .eula.txt file.

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    Step 23: Find the .eula=false line.

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    Step 24: Right-click in the server folder and select New → Text Document.

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    Step 25: Enter the following to create a server batch: @echo off title run-minecraft java -Xms1G -Xmx2G -jar minecraft_server.exe pause -Xms1G -Xmx2G denotes the initial and maximum memory allotment for the server (1 GB and 2 GB

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    Step 26: respectively).

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    Step 27: Save the file as a ".bat" file.

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    Step 28: Run the batch file to start your server.

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    Step 29: Find your computer's IP address.

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    Step 30: Visit the Minecraft website.

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    Step 31: Download .minecraft_server.jar.

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    Step 32: Create a Minecraft server folder.

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    Step 33: Move the .minecraft_server.jar file to the new folder.

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    Step 34: Open your Minecraft server folder.

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    Step 35: Create a new text file with TextEdit.

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    Step 36: Save the file as "start.command".

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    Step 37: Open the Terminal in the Utilities folder.

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    Step 38: Type .chmod a+x into the Terminal

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    Step 39: then drag and drop the start.command file into the Terminal window.

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    Step 40: Press Return to save the changes to the file.

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    Step 41: Double-click the command file to start your server.

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    Step 42: Open the .eula.txt file.

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    Step 43: Find the .eula=false line.

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    Step 44: Find your computer's IP address.

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    Step 45: Enter your router's address into a web browser.

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    Step 46: Log in with your administrator account.

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    Step 47: Open the Port Forwarding section.

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    Step 48: Add a new service or rule.

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    Step 49: Name the service "minecraft" or "minecraft_server".

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    Step 50: Set the protocol to "TCP".

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    Step 51: Set the External Starting Port and External Ending Port to "25565".

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    Step 52: Set the Internal IP Address to the IP address of your server computer.

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    Step 53: Click "Apply" or "Save".

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    Step 54: Set your operator privileges.

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    Step 55: Setup your whitelist.

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    Step 56: Obtain your external IP address.

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    Step 57: Distribute your address.

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    Step 58: Join your own server.

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