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Each Time You Start Your Server Please note that this post is over a year old and may contain outdated information. Setting up a Minecraft server on your home Windows computer is fairly easy. It takes only minutes to play Minecraft with friends over a local area networking (LAN) and the Internet. Note: This guide applies to the Java version only. The original Minecraft version is available for PC. Every player who wants to connect must have purchased Minecraft Java Edition from minecraft.net. Mobile and console versions of Minecraft Java Edition are not compatible with each other. You will need Minecraft Realms for those versions. Computer Performance Requirements To reduce latency, I suggest a wired network. You may need more power depending how many players are on your server. This will also help to end as many background and running programs possible. If you plan on playing Minecraft on the same computer with the server, I recommend at least 4 GB RAM and a relatively new processor and graphics cards. If your computer isn't up to the task, check out Amazon's top-rated gaming PCs. Step 1 - Download the Latest Java Version Java.com/en/download allows you to download the most recent version of Java. Step 2: Download the Minecraft Server Download the latest version from the official download page. It will contain 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. You can do this by holding down shift and right-clicking in an empty space within the folder. To start the server, enter the following command at the command prompt: java Xmx1024M.Xms1024M.jar nogui. You can paste your command into the command prompt using right-clicking on the command prompt and choosing paste. (Ctrl+v will not work in command prompts). PowerShell can be used instead of the command prompt. PowerShell should be open in directory where server.jar is. This may be accomplished differently on different Windows versions. Search online if you're unsure how. Once in the proper directory, run the same command from above. Note: To paste into PowerShell, you just need to right-click within 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 need to open the generated.eula.txt files and set: After you've done that, you can run the command again. This time a new world should be generated and your server should be running: Step 4 - Server Commands The server can be controlled by server commands, which you enter at the command prompt. View the basic server commands here 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 Minecraft regular game, click Multiplayer, and then click Direct Connect. Based on your current location relative to the server, you'll enter an IP address. On the same computer If you're playing Minecraft on the same computer as the Minecraft server, enter 127.0.0.1: You're on another network computer If you're connected to the same router from another network computer, enter the local IP address for the computer that's running this server. This information can be found by going to the computer running the server and typing ipconfig into a prompt. Although the IP address should be similar to 192.168.1.1 in appearance, the last two numbers might 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 whatismyip.com while on the Minecraft server PC. It will consist of 4 sets, separated by periods, just like your local IP address. It may look something like 65.214.224.57. But each set of numbers is different. If the computer that the Minecraft server is on is connected via a router to the Internet modem, which it should be for security reasons, 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 portforward.com, scroll down and select your router model. The model number can be found on the front or back side of your router. Next, select the game you want to port forward for, which is "Minecraft Server" in this case. This may indicate that you need a static address. It refers to the internal IP address. Each time a computer connects to your router or is turned on, it assigns it an IP address. minecraft crafting It can sometimes change, but it usually stays the exact same. If you want to disconnect your computer from the router or turn it off, you may need to modify the settings. If you run Minecraft server a lot and shut down your computer often, you may want to look into giving your computers static local IP addresses. minecraft crafting Once you've forwarded port 25565 to the correct computer, you can test it at www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports. Make sure to check port 80 (default port for website traffic) For additional troubleshooting, see the Minecraft server install wiki. When you restart your computer, or reset your modem, both your local and external IP addresses might change. minecraft crafting Every time you start a server, double-check the IP addresses and update settings accordingly.
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