Hosting A Server On Your Computer

[Corndog]

I keep looking around and seeing tons of crappy Hamachi servers, so I figured I'd write up a tutorial for people on hosting a server without Hamachi. All of this was written by hand, by me. It took a while, but I hope it is helpful for people.

Prerequisites:
▫ Java Runtime Environment installed.
▫ A relatively powerful computer.
▫ A decent network connection.

Section 1: Downloading and Setting Up Your Server

Vanilla Server:
▫ Create a new folder somewhere on your computer called Server.
▫ Download the Minecraft server JAR and save it to the Server directory.
▫ [Windows] Create a new text file inside the Server directory and call it start.bat
▫ [Windows] Right click the file, click edit, and then paste the following into the file:
java ▫Xmx1024M ▫Xms1024M ▫jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
▫ [Windows] Save the file the close Notepad.
▫ [Mac] Open TextEdit, create a blank document, then paste the following in:
cd /Path/To/Server/
java ▫Xmx1024M ▫Xms1024M ▫jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
▫ [Mac] Press Shift+Command+T to convert the document to plain text, and the save it as star*****mmand
▫ Double click the start.bat or star*****mmand file inside the Server directory to launch the server.
▫ The server will start creating files inside the Server directory, and will also generate a world.
▫ Once it finishes everything that it is doing, type stop into the Command Prompt or Terminal.
▫ Double click your start file again.
▫ Open Minecraft, select Multiplayer, and set the server IP as localhost to test your server.
▫ When you are done, open the Command Prompt or Terminal window that came up and type stop.

Bukkit Server:
▫ Create a new folder somewhere on your computer called Server.
▫ Download a Bukkit build and save the JAR to the Server directory. Selecting a proper Bukkit build and configuring all the plugins that you want can be a difficult process. Usually you should look at all the plugins that you have downloaded, and see what versions they support. Then look for a preferred build of Bukkit that is very close to, but not less than, those version numbers.
▫ Rename the downloaded JAR to craftbukkit.jar
▫ [Windows] Create a new text file inside the Server directory and call it start.bat
▫ [Windows] Right click the file, click edit, and then paste the following into the file:
java ▫Xmx1024M ▫Xms1024M ▫jar craftbukkit.jar noggui
▫ [Windows] Save the file the close Notepad.
▫ [Mac] Open TextEdit, create a blank document, then paste the following in:
cd /Path/To/Server/
java ▫Xmx1024M ▫Xms1024M ▫jar craftbukkit.jar nogui
▫ [Mac] Press Shift+Command+T to convert the document to plain text, and the save it as star*****mmand
▫ Double click the start.bat or star*****mmand file inside the Server directory to launch the server.
▫ The server will start creating files inside the Server directory, load all your plugins, create the plugin config files, and will generate a world.
▫ Once it finishes everything that it is doing, type stop into the Command Prompt or Terminal.
▫ Now is the time to configure all your plugins. Setting plugins up is up to you, as every plugin is different and there is no way I can cover every one. Most developers have an extensive wiki or an explanation on their release thread.
▫ Open Minecraft, select Multiplayer, and set the server IP as localhost to test your server.
▫ When you are done, open the Command Prompt or Terminal window that came up and type stop.

Section 2: Port Forwarding

▫ Find out the brand and model number of your router.
▫ [Windows] Open Command Prompt and type in ipconfig /all
▫ [Windows] Look at the IPV4 address on the list, write down the numbers on that address.
▫ [Mac] Open Terminal and type ifconfig, then look at inet under en1
▫ [Mac] Copy down the four sets of numbers directly in front of inet
▫ Head over to Port Forward, scroll down, and select your router from the list at the bottom of the page.
▫ Skip the advertisement, and then click the Default Guide link.
▫ Follow the instructions there, setting the port to forward as 25565, and the local IP as the numbers that were copied in the above steps.
▫ Save your work and exit your router.

Section 3: Letting Other Users Connect To Your Server

▫ Head over to WhatsMyIP and find out your external IP address.
▫ If all went well, people should be able to connect to this IP. Start your server and give this address to people to test it out.

[Jabuuty671]

Prerequisites:
▫ A powerful computer.
▫ A decent network connection.

any examples/further info of said prerequisites?

[Corndog]

Prerequisites:
▫ A powerful computer.
▫ A decent network connection.

any examples/further info of said prerequisites?

Network Upload/Download > 5 MB/s
RAM > 3GB
Processor > Core 2 Duo 2 GHz


Just estimates off the top of my head. I can support about 6 players on my system with 4 GB of RAM, and a 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo.

[sythe179]

Min dedicated server reqs: 2gb ram
core: duel core at least. (laptops, at least one from 1.5 years ago.)
net : if you can upload at 60Kb/s, thats 10 people.

[Corndog]

Min dedicated server reqs: 2gb ram
core: duel core at least. (laptops, at least one from 1.5 years ago.)
net : if you can upload at 60Kb/s, thats 10 people.

You heard it form this man himself. Dial up connection is required, and your processor core must be in the middle of a duel.

[gr33nd3v1l]

i must admit this doesnt work for me..

the java ▫Xmx1024M ▫Xms1024M ▫jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

little square parts are apparently the problem
the start.bat does nothing

also i noticed the bukkit one says nogGui with 2 g's
and when i run craftbukkit javaw appears in my processes, whereas with start.bat it doesn't

[Hello World]

Good tutorial to help noobs out. You should put this in. https://canihostaminecraftserver.com/
It helps with how many ppl you can host lagless.

Also you should include how to get a static IP.

[Velocity]

Good tutorial to help noobs out. You should put this in. Can I host a Minecraft Server?
It helps with how many ppl you can host lagless.

Also you should include how to get a static IP.

im not a noob but thanks for the link :P
i got 8 and thats more than enough.

i must admit this doesnt work for me..

the java ▫Xmx1024M ▫Xms1024M ▫jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

little square parts are apparently the problem
the start.bat does nothing

also i noticed the bukkit one says nogGui with 2 g's
and when i run craftbukkit javaw appears in my processes, whereas with start.bat it doesn't

nogui means its invisible. ur supposed to not be able to see anything.

[Nerd_01]

But if you don't own a dedicated IP address, the IP of the server changes, because your IP changes every 24/48 hours :O

[Insane]

But if you don't own a dedicated IP address, the IP of the server changes, because your IP changes every 24/48 hours :O

@Nerd_01



That's why we have trusty ol' static IPs.

[FWESFWSERGFwesg]

Nice TUT.

[Nerd_01]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooohhhh didn't know those were

[Arikarin]

can cracked minecraft work?

[Nerd_01]

java ▫Xmx1024M ▫Xms1024M ▫jar craftbukkit.jar noggui

I thought it was 'nogui' not 'noggui'

[DareoTheOreo]

i must admit this doesnt work for me..

the java ▫Xmx1024M ▫Xms1024M ▫jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

little square parts are apparently the problem
the start.bat does nothing

also i noticed the bukkit one says nogGui with 2 g's
and when i run craftbukkit javaw appears in my processes, whereas with start.bat it doesn't

cuz you gotta put stuff in the .bat, and if you did then, well pm for more helpos