How To Set Up A Minecraft Java Server

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When setting up an Minecraft server, there are plenty of possibilities. This guide will show you how to create a Survival Multiplayer Server with no mods. We'll be releasing additional guides in the coming months on how to start a server with mods.



Create a Vanilla Survival Multiplayer Server (MSP)



Follow these steps and you'll have a public Minecraft Java server running in the shortest amount of time.



1. Download and install Java



You can download the most recent version of Java from Oracle.



2. Download the Minecraft Server from the official Minecraft Server



Download this from minecraft.net



3. Minecraft eggwars servers Create a folder for your Minecraft server



You can name the folder and then place it wherever you like. It should be easy to find and easy to find. I love calling the server folder minecraft and place it in my User/Home folder.



4. Create your Minecraft server folder



Transfer the server.jar file you downloaded into your minecraft folder



On Windows: create a new file named run.bat. Making the batch (.bat) file in windows



On MacOS or Linux Create an entirely new file called run.sh.



Edit your new file and change the text to



5. Create your server and agree to the EULA



Let's start with the server now that you have your run file.



On Windows Double click on your run.bat folder.



On MacOS or Linux you can open the terminal to your minecraft server folder and run bash ./run.sh.



The command line should show some logs and your minecraft server folder should be filled with new files and folders. Find and open the eual.txt file. Replace the eula=false line with the value eula=true.



6. Connect to your server by running the following command



Now with the eula accepted restart your server following the same process as in 5.. Open Minecraft and connect directly using 127.0.0.1:25565. Make sure your server is up and running If you're not able to connect. If everything is fine and you're not sure why you aren't able to connect and you're not sure why, you can seek assistance via our discord.



7. Make your server public



You are now able to connect to your server locally. Now let's make it public so that friends can join. Visit the interactive guide.