This article will be useful to those who are tormented with the question of how to install Minecraft, as well as the principles of operation and setting up a clean game server. Unlike the client, the server is distributed through the official page of the game’s website absolutely free. Data is given according to version 1.2.
So, in order to answer the question about how to install the Minecraft server , you must follow the instructions below:
How to install Minecraft? Download prerequisite software:
- For the server to work properly, you need to install the Java package on your computer. If the Minecraft client gives a launch, then this indicates that the Java package was installed earlier.
- To download the server, you need to go to the official page of the site, in the category "Multiplayer Server". If you have Windows OS, choose the version - exe or jar (suitable for all OSs). Click on the link you need and save the file separately. He will be the main server. If you have Linux or OS X installed, select the cd version.
How to install Minecraft? Creating and configuring a server:
Before you start the game on the server, you can make the settings for the following parameters.
- Do not fill in the server-ip column - the game itself will configure this parameter. But if you want the server to have its own IP address, then fill it out yourself.
- The gamemode line shows the game mode, which is active for all players who log into the server automatically. The game mode for a specific player can be changed during operation.
- If you activated white-list, then enter your nickname in the white-list.txt file.
- When filling in the max-build-height column with a number that does not fit, the server itself will select the number that is possible for use.
Here, in principle, is the whole Minecraft server setup.
Important: every time you need to restart the server when changing settings.
How to set up Minecraft? Setting up a server for playing on the Internet:
Before you create a game server to which game clients will connect to the Internet, you need to determine the type of IP address that you want to set. This information should be contained in the terms of the contract with your Internet provider or on the personal page of the client on the website of the Internet provider.
The easiest method to establish the type of IP address is to restart the modem to the Internet and then compare external IP addresses. If after that your IP address has changed, it means that you have a dynamic one. This is a more common type than a statistical IP address, but if you are creating a game server, it is better to have a statistical IP address, because every time you connect to an Internet service provider, the dynamic address changes. In this case, it is better to assign a permanent address to your IP. First you need to download a special program that will always assign the same address. If you want to find out what address is currently assigned to the user, you should look in the menu of the modem’s web interface or visit a server that allows you to determine the user’s address online.
Many Internet service providers provide a statistical IP address as an option.
How to install Minecraft? Connection to the game server:
If a player wants to connect to your server, then he must enter your external IP address or website address in the field for entering the IP address of the server in the game client and click on the connection to the server. The host can find the external address and inform its users who wish to connect to it. One of the sites on the Internet will help you learn it.
To be sure that your new server is created correctly and is working properly, follow these steps:
- start the server;
- start the client;
- In the game menu, select Multiplayer and try to connect.
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Good game!