Create your own Minecraft server

What you need:

• current version of Java 6
• Minecraft Beta
• Minecraft server files
• Command line

Before the necessary data for the MinecraftServer, you should check whether the latest version of the Java program is installed on the PC. This is the case when Minecraft can be started and played. Otherwise, the latest version of Java 6 has to be updated from the official Java page downloaded and installed. The Minecraft developers will then offer the required server data for free download on the official Minecraft homepage. In addition to the server for Windows there is also a version that can run on other operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS X. This then has the ending * .jar.

This is how a Minecraft server is created

1. Download the Minecraft server data named Minecraft_Server.exe (Windows) or minecraft_server.jar (Linux, Mac OS X) from the official homepage and save in any folder.
2. In Windows, start the file with a double click and confirm the message that appears by clicking on "Execute". With another operating system the server file must be started using the corresponding command line commands. The command to run the server in this case is "java -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui".
3. A rudimentary graphical user interface now appears under Windows. Other operating systems display the server's information on the command line, but the options are the same.
4. The server will now create the map of Minecraft. This can take some time, so you should be patient when you start the server for the first time. As soon as the server program outputs the message "Done", your own Minecraft server is created and ready for use.


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5. To test the server, the normal Minecraft game file must now be opened. Start Minecraft as usual and log in with your credentials. In the menu click on "Multiplayer“. An input field appears. If you are on the same PC on which you installed the server, enter here instead Enter the value “localhost” (without quotation marks) for an IP address and then click on "Connect". You are now connected to your Minecraft server that you just created.
6. If you now want to access the Minecraft server from another PC in the local network, you must know the IP address of the server. You can find out this address by using the key combination [WINDOWS] -R in Windows to open the “Run” dialog and entering “CMD” (without quotation marks) as the command. Enter the command “ipconfig” in the prompt that is now displayed. Information about the network adapters activated in the PC will now appear. Are you looking for "LANConnection ”and make a note of the IP address.
7. Open Minecraft on another PC in the local network and tap the IP address you just noted in the “Multiplayer” menu and press “Connect”. You will now be connected to the server and can now play and build together.