Post: [Tutorial] How To Make Your Own Server
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05-08-2011, 06:21 PM
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xd366
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First thing, you'll need the minecraft_server.exe
you can get the latest version here:
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once youve downloaded that,
youre gonna choose a location wherever you want to save it
and make a new folder
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next step, we're gonna run that file
the server will automatically create these new files:
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now when it finishes creating your world
we're gonna type in
STOP
this will now close the server
now we will need to open the file called
"Server"
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notice that i have 2 server files
you are gonna open the properties one
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you need to open this with notepad or something similar
now yours should look like this:
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to see if it worked
you can now go into minecraft and go into multiplayer
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you now have your minecraft server
BUT THERES MORE
in order for your friends to be able to join theres a few other steps
so what we need:
your ip address
you can get this by going to
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whatever that number is, will be the number you give out to your friends in order for them to join
BUT FIRST
you must forward your ports
this is where most people have trouble
you will need to open up your cmd
open up your start menu and type in cmd
once its opened, type
"ipconfig"
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youre interested in your
ipv4
and your
default gateway
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now open up your browser
and type in your default gateway
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THIS NEXT PART VARIES DEPENDING ON YOUR ROUTER
but basically, you need to find your firewall settings. it may be called firewall or ports, or gaming section
mine is called gaming:
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i cant walk you through this step by step since its not the same on every modem
basically you need to make your computer host this server
so if it asks you what computer you want to host, select your computer:
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if it asks you for your ip, type in the ipv4 that we got earlier
somewhere it will ask you for your Protocol you want to setup and the port numbers
the protocol isnt that important, just set it up to either BOTH or TCP
the port number is IMPORTANT, type in 25565
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(this is the only difficult part since it is different in all modems. i can help you if you have a 2-wire)
now that you got that setup
we're done, to test it,
run the minecraft server
then run minecraft
and type
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if you successfully sign in, you can share that ip with your friends
if you guys have any question, leave it below, i will respond
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