First, read the Minecraft EULA, then open up the eula.txt file with nano eula.txt and replace the third line that says eula=false with eula=true. In the most recent versions of Minecraft, you must also accept the EULA for the server to actually start up.

As before, if you downloaded a different version of Minecraft, you have to replace the 1.11.2 in the above command with the version you downloaded. java -Xmx512M -Xms512M -jar minecraft_server.1.11.2.jar nogui will start a server with a half a gigabyte of RAM. If you want to use more or less RAM, just replace the -Xmx1G and Xms1G with the amount you want to use. This will run the server with 1 gigabyte of RAM. Java -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar minecraft_server.1.11.2.jar nogui wget )Īfter you have downloaded it, you need to run it with the following command. If you want an older (or newer) version of Minecraft (such as 1.6.4 or 1.7.10), simply replace the two instances of 1.11.2 in the above command with the version you desire. If you just want to run Mojang's official server (for small private servers for you and your friends, no plugins) you just need to download the official Minecraft 1.11.2 server. Sudo apt-get install wget nano ca-certificates Set up an official Minecraft (any version) server Sudo apt-get install screen or sudo apt-get install tmuxįor the purposes of this guide you should also have wget, nano, and ca-certificates.

If you want your server to continue running after you disconnect from SSH, you also need screen or tmux. If you want to run a Spigot or Bukkit server, you also need git and tar.

Sudo apt-get -t jessie-backports install openjdk-8-jre-headless Or for Java 8 (requires jessie-backports repository enabled in your system, unless you are using Debian Stretch or Sid) Sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre-headless You will need at least Java 7, but Java 8 is HIGHLY recommended. Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get dist-upgrade This entry will guide you through the process of setting up a server for Minecraft 1.11.2 on Debian 8 Initial steps

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