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How To Set Up A McMyAdmin Minecraft Server On A VPS

Minecraft is incredible. It's a fact. Some of us might have hosted a server on our computers for our friends. This is great but eventually you either get tired of having your computer on or just want something with a faster Internet connection. You can rent a VPS to solve this problem. A Virtual Private Server is a server that you pay a monthly fee to use and you can run it 24/7. There are often great deals to be found if you look around. Check out LowEndBox.com - I just found a 2GB VPS, which is perfect for a small Minecraft server, for just about $2.50 a month!



So now that you have a VPS you could off course go right ahead and install java and run the Minecraft server java file. This is great, but many people don't like the Linux terminal. Netigre.net A work around for avoiding the Linux terminal would be to use a powerful Minecraft server control panel. Today we will install McMyAdmin to a Linux VPS that has 2GB of RAM. This will allow you to manage your server and perform tasks like backups and reboots from just a few clicks on a web browser. Let's get started!



For this article we will assume that you already have a VPS running a Linux 64 bit operating system and you know how to SSH into your server. Google is your friend if you don't know what to do.



First, we are going to install the latest version of Java for Linux. Open the Java website on your computer. Click the right click to download Linux x64RPM. Select "copy URL". SSH into the server and type these commands. Replace LINK (the link you copied) with the following commands. Each line should go into your SSH client individually.



mkdir /usr/java cd /usr/java wget LINK



The file we downloaded might look a little strange due to the Java website or the wget utility. We will need the mv program to rename our file. Replace FILE NAME by the exact name of your downloaded file. If you need to find the name of the file you can run ls at a terminal. Rename the file to include the first few words up to the question mark. Use the following example to help you.



mv jre-7u7-linux-x64.rpm?ssdflsdjkfhkjhnfsdkfhlsdkhflsk jre-7u7-linux-x64.rpm



Now will will install the Java RPM. This syntax will install Java RPM. Replace the filename with your own.



rpm -ivh



rpm -ivh jre-7u7-linux-x64.rpm



Java should now be installed on your Linux VPS. If you are having trouble installing Java, you can consult the Java RPM installation instructions.



Now we will install McMyAdmin!



First, create a directory to McMyAdmin.



mkdir/minecraft.cd /minecraft



Now, download and install McMyAdmin. Be sure to type your password for the web panel in the last line.



wget http://mcmyadmin.com/Downloads/MCMA2_glibc25.zip unzip MCMA2_glibc25.zip cd /usr/local wget http://mcmyadmin.com/Downloads/etc.zip unzip etc.zip cd /minecraft ./MCMA2_Linux_x86_64 -setpass ENTER-YOUR-NEW-PASSWORD-HERE



Now your server should begin. Head over to a web browser and type the following address: http://Your-Server-IP:8080



Log in with admin username and password that you have previously set.



Here you will be able to configure the server. Once you've selected all the necessary settings, it's time to start the server. You should now have a working McMyAdmin Minecraft server running on your VPS!



Bonus



The server will shut down at the moment if you close the SSH client window. Install screen if you don't already have it. Then run



screen./MCMA2_Linux_x86_64



to start your server. The server will then continue to run if you close the SSH windows.



Have questions? Ask away in the comments!


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