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Create Your Own Minecraft Server

Minecraft was the most downloaded video game in 2011



Developed by the Swedish company Mojang, it has reached over 176 million sales. Minecraft today has more than 112,000,000 monthly active players.



As the game is fully customizable, hosting your own Minecraft Instance will provide you with complete freedom to modify the gameplay towards your preferences.



Minecraft is a video game that allows players to build a 3-dimensional world using various blocks. It requires creativity from players who can create and build their virtual world. Users can mine and break down nearly every block in Minecraft by drilling and then collecting them. These pieces can be taken apart and reassembled to make new items. Java Edition currently allows players to modify the game according to their preferences, creating new gameplay mechanics.



There is no goal, so there is no way to play Minecraft. Players can accomplish anything they want.



However, some pre-defined game modes are available:



Creative Mode allows players to create whatever they want from the infinite resources available to them. Survival Mode: Players must explore the world to find natural resources such wood and stones. To survive against enemies and build a home, players will need to construct a house. The game supports Multiplayer mode, enabling multiple players to interact and communicate in a single world. Players can either connect to one of the publicly known worlds or build their world with their friends by using a private Minecraft server.



Why should I run my own Minecraft server?



By setting up your own Minecraft server, you can set the game's rules and invite all of your friends to play with you. You can add all the mods and modify your world to include elements that were not available in the original game's code.
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The Minecraft server is a Java application and runs perfectly on Scaleway Instances, allowing you to deploy your own Minecraft Instance in just a few minutes.



How can I create my own Minecraft server maker?



- You have an Account and are logged into Scaleway


- Your SSH key has been configured


- You have an instance running Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (18.04), or later


- You have sudo privileges, or access to root user


- You have a copy of the Minecraft game client for your local computer


Deploying your own Minecraft server can be done in a few easy steps on a Scaleway Development Instance. In case you do not have an Instance yet, start by deploying your first Instance.



Connect to your Instance using SSH.





Update the apt packet cache and upgrade the software already installed on the Instance:



apt Update && Apt Upgrade -y Copy code





OpenJDK, an open source implementation for the Java Platform (and the GNU Screen) is available.



apt install -y openjdk-8-jre-headless screen Copy code





Create a new minecraft user under which the Minecraft server application will run:



adduser minecraft Copy code



Enter the user's new password, the password confirmation and the user details when prompted.





Register for the minecraft account



su minecraft Copy code





Change into the user’s home directory



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Download the Minecraft server maker application by using wget. The link for the latest version of the application is available directly on the Minecraft Server website:



wget https://launcher.mojang.com/v1/objects/3dc3d84a581f14691199cf6831b71ed1296a9fdf/server.jar Copy code





Run the Minecraft server application with the following command:



Important: The flags -Xms and -Xmx define the minimum and maximum amount of RAM that can be used by the Minecraft server application. These values may be adjusted to meet your specific needs. For the best performance, it is recommended to keep the minimum value at 1024M.





During the first run, the program creates a file called eula.txt. Open the file in a text editor, such as nano, and change the value for eula to true.



nano eula.txt Copy code



#By changing the setting to TRUE, you are agreeing to our$ #Fri November 15 14:47.37 GMT 2019 eula=true Copy code



Save the file by pressing CTRL+O, and exit nano by pressing CTRL+X.





To avoid screen command issues, take control of the current shell



script /dev/null Copy code





To run the Minecraft application, create a new screen:



screen -S minecraft Copy code





Re-run the Minecraft server maker application:



java -Xms1024M -Xmx2048M -jar server.jar nogui Copy code



The following output informs you that the Minecraft server application is running:



... [14:53:38] [Server thread/INFO]: Starting minecraft server version 1.14.4 [14:53:38] [Server thread/INFO]: Loading properties [14:53:38] [Server thread/INFO]: Default game type: SURVIVAL [14:53:38] [Server thread/INFO]: Generating keypair [14:53:38] [Server thread/INFO]: Starting Minecraft server on *:25565 [14:53:39] [Server thread/INFO]: Using epoll channel type [14:53:39] [Server thread/INFO]: Preparing level "world" [14:53:39] [Server thread/INFO]: Reloading ResourceManager: Default ... [14:54:18] [Server thread/INFO]: Preparing spawn area: 83% [14:54:19] [Server-Worker-2/INFO]: Preparing spawn area: 85% [14:54:19] [Server thread/INFO]: Preparing spawn area: 88% [14:54:20] [Server-Worker-2/INFO]: Preparing spawn area: 90% [14:54:20] [Server-Worker-2/INFO]: Preparing spawn area: 95% [14:54:21] [Server thread/INFO]: Preparing spawn area: 97% [14:54:21] [Server thread/INFO]: Time elapsed: 14775 ms [14:54:21] [Server thread/INFO]: Done (42.088s)! For help, type "help" Copy code





Once the application is running you can move the screen to the background by pressing CTRL+a followed closely by d. You can resume the running session by using the command screen –r.





You can now log out of your Instance and configure your Minecraft Client.



Note: The Minecraft server created above uses the standard settings. You can create a new world by changing the level-name directive and other settings in the server.properties. For more information, refer to the official documentation.





How can I connect to my own Minecraft server maker?



Once your server is up, connect it with the Minecraft client.



Start the Minecraft client by downloading it and running it on your local computer.





After logging in to your Minecraft account click the Multiplayer button.





Click on Add Server to enter a name and public IP address for your instance.





Your server has been added to the servers list. To connect to the server, click on it and then Join Server.


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