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How To Use Microsoft Azure To Host A Minecraft Server

If you've ever been interested, here is a way to set up your own Minecraft Server using Microsoft Azure. Depending on what you use to play Minecraft, such as Windows 10 PCs or Macs, there are many reasons why you might choose to use Microsoft Azure to host Minecraft Servers instead of your own.



Here's a list of some:



- No installation is required to choose a preconfigured Minecraft server virtual computer to launch from Azure Marketplace. - Select from a variety of VM sizes to meet both your cost and performance requirements. Running a server on your own physical machine means choosing between limiting access to your home network, or dealing with the security risk of exposing your home network to the internet. - Avoid high hardware costs. Buy a virtual machine only when you need it, and turn it off when not. Whitelist trusted users to connect from anywhere, without needing to deal with firewalls and port forwarding. Azure Storage Service provides disks that are backed up by Azure Storage Service, so you don't have to worry about losing data or hardware failure. - If your machine is damaged beyond repair, you can simply delete it and install another one. You can start over from where you left off if your world is backed up from time to time.



Now that you understand the benefits of Azure, let us take a look at how to set-up your Minecraft Server.



1. Buy Minecraft and set up a Mojang account. These are essential for Minecraft play and to set up a Minecraft Server.



2. Get a Microsoft Azure account. Get a Microsoft Azure account and get a free trial.
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3. Choose the Minecraft Server Virtual Machine option from the Azure Marketplace.



4. Click "Create Virtual Machine".



5. Next, log into your Microsoft Azure Account and click on "Create".



6. Here you will need to complete some important configuration steps (some of which are optional)



Choose a name and upload an ssh key to access your server.



7. Click "Create" to have Azure create your Minecraft Server (May take several minutes to finish, so hang tight!)



8. Your Minecraft server will now be ready. In order to connect to your server in Minecraft, use the URL and Port 25565 like this: Minecraftservername.cloudapp.net:25565



9. If you do not have the most up-to-date version of Minecraft, you may get an error message telling you to update your Minecraft server. Update your Minecraft Server to the most current version.



10. Logging into your server via SSH (available on Linux and Mac) or PuTTY on Windows is the best way to update it. Windows 10 will soon get SSH and bash in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.



11. After logging into your Minecraft server with you username and password, go to the folder of your Minecraft Server "cd /srv/minecraft_server".



12. CURL can be used to download the most current Minecraft server. Currently, this would be "sudo curl -remote-name ttps://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.10/minecraft_server.1.10.jar". Here is the link you can use to download the most current server version.



13. Once you're logged in, you can update the file ops.json while you're still in the folder. You can edit the file by using nano: "sudo nu ops.json". Use your Minecraft username and unique ID to edit the file. Go here to find your Minecraft unique ID.



[ "uuid": "uuid", "name": "minecraft_username", "level": 4 ]



14. You can now save the file. Save the file by pressing CTRL + O, and exit Nano using CTRL+ x. You can also edit your "server.properties" file in order to further manage different configuration settings on your server. More details about your Minecraft server properties can be found at the Minecraft Wiki.



15. In order to use the current version of Minecraft Server that you downloaded, you need to edit the service configuration using Nano like this: "sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/minecraft-server.service". Refer to the latest Minecraft Server version here (see below).



16. All you need to do now is to save the file and exit Nano.



17. Next, stop the Minecraft Server service and restart it. You may also need "systemctl darmon-reload" to reload the systemd. To restart the service, you can run "systemctl start minecraft-server".



18. It may take a few minutes for the service to restart once you've done that. After that, you can restart your Minecraft client to refresh the server and connect your server for creating your Minecraft Server.



19. Hooray! You have now set up your own Minecraft Server using Microsoft Azure.



If you have any questions or run into problems, please visit the Minecraft Wiki on Setting up a Server for more information. The Minecraft Wiki has useful information about configuring and managing Minecraft server configurations.


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