how to make a minecraft server

How to Make a Minecraft Server

A question that we get asked all the time is: “how do you make a Minecraft Server?” fortunately the answer is a simple one. Minecraft was designed for users to take control of it, and as such making a server for Minecraft is much simpler than making a server for other games.

Bukkit and Vanilla

There are two different server types that you will hear about. One is called Bukkit, the other Vanilla. Here are the differences:

Bukitt

Bukitt allows you to add in various plug-ins to your server. This means that you can create different experiences for the people playing the game and modify Minecraft.

Vanilla

Vanilla is just you basic Minecraft. It doesn’t use any plugins and runs just like the Minecraft that you download off of the official website.

How to install Vanilla Server

1.       Create a folder on your desktop, call it Minecraft server

2.       Download the software, it is called “Minecraft_Server.exe” on the Minecraft website

3.       Place the file in your folder

4.       Open the file; it will do the work for you.

How to install Bukkit Server

1.       Create a folder and label it Minecraft_server

2.       Download the latest Bukitt recommended build.

3.       Rename the file to “craftbukitt.jar”

4.       Open up your notepad and paste this into your notepad

@ECHO OFF
        SET BINDIR=%~dp0
        CD /D "%BINDIR%"
        java -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar craftbukkit.jar
        PAUSE
       

5.       Save that file as “sartserver.bat” and put it in the folder you created.

6.       Open up that file and it will run the server and create the rest for you.

Increase the server speed through your ram

By increasing the amount of ram available to the server you will be able to increase the server speed. This is a problem sometimes because if you use your computer for other things it could slow down the server, your computer, or both. In order to change the amount of ram available just follow these steps:

1.       Open “startserver.bat” or it might be “startserver.command”

2.       Go to where it says “-Xmx1G -Xms1G".

3.       Change where it says 1G to however much ram you would like your server to use. If you want to change to megabits instead of gigabits use M instead of G

4.       Save the file, then all you have to do is open up your server again. This will automatically change the settings and you’ll be good to go.

Make yourself or anyone OP

OP is the operator that is allowed to kick or ban anyone from a server. If you want to set yourself as the OP or anybody on the server just type in “op ingamename" into the server console. Replace ingamename with the name of the person who you want to be OP. This will immediately give them the power to kick or ban people.

There you go a simple guide that shows you exactly how you can create a Minecraft server. Enjoy playing Minecraft on your own server and if you decided to use Bukkit have fun looking at all of the different plugins that you can play with. If you would like, you can also look into Port Forwarding, which will allow others to join your server.