Host your own Minecraft Server on Linux in 10 Mins

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Overview

• Type : Vanilla/Spigot/Paper server (supports cracked with settings)
• Goal : Minimal setup to play with friends (cracked clients allowed)
• Instance Type : Any Linux Machine or a VM, 1-2 vCPUs & 8GB Ram would be enough for 5-10 people

Step-by-Step Setup

1. Create a VM Instance (or skip this and get a Linux Machine up)

• personally using ubuntu
• allow http & https traffic
• connect via ssh

2. Setup Machine


update packages


sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install openjdk-17-jre-headless -y

downloading minecraft server, here paper for performance


mkdir minecraft && cd minecraft
curl -o paper.jar

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Replace version/build with latest from

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3. Getting the server running


java -Xms1G -Xmx2G -jar paper.jar

It will fail first time, asking you to accept EULA
Accept EULA

echo "eula=true" > eula.txt
Optional : Enable Cracked Clients


edit server properties:


nano server.properties

you may need to install nano using sudo apt install bash or you may use vim as per the convenience

set


online-mode=false

save with CTRL + X => Y => Enter

Re-Run the Server (Mandatory)


java -Xms1G -Xmx2G -jar paper.jar nogui
4. Expose the Port for Connections


sudo ufw allo 25565

note : if you are using a VM, you may need to configure the firewall/VPC to allow the traffic from the set port

5. Run it in Background


using screen


sudo apt install screen -y
screen -S mc
java -Xms1G -Xmx2G -jar paper.jar nogui

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