Installing Minecraft Server in Ubuntu Server

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by firestorm_v1 on Jan.09, 2011, under How-To's, Linux, Software

Ok, I’ll admit it. I’ve been caught by the Minecraft bug. It bit me hard and of course I learned rather quickly that there is a problem with using two laptops to play Minecraft on and that is that it’s a pain in the posterior to move your save games around. In this article, I will be covering how to install Minecraft Server on a new installation of Ubuntu 9.04LTS. These instructions will work for all current versions of Ubuntu, so if you’re using something newer or something older, these instructions should get you up and running in no time.

Foreword

Please note that per Notch (the Minecraft developer), running the Multiplayer server is still in beta phase so expect it to crash, be buggy and generally not work. That being said, I can personally tell you that Minecraft Server DOES work and except for a few minor gameplay glitches, the server works quite well. Please keep in mind that this is by no means an exhaustive article on all things Minecraft Server, nor is it written in stone (ba-dum-thish!) as the Minecraft Server application may change. If it does, I will make changes to this article to keep it current.

If you sign up for free Minecraft hosting, it will most likely come with a limited amount of resources, including storage, bandwidth, and hardware. A free Minecraft plan also limits you from adding mod-packs and plugins, which can prevent users from getting the best experience. Another choice is to self-host your server, which can come at a cost. Step # 1: Install the Snap Package for Minecraft on Ubuntu 20.04: The Snap package for Minecraft can be installed on Ubuntu 20.04 by running the command shown below: sudo snap install mc-installer. As soon as the Snap package for Minecraft will be successfully installed on your Ubuntu 20.04 system, you will get the following success message on. This template deploys and sets up a customized Minecraft server on an Ubuntu Virtual Machine. This Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template was created by a member of the community and not by Microsoft. Each ARM template is licensed to you under a licence agreement by its owner, not Microsoft. After the login process, the installer will begin to download all necessary files for the game. Minecraft Installer downloading files. Once this happens, the game will be launched automatically. Mojang only provides with a 5-day trial version of Minecraft, but you can purchase the full version from this program itself. Minecraft is now available as a snap in the store, so you can open Ubuntu Software, search for Minecraft and click 'Install'. Alternative you can install via the terminal with one line:-snap install minecraft The 'home' directory for the minecraft snap is /snap/minecraft/common/ so that's where you'll find the.minecraft folder in case you.

I can tell you that having your own Minecraft server is awesome and that you will never go back to playing singleplayer as you won’t have to worry about files to migrate and that your world will continue to evolve even as you are not playing. This being said, before you disconnect your Minecraft session, it is recommended to make sure that your minecraft player is somewhere safe, be it in your bunker or somewhere where baddies can’t get to you while you are away. Remember, just because you’re not logged in, doesn’t mean that the world stops.

System Requirements

The System Requirements for Minecraft Server have yet to be officially established however there are some guidelines that have turned up during my research into this topic. The below is a guideline only and not an exhaustive set of requirements. It’s perfectly fine if you don’t meet all of them however expect performance hits depending on how you use the server.

Processor: At least a 1.5GHz single core chip, whichever architecture you desire.
RAM: At least 1.5GB FREE RAM. If you use the server for anything more than Minecraft, make sure you have at least 1.5GB free RAM at full utilization.
Disk: At least a 20Gb disk, with swap space allocated. (Using the “Use Full Disk” and “Automatically Setup Partitions” options in the Ubuntu Setup will ensure you have enough swap. Although the game isn’t that big, the save files and caching elements will be quite large so of course the more the merrier.
Networking: 10/100 Ethernet is recommended.
Video: Doesn’t matter. We will be running Minecraft Server in a Screen session, so there’s no need for a fancyOMGWTFBBQ video card. Save that for the rig you will play Minecraft on.

Please note: In order to take advantage of Minecraft Server, you must purchase the game from Notch at www.minecraft.net and have a username and password. You will still need to use either the Minecraft Beta standalone application or the Minecraft Beta web-based application to access your server.

This is the basic setup of a good single person Minecraft server. While the possibility exists that you may be able to run multiple connected players on the specs above, if you are planning on hosting a lot of players, you may want to consider a beefer rig. My Minecraft server uses the below stats:

Processor: Dual Core Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz
RAM: 3.5GB DDR-2
Disk: 80GB SATA
Networking: 10/100/1000 Ethernet (onboard)
Video: whatever’s on the motherboard.

Getting Started

This HOWTO will already assume you’ve installed your core Ubuntu Server installation and have performed no additonal steps. Login with your user account that you created during setup and perform the following steps. While you can technically prepend “sudo” to each command, I find it faster and less frustrating to just “sudo bash” and type your password once.

apt-get update
apt-get install openssh-server
apt-get install screen

This will install the OpenSSH server so you can remotely manage the server. You will need a client like PuTTY (download from here) in order to access it. This will also install Screen which will contain the Minecraft server process. If you don’t install screen, you will not be able to exit the SSH session without the Minecraft server being killed off.

Now for the fun part. You will need to install Java in order to start the Minecraft server but Minecraft server will require the use of only the Sun JVM. I tried with the other JVM and it did not work at all.

apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-jre

In order to ensure that the java environment is correct, run the command “java -version” and make sure it matches the below text.
# java -version
java version “1.6.0_22”
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_22-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 17.1-b03, mixed mode)

If it shows something else, you will need to do the following:

update-java-alternatives -l

This will list off all the various Java VMs that are installed.
# update-java-alternatives -l
java-6-openjdk 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk
java-6-sun 63 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
You will need to set the proper Java VM to use via the below syntax:

update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun

Now, run “java -version” again and it should show the same version information as above. If it does, you’re good to go otherwise check your error messages.

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Please note that the rest of these commands are run without root privileges. NEVER EVER RUN MINECRAFT SERVER AS ROOT!

Installing Minecraft Server

If you’re this far, then you’ve got the Java VM set properly and your server is all set for Minecraft Server. You will need to download the minecraft_server.jar to your computer then use scp to put it on the server. You can download a Windows SCP client called WinSCP from this site. Copy it into your non-root user’s home directory, in my case I’m using “mcserver”.

To start the server, you will need to use the following command:

You will see a lot of text scroll past the screen and you will see it generate a new world via the console messages. Once it settles down, you can then type “help” for a list of commands.

Since we just fired it up, let’s go ahead and stop it. Type in the command “save-all” which fo

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