
(It is suggested to keep the box that says to “Always use this app to open.
You will also see a “ server.properties ” file if it does not appear like a n editable text file, right-click it and click “Open with” click “More apps” if you are on W indows 10 and scroll down and select your text editor or notepad. Here you will need to set the eula =false to eula =true and save. Back in the Minecraft Server folder open the “eula.txt’ file that has been created with your text editor. Do not worry as you will just need to rerun this command once we have configured these files.
Hit enter and a fter running the command, you will notice a failed to load properties error along with failed to load eula. Type the following into your command prompt manually without quot ation marks after inputting the directory. This should look like “ cd C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Minecraft Server ”. Type without quotes “cd” hit space and then paste the address you just copied, then hit enter. (The theme and color of you r file browser will appear different due to your personalization settings) You can find the directory in W indows by simply clicking on the browser directory in file browser here. To start the server, you will need to change the directory to the location where you have the Minecraft Server folder and the. You can check if J ava is installed in command prompt by typing without quotes “java -version”. While you have the file browser open, open command prompt from the start menu. jar file into the Minecraft Server folder. After you have downloaded it, make a folder on your desktop to keep all your server files in. jar file (The X’s will be the current version number) G o to this website and download the minecraft_server.1. Here is a guide to help you create a server so your friends can join and play together!Īs a prerequisite, you should make sure you have J ava installed and up to date on the computer that will host the server so it can run.
If you still wish to set up your own private server, do so at your own risk as we cannot offer support for home networks or privately made servers. If you wish to purchase a small private server for friends, check out Minecraft Realms. However, doing this requires changing your home network's configuration and is not recommended unless you know what you are doing. Note : This guide shows you how to set up and configure a Minecraft Server.