
Anytime you want people to be able to connect to your server, you'll need to have your PC switched on and running the Minecraft server.Īdditionally, running a server uses a huge amount of power and bandwidth. It means running Minecraft on your computer constantly. Hosting a server can be incredibly resource-intensive. While hosting a Minecraft Server on your own PC can seem appealing, it also comes with a host (pun intended!) of potential issues. A Warning about Hosting a Minecraft Server on your PC You can find your public IP by googling "What is my public IP address." It is advised you do not reveal your public IP to anyone you do not know and trust. This will be your public IP address by default, but you can also change this in your server settings. The next detail will be your server's IP address.

You'll need to access your router and forward this port specifically. This was the query.port setting which we made a note of earlier. You'll have to forward the port listed in the server.properties file. Run command prompt again and repeat the command Java -jar server.jar and your server is ready! Forwarding Ports and finding your IP Alter Spawn-protection, allow-nether, difficulty, pvp, max-players, level-seed, and Motd (Message of the Day) as you prefer.

Change gamemode to whatever you want the server to be, survival or creative, etc.

The next settings you'll need to change should be familiar. Open this with a text editor, and make a note of the query.port setting. Next, you'll need to open server.properties. Navigate to the eula.txt file in your Minecraft server folder, and change eula=false to eula=true and save. This will install the server and now you will need to configure the server.
