Learn How To Setup Minecraft Server On A Mac Half 1 Setup Server

These instructions are based on the official mac directions at minecraft site.

If you happen to don’t need a lot help, go there. But when you like pictures, start right here.

That is the first a part of a three half tutorial:

- Half 1: Setup Server- Half 2: Setup Native Shopper- Part 3: Setup Web Client

Half 1: Setup Server

Download the minecraft server jar file.

Create a listing called ‘server’ and drag the jar file in there.

Make a command file

To make it simple to start out your server, we are going to create a ‘start.command’ file. Double clicking this file will launch your server.

Open TextEdit (/Applications/TextEdit).

Set the format to plain textual content.

Copy in the following text.

Make sure to alter the minecraft_server.jar to match the identify of the jar within the listing (in my case minecraft_server.1.7.4.jar).

Save it in the identical directory as your jar file.

Make this command executable by opening a terminal (/Applications/Terminal) and typing

chmod a+x

with an area after it. Drag and drop the beginning.command file into the terminal window and then press enter.

Double click on the start server to start out the server.

If all works a brand new server window will open and you will note a number of errors about missing recordsdata and directories - don’t fear this is okay.

Congrats! You’ve setup the server. Next we're going to configure Time Capsule so your server runs for everybody on your network.

If you happen to ran into problems, examine this troubleshooting section for fixes.

Troubleshooting server setup

Unable to access jarfile error

If you bought ‘Unable to entry jarfile’ when double clicking the start.command file,

the filename in your start.command file doesn’t match the jar file title on disk.

Repair this by opening the beginning.command file

and changing the filename to be right (be sure to get the numbers, in my case, 1.7.4 included in the file identify).

Rich-text-format error

If your text file keeps desirous to rename itself start.rtf, it’s because you haven’t made the textual content file ‘plain text format’. MINECRAFT SERVER LIST Go over the directions once more above, and make this file plain textual content format.

Configure Time Capsule

Before any purchasers can connect to our server, we have to configure Time Capsule to maintain a static native IP address, and inform it what port quantity our server goes to be working on.

You might have your mother or dad for this step (because it will require Time Capsule password).

Open System Preferences > Network

Click on the superior button within the lower right hand nook. After which the ‘TCP/IP’ tab.

Where it says Configure IPv4, change that choice to ‘Using DHCP with manual address’.

Change the IP tackle to 10.0.1.x, the place x might be any number from 1 to 100.

Be aware the deal with you type here: 10.0.1.x. You're going to wish it later after we setup the Airport Utility

Hit Okay and return to ‘System Preferences.

You might have to save your modifications earlier than leaving the ‘Network’ preferences first. That’s Ok.

Now go to the ‘Sharing’ section of System Preferences and be sure that Web Sharing is on.

Do that by first clicking on ‘USB Ethernet’

And then double clicking ‘Internet Sharing’ on the left hand aspect. When it asks you if you really need to enable Web Sharing say ‘OK’.

Now, open up AirPort Utility and edit your Time Capsule settings.

Click the Time Capsule picture after which the ‘Edit’ button in the lower right.

Go below Community and make sure the option Router Mode is set to DHCP and NAT. Now, click the + button beneath the Port Settings.

Kind in the following:

- Description: Minecraft Server (or no matter you need to name it)- Personal IP Handle: The handle you selected for the 4th step.

Change every little thing with the word port in it to 25565.

It should look something like this now.

Now hit ‘Update’ and update the Time Capsule.

Ok. At this point you need to be good. You've got a server. You have a router that knows about your server and won’t strive to change your IP tackle. Next we're going to setup the local consumer. After which after that the web consumer.