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NOTE:
1.) THIS IS ALL COMPLETELY FREE.
2.) This doesn't belong in the official Minecraft topic-It's very long, and it'd get buried up there.
3.) If you follow everything and it still doesn't work, it's because of a firewall-Go let java stuff in, or just disable the firewall completely.

Well, here's how to make a Minecraft server with plugins.

WINDOWS With Plugins
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First, go to bukkit.org. Then, download the latest recommended build. Make a folder on your desktop named Minecraft Server or something. Then, put what you downloaded in there. Open notepad, and type in the following:
@ECHO OFF
SET BINDIR=%~dp0
CD /D "%BINDIR%"
"%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xincgc -Xmx1G -jar craftbukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
PAUSE
If you want to host it with more than 1 gigabyte of ram, change the 1G to 2G.

2 gigabytes= @ECHO OFF
SET BINDIR=%~dp0
CD /D "%BINDIR%"
"%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xincgc -Xmx1G -jar craftbukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
PAUSE

If you have Java 7 (Unlikely), post this (More gigabyte thing being the same):
@ECHO OFF
SET BINDIR=%~dp0
CD /D "%BINDIR%"
"%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe" -Xincgc -Xmx1G -jar craftbukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
PAUSE

If you have a 64 bit computer, change %ProgramFiles% to %ProgramFiles(x86)%

Then, save it in the same folder as RUN.bat (It's essential you finish the document name with .bat)
Double click the bat file it made, and it'll open the server. It doesn't have your preferences, though. And only you can enter.
Wait until it starts to create the world, and close it (You can wait or not). Then, open Server.properties with notepad. Online Mode starts with true-That means the server can only be played on browser. While this means only people that bought the game can play it, it also means that anybody that tries to get on with the downloaded Minecraft can't get in (Bought or not bought). I'd recommend putting online mode to false.

Then, you can change the rest however you'd like. you don't need to change server ip, port, or anything like that, though.

After that, open the server. You should be able to get in as soon as it creates the world.
But, nobody else can. To fix this, download Logmein Hamachi. Put Make a Network (Under Networks), and put the ID and Pass you want. Then, pass the ID and Password to anybody you want to be able to enter-They'll join the network, and then be able to enter the server.
If you want no-hamachi, though, you'll need to portforward. Learn it on google-I'm no pro with portforwarding.

In order to put plugins, go to plugins.bukkit.org, find whichever one you like, and follow their installation stuff. Most are just putting zips into the plugins folder, and unzipping them, or putting a jar in the plugins folder. I recommend Essentials, Worldedit, Rocketboots and mcMMO.


Windows (No Plugins)
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Go to minecraft.net/download.jsp. Download the bottom thing (minecraft_server.jar). Put it in a folder. Then, make a notepad, and put the following code into it:
java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar
Then save it in the same folder as RUN.bat (Essential you finish the name of the document with .bat). Double click the bat file it made, and it'll open the server. It doesn't have your preferences, though. And only you can enter.
Wait until it starts to create the world, and close it (You can wait or not). Then, open Server.properties with notepad. Online Mode starts with true-That means the server can only be played on browser. While this means only people that bought the game can play it, it also means that anybody that tries to get on with the downloaded Minecraft can't get in (Bought or not bought). I'd recommend putting online mode to false.
Then, you can change the rest however you'd like. you don't need to change server ip, port, or anything like that, though.

After that, open the server. You should be able to get in as soon as it creates the world.
But, nobody else can. To fix this, download Logmein Hamachi. Put Make a Network (Under Networks), and put the ID and Pass you want. Then, pass the ID and Password to anybody you want to be able to enter-They'll join the network, and then be able to enter the server.
If you want no-hamachi, though, you'll need to portforward. Learn it on google-I'm no pro with portforwarding.

Mac (Without Plugins)
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Go to minecraft.net/download.jsp. Download minecraft_server.jar (At the bottom of the page). Make a folder, and drag minecraft_server.jar in it. Double-click minecraft_server.jar, and then close it when some files are made. Then, open up Terminal (In applications). Put in cd(space) and then drag THE FOLDER that minecraft_server.jar is in (Yes, the folder), and press enter. Then, put in the following code:
java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar
Press enter.
The server should open. Close it after 10 seconds. Then, open up Server.properties (May be named Server, without .properties). Change online-mode to false (I'd recommend, if not nobody entering with the downloaded game will be able to enter), and change the rest however you'd like (Note that you don't need to change Server IP nor Port). Then, open the server back on. Only one problem-You're the only one that can enter. To fix this, download Logmein Hamachi. Put Make a Network (Under Networks), and put the ID and Pass you want. Then, pass the ID and Password to anybody you want to be able to enter-They'll join the network, and then be able to enter the server.
If you want no-hamachi, though, you'll need to portforward. Learn it on google-I'm no pro with portforwarding.

Mac (With Plugins)
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Open terminal (In applications) and put this in:
cd ~/Desktop
mkdir "Bukkit Server"
cd ~/Desktop/Bukkit\ Server
curl -O http://ci.bukkit.org/job/dev-CraftBukkit/promotion/latest/Recommended/artifact/target/craftbukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
mv craftbukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar CraftBukkit.jar
echo "cd ~/Desktop/Bukkit\ Server
java -Xincgc -Xmx1024M -jar CraftBukkit.jar" >LaunchServer.command
chmod +x LaunchServer.command

Then, on your desktop, there'll be something called Bukkit Server. Double click LaunchServer, and your stuff will open. Wait until it starts to create the world, and close it (You can wait or not). Then, open Server.properties (These are the properties of the server). Online Mode starts with true-That means the server can only be played on browser. While this means only people that bought the game can play it, it also means that anybody that tries to get on with the downloaded Minecraft can't get in (Bought or not bought). I'd recommend putting online mode to false.

Then, you can change the rest however you'd like. you don't need to change server ip, port, or anything like that, though.

After that, open the server (LaunchServer). You should be able to get in as soon as it creates the world.
But, nobody else can. To fix this, download Logmein Hamachi. Put Make a Network (Under Networks), and put the ID and Pass you want. Then, pass the ID and Password to anybody you want to be able to enter-They'll join the network, and then be able to enter the server.
If you want no-hamachi, though, you'll need to portforward. Learn it on google-I'm no pro with portforwarding.


If the last one (Mac W/Plugins) doesn't work, it's because I modded it a little-It'd probably work, though.

Last edited by Death_Wish (2011-09-10 19:43:50)