Ubuntu: Set up Minecraft server - how it works

You can set up a server for the popular construction game Minecraft on Ubuntu in just a few steps. In this practical tip, we will show you how to do this.

Set up Minecraft server on Ubuntu

To set up a server on Ubuntu, you must first install Java and then the Minecraft server program. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. First, right-click on the desktop and click on "Open Terminal".
2. Now install Java with the command "sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre".
3. You will then need to download the server program from the Minecraft website.
4. Move the game to a folder of your choice such as "~ / Games".
5. Now change to this folder with "cd games" and start the server with "java -jar minecraft_server.1.9.jar".
6. When starting for the first time, the server creates the necessary configuration files and then aborts with an error message.
7. Now open the license terms with "gedit eula.txt" in the Minecraft order and replace the last line with "eula = TRUE".
8. Now you can start the server with "java -jar minecraft_server.1.9.jar". By default, the server can now be reached at your computer's IP address and port 25565.