Learn How To Setup Minecraft Server On A Mac - Part 1: Setup Server

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

For those who don’t want much help, go there. But if you like photos, start right here.

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

- Part 1: Setup Server
- Half 2: Setup Native Client
- Half 3: Setup Internet Client

Half 1: Setup Server

Obtain the minecraft server jar file.

Create a listing referred to as ‘server’ and drag the jar file in there.

Make a command file

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

Open TextEdit (/Functions/TextEdit).

Set the format to plain textual content.

Copy in the next text.

Ensure to vary the minecraft_server.jar to match the identify of the jar in the directory (in my case minecraft_server.1.7.4.jar).

Save it in the identical listing as your jar file.

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

chmod a+x

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

Double click on the start server to begin the server.

If all works a brand new server window will open and you will see several errors about missing recordsdata and directories - don’t worry this is fine.

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

For those who ran into problems, examine this troubleshooting part for fixes.

Troubleshooting server setup

Unable to access jarfile error

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

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

Repair this by opening the start.command file

and changing the filename to be correct (ensure you get the numbers, in my case, 1.7.4 included within the file identify).

Rich-text-format error

If your text file retains eager to rename itself begin.rtf, it’s since you haven’t made the textual content file ‘plain text format’. Go over the instructions once more above, and make this file plain textual content format.

Configure Time Capsule

Before any clients can connect with our server, we have to configure Time Capsule to maintain a static local IP deal with, and tell it what port quantity our server is going to be running on.

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

Open System Preferences > Network

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

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

Change the IP handle to 10.0.1.x, the place x will be any number from 1 to 100.

Observe the handle you kind here: 10.0.1.x. You're going to want it later after we setup the Airport Utility

Hit Okay and go back to ‘System Preferences.

You may have to save lots of your changes before leaving the ‘Network’ preferences first. That’s Okay.

Now go to the ‘Sharing’ section of System Preferences and make it possible for Internet Sharing is on.

Do that by first clicking on ‘USB Ethernet’

After which double clicking ‘Internet Sharing’ on the left hand aspect. When it asks you if you actually need to enable Internet Sharing say ‘OK’.

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

Click the Time Capsule image and then the ‘Edit’ button within the decrease proper.

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

Kind in the next:

- Description: Minecraft Server (or no matter you wish to name it)
- Non-public IP Address: The deal with you selected for the 4th step.

Change all the pieces with the word port in it to 25565.

It ought to look one thing like this now.

Now hit ‘Update’ and update the Time Capsule.

Okay. At this level you ought to be good.
You could have a server.
You could have a router that is aware of about your server and won’t strive to alter your IP tackle.
Next we're going to setup the local shopper.
And then after that the internet shopper.