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--- games:minecraft:create_a_minecraft_server [2021/07/08 12:06] – created peter
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 ====== Games - Minecraft - Create a Minecraft Server ======
-Install Ubuntu Server
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  These instructions are for installing a basic vanilla Minecraft server without any add-ons or plugins.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Install Ubuntu Server =====
+Install the Ubuntu OS as usual.
+----
 ===== Update the packages =====
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 ==== Obtain the link for the Minecraft download ====
-Visit the official Minecraft site, https://minecraft.net/download/server, and right-click on the download link and select Copy Link Location from the context menu.
+Visit the official Minecraft site, https://minecraft.net/download/server, and right-click on the **Download** link and copy the Link Location from the context menu.
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   * To shut down your server, enter the command **stop**.
 </WRAP>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  Some people suggest the server runs quicker using <code bash>
+java -jar server.jar --nogui
+</code>
+  * But this prevents a GUI for typing commands, so only use this option is that is not a concern.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Enhance the Minecraft Server =====
+For add-ons, mods and to personalize the Minecraft experience consult this official documentation: https://help.mojang.com/.
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 Install and launch the client and sign in.
+----
+===== Create a Server startup script =====
+Create /etc/systemd/system/minecraft.service.
+<file bash /etc/systemd/system/minecraft.service>
+[Unit]
+Description=Minecraft server
+Documentation=
+Wants=network.target
+After=network.target
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=/home/minecraft/server
+User=minecraft
+Group=minecraft
+Type=forking
+# Run it as a non-root user in a specific directory
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/tmux -s new minecraft "java -jar server.jar"
+# Send "stop" to the Minecraft server console
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/tmux kill-session -t minecraft
+# Wait for the PID to die - otherwise it is killed after this command finishes!
+ExecStop=/bin/bash -c "while ps -p $MAINPID > /dev/null; do /bin/sleep 1; done"
+# Note that absolute paths for all executables are required!
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+</file>
+----
+===== Run the Startup Script =====
+<code bash>
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl start minecraft
+</code>
+===== References =====
+https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server
+https://teilgedanken.de/Blog/post/setting-up-a-minecraft-server-using-systemd/
+https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Tutorials/Setting_up_a_server
+https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Tutorials/Setting_up_a_server#Configuring_the_environment
+http://techtips-tom.blogspot.com/2013/01/mineos-turnkey-on-proxmox-vm-server.html