Minecraft Java Edition

Minecraft Java Edition

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Selecting the Minecraft JE image will install on your server:

  • Ubuntu 20.04
  • Minecraft JE 1.17

Minecraft files will be located in /opt/minecraft, and startup parameters can be found in /etc/systemd/system/minecraft@.service.

Getting Started
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To launch your Minecraft Java Edition server:

  1. Start creating a new Hostman server or reinstalling an existing one and select Marketplace → Minecraft JE.
  2. Select server parameters. The minimum recommended configuration is 2 x 3.3 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe. Depending on the server load, number of players, etc, you might need more resources. You can upgrade the configuration at any moment.
  3. Finish creating your server.

Once the installation is finished, the game server will launch immediately. 

You can now connect to it via the Minecraft client by entering the server's IP address and port. For Minecraft Java Edition you should use the port 25565: your_server_ip:25565.

Connecting to the Minecraft JE Server
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  1. Launch Minecraft on your computer.
  2. Click Play.
  3. Select Multiplayer.
  4. Click Add Server.
  5. In the Server Address field, enter the server’s IP address and port.
  6. Click Done.
  7. Select the added server and click Join Server.

Offline Mode
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To set Offline mode for your Minecraft Java Edition server, you can modify the configuration in the server.properties file by changing online-mode=true to online-mode=false.

  1. Connect to the server via SSH.
  2. Open the configuration file:
nano /opt/minecraft/survival/server.properties
  1. Find the following line and replace true with false.
online-mode=true
  1. Save the changes by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y to confirm saving, then Enter to finalize.