Hi, my minecraft wont work. I get this message. My Minecraft wont work! Discussion in 'Minecraft Support' started by CaptainEmjay, Apr 18, 2014 with 1 replies and 379 views.

Setting up a Minecraft server on your home Windows computer is fairly easy. With basic knowledge of computers and networking, you can be playing with friends over a local area network (LAN) or the Internet in minutes. Note: This guide is for the Java version of Minecraft, which is the original version for PC. Each player that wants to connect must have purchased Minecraft Java Edition for their PC from minecraft.net. The console and mobile versions are not compatible with the Java version, and for those you'll need to use. Computer Performance Requirements Make sure your computer has at least a 2 GHz dual-core processor, 2 GB of memory (RAM), and a good Internet connection. I recommend a wired network to cut down on latency.

Depending on how many players you'll have on your server, you may need more power than that. Stopping as many running and background programs as possible will also help. If you plan to also play Minecraft on the same computer that the server is on, I recommend having 4 GB of RAM at a minimum and a fairly new processor and graphics card.

If your computer isn't up to the task, check out Amazon's. Step 1: Get the Latest Version of Java Go to and get the latest version of Java. Step 2: Download the Minecraft Server Download the latest version of the server from the.

It will be a server.jar file. Put that downloaded file in a folder where you'd like to run the Minecraft server. Step 3: Run the Server Open a Windows command prompt in the folder where you put the server jar file. To easily do this, hold down shift while you right-click in an empty space inside the folder: Once in the command prompt, run this command to start the server: java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar server.jar nogui You can paste the command into the command prompt by right-clicking and choosing paste (ctrl+v does not work in command prompts). Using PowerShell Instead of Command Prompt If the command prompt didn't work or you would prefer to use PowerShell, you can and it works similarly.

Just make sure you have PowerShell open in the directory where server.jar is. This may be accomplished differently on different Windows versions. Dropbox for mac photos. If you're unsure how. Once in the proper directory, run the same command from above.

Note: To paste into PowerShell you only need to right-click inside the window. Once ran, the Minecraft server will create some files in the folder it resides in and you should receive an error message about the EULA: You will have to open the generated eula.txt file and set: eula=true After doing that, run the command again.

This time a new world should be generated and your server should be running: Step 4: Server Commands The server is controlled using server commands that you enter in the command prompt. View the and familiarize yourself with them. At the very least, know how to use stop, which safely closes down the server and saves the world. Step 5: Connect to Your Server Open the regular Minecraft game, click Multiplayer, then click Direct Connect.

You'll be entering an here based on where you are relative to the server computer. On the same computer If you're playing Minecraft on the same computer as the Minecraft server, enter 127.0.0.1: On another computer in the network If you're on another computer in the local network (connected to the same router), enter the local IP address of the computer that's running the server. To find this, go to the computer that's running the server and type ipconfig into a. The IP address should look similar to 192.168.1.1, though the last two numbers could be different. (The above is an example IP address only) Over the Internet To connect to the Minecraft server over the Internet, you'll need to know the external IP address of the computer the Minecraft server is on. You can find it by browsing to while on the Minecraft server PC.