Knowledgebase

Operating System : Ubuntu

Enter the below commands to start Minecraft game server

1.  Gameserver will auto start on boot(5 sec delay). Use: screen -ls to check the running screen session game. 

To view game server console, Use: screen -r games

2. You can detach from the screen session at any time by typing: Ctrl+a d

Start game server via script

1.  Use: /home/minecraft/startgameserver.sh  to start game server in screen session 

Use: screen -ls to check running screen session game.

Use: screen -r games to view game server console

(gameserver will not stop after exit SSH when run under screen)

Start game server manually

1. For manual java command start, use: cd /home/Minecraft and use: java -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar server.jar nogui 

Edit -Xmx1G -Xms1G for different ram allocation.

Example use: java -Xmx4G -Xms4G -jar server.jar nogui for 4GB ram allocated to game server 

Adding a server in-game

1. Server creation is done when console log shows: Done (*s)! For help, type "help"

2. Go to the game client. Multiplayer >> Add server >> enter VPS IP along with port number 25565

Example 123.45.67.89:25565

Attach screen after exiting SSH

Use: screen -r games

Note: "WARN:Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded?" login console is normal on the first load due to high CPU usage when creating the game server (Duration less than 1 minute)

Changing server properties 

1. Change max player (Linux)

• Use: cd /home/minecraft to go to game server directory
• Use : ls to view files 

• Use: nano server.properties to edit server.properties file
• Find “max-players” and edit the value to set max players in game server

• Ctrl-X to exit and save file will be prompted. Enter “Y” for confirmation 

Adding game server plugins (Linux)

• If your game server is running, use stop in console to stop game server

• Navigate to the plugins folder using. Use: cd /home/papermc/plugins 
• Download plugins .jar file using wget from website such as: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/ or https://dev.bukkit.org/projects
• Right click on the Download Now button and copy link address

• wget <paste in the download link> Example: wget https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/spark/files/latesthttps://www.spigotmc.org/resources/spark.57242/download?version=460794
• If wget does not work, use curl. Example: curl -O https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/spark/files/latesthttps://www.spigotmc.org/resources/spark.57242/download?version=460794

• Make sure downloaded file is jar file. Use ls to show files
• Rename downloaded file if not in jar format. Use: mv latest spark.jar

• Start game server via script. Use: /home/papermc/startgameserver.sh
• Use: screen -r games to view game server console
• Use: plugins in game console to preview active plugins

• Use /plugins in game to check installed plugins