Questions tagged [minecraft-java-edition-server]
For questions about servers dedicated to Minecraft: Java Edition.
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Why isn't my Minecraft LAN server working?
My LAN server won't let my cousin join me or me join my cousin. It won't show up on the multiplayer screen - it keeps saying "scanning for LAN servers" but it never finds it. I am at his house and we ...
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How can I play SMP when minecraft.net is down?
Since minecraft.net is down or at least badly reachable, is it possible to play multiplayer offline? I know I can log in as one "Player" with the server setting online-mode=false, but the second ...
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Can two users play on a Minecraft server using the same account?
I bought a Minecraft account for my little brother for Christmas, and I'd like to play with him on my server every now and then. If I log in while he's on, however, it kicks him off since we have the ...
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Does time pass on a Minecraft SMP server if nobody is logged on?
I have a private Minecraft server where we are 2 people playing.
Earlier today I logged on, observed it was night, and logged back off.
Then I logged on just now, it was day again.
In the meantime, ...
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How can I host my own Minecraft server?
I would like to create a minecraft server for me and and my boyfriend to play on.
How do I set it up? Do I need any additional software? Do you have some links to walkthroughs or tutorials?
I have ...
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How can I prevent griefers from grabbing all my loot in Minecraft?
Each time I have 8 diamonds, the griefer keeps grabbing my valuable loot. How can I keep my stuff safe so that the griefers can't find it? Should I use redstone tools? Should I make a hidden place ...
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How do we make our multiplayer spawn area less of a disaster zone?
My friends and I have a pretty fun multiplayer Minecraft world going, complete with a strip mine with an automated transit system and an enormous cobblestone pyramid. Everything is totally sweet...
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How much data will a 12550824 x 12550824 world take up in Minecraft? [duplicate]
I would like to know just how much disk space I will need for such a world in Minecraft. It will be stored on USB which has 3.12 GB of free storage remaining. This is for a Minecraft server. This ...
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Is there a way to get the latest server jar through a URL that doesn't change?
I'm writing a bash script to manage a vanilla server install on my eeePC. Right now I've been using http://s3.amazonaws.com/MinecraftDownload/launcher/minecraft_server.jar to get the minecraft_server ...
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Help with Minecraft LAN Server on Mac?
My sister got Minecraft yesterday and we're unable to join each others' LAN servers. We're on the same Wi-Fi router, neither of us have firewalls blocking Java and have updated to the most recent ...
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How can I run a Minecraft Server on multiple CPU cores?
I am working on setting up a Minecraft server on a machine I have at home. This particular machine has two quad-core CPUs running at 2.0Ghz so I would like to take advantage of the number of cores and ...
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How do I move a Minecraft saved world from my desktop to my server?
I've been working a lot on my world on my computer in single player mode. My dad got me a server and so I want to transfer my world onto my server. How is this possible?
I noticed that in %appdata%\...
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Why isn't spawn-protection protecting the spawn?
I've run into a headache setting up a Minecraft server (using the FTB modpack). Having set up a sweet open air spawn-jail and moved the spawn point into it (using MCedit), I started hitting things as ...
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How can I download an older version "minecraft_server.jar" for Minecraft? [duplicate]
I am a YouTuber and I'm thinking of making a modded series with my friend. I went to the Minecraft website to download v1.6.4 of the server, but they don't have it. So I then searched via Google and ...
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What's the difference between Spigot and CraftBukkit Minecraft servers?
I'm making a small server for me and my friends, on a Raspberry Pi. All the guides I have seen so far use Spigot, but there isn't that much documentation that I can find on what they did to make it ...