Minecraft 1.10 2 Server Jar Download Free.Once it's done, to join your server, simply open Minecraft, using the client compatible with the server version, then click on Multiplayer, and add a server by entering the IP Address : Port, or directly your domain name if you have one. Once you did this, you can give your home network address to your friends, you can find her by going on If you did everything right, they will be able to connect to your game server, otherwise, check your router/firewall configuration.Īs warned before, publishing your home IP address over the internet is a security risk, it's why it's recommended to host your server in a Datacenter Minecraft hosting company, to not expose your home network to all kinds of attack and malicious entities. If you also have a firewall on your computer, you will have to open the port 25565 to allow traffic to enter and exit on TCP protocol. You will need to enter the local computer address that you used to host your Minecraft server, by example 192.168.1.10, the port used by your server, by default 25565 (if you didn't change it in the server.properties file) and also which addresses are allowed to connect. To configure a Port Forwarding, you need to connect to your home router and find the section where you can configure port forward (consult your router documentation). Of course, if we are hosting your server, you don't have to worry about this, we take care of everything, we will provide you a cool subdomain name portless to connect to your server, in addition to the IP: Port of your server. If you don't do this, outside connections will be denied and your server will only be accessible from your home network. This is a bit complicated, and you will need some network skills since you have to configure a port forwarding on your router and to open the port used by your Minecraft server on your firewall (by default 25565). If you make the choice to host yourself your game server, you will need to configure your router/firewall to allow your server to be visible outside your local network. Once your Minecraft server is started, you or your friends can connect by using the server IP Address affected to him. It's why having a dedicated computer is safer.
You have to check your network equipment documentation to see how to configure the port translation, most of the time it's on advanced settings, and you may have to reboot your router to apply them.Īs told before, the main issue to host yourself your server is to expose your Home IP address to all kinds of attacks (DDoS, intrusions. This will redirect all the traffic destinated to your minecraft server running on this port, to your local computer. You need to have a router firewall, to confiture a port translation to your local server, to allow your Minecraft server to be visible from the outside, and to block all the unneeded ports to avoid exposing too much your home network. We do recommend to have a least 10Mbits Upload (not download), since your server will have to send information to all connected players, in the difference that when you simply connect to a server. More Bandwidth your internet connection has, and slower your latency (ping) will be, we can compare the network, to a pipe with water, if you have a big pipe, you will be able to provide more water, faster than with a small pipe. Your computer will need to have enough resources available to host your friends and to allow you to play in good conditions, without lags. This will expose your computer and your home network over the internet, in case of DDoS attacks, you won't be protected, and your whole home internet network will be down. It's possible to host your Minecraft server on your local computer, but it's taking security risks, as you will have to publish your external IP address.
Optimized Java version and server software DDOS Protection, only available in a Datacenter. APC Battery unit to keep your computer powered 24/24h Very Good bandwidth internet connection with a static IP address, with at least 10Mb upload, to have a low latency (fiber connection recommended) 6GB+ Memory, if you want to run your game server on your computer, or 2GB+ if you using a hosting company. NVMe Disk, or SSD disk to have fast read and write bandwidth, avoid deprecated SATA disk.
A powerful PC Gamer, with High-frequency CPU to have a high single Thread power of calculation, 3Ghz+ is highly recommended, 4Gh+ is better, capable of running Minecraft single player in perfect condition.