Minecraft is awesome. It's a fact. Some of us might have hosted a server on our computers for our friends. This is great, but you eventually get tired and want to be able to access the Internet faster. A virtual private server (VPS) can be rented to fix this problem. minecraft servers Virtual Private Servers are servers that you pay monthly and can be used 24/7. minecraft servers You will often find good deals if your search is broad enough. Check out LowEndBox.com - I just found a 2GB VPS, which is perfect for a small Minecraft server, for just about $2.50 a month!
So now that you have a VPS you could off course go right ahead and install java and run the Minecraft server java file. This is great, however, not many people are big fans of the Linux terminal. A work around for avoiding the Linux terminal would be to use a powerful Minecraft server control panel. Today we will install McMyAdmin to a Linux VPS that has 2GB of RAM. This will enable us to manage our server, perform tasks such backups and reboots, all from a single web browser. Let's get started!
This article assumes you already have a Linux 64bit VPS and you know how you can SSH into the server. Google is your friend if these things are not clear to you.
First, let's install Java for Linux. Go to the Java website on your computer and right click the download for Linux x64 RPM. Select "copy link." SSH into your server and type the following commands, replace LINK with the link you copied. Each line should go into your SSH client individually.
mkdir /usr/java cd /usr/java wget LINK
The file we downloaded may now look strange because of the Java website and wget tool. We will need the mv program to rename our file. Replace FILENAME by the exact file name you downloaded. To find the file name, you can use ls on a terminal. Rename the file to include the first few words up to the question mark. This example will assist you.
mv jre-7u7-linux-x64.rpm?ssdflsdjkfhkjhnfsdkfhlsdkhflsk jre-7u7-linux-x64.rpm
Now will will install the Java RPM. This syntax will install Java RPM. Replace the filename with your own.
rpm = ivh
rpm -ivh jre-7u7-linux-x64.rpm
Java should now been installed on your Linux VPS. If you are having trouble installing Java, you can consult the Java RPM installation instructions.
We will now install McMyAdmin!
First, create McMyAdmin a directory.
mkdir/minecraft.cd /minecraft
Now you can download and install McMyAdmin. minecraft servers Remember to enter your password for McMyAdmin's web panel in the last line.
wget http://mcmyadmin.com/Downloads/MCMA2_glibc25.zip unzip MCMA2_glibc25.zip cd /usr/local wget http://mcmyadmin.com/Downloads/etc.zip unzip etc.zip cd /minecraft ./MCMA2_Linux_x86_64 -setpass ENTER-YOUR-NEW-PASSWORD-HERE
Now your server will start. Head over to a web browser and type the following address: http://Your-Server-IP:8080
Log in with the username admin and the password you set earlier.
This is where you can configure your server. Once you've selected all the necessary settings, it's time to start the server. You should now have a working McMyAdmin Minecraft server running on your VPS!
Bonus
If you close the SSH Client Window, the server will automatically shut down. This can be fixed by installing screen if it is not already installed. Then run
screen ./MCMA2_Linux_x86_64
to start your server. The server will then continue to run if you close the SSH windows.
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