Minecraft Server

Let setup our own minecraft server.

Install prerequisites.

sudo apt-get install default-jre perl libjson-perl libwww-perl liblwp-protocol-https-perl util-linux make wget git rdiff-backup rsync socat iptables

Create the user 'minecraft' with access to /opt/mscs and perform MSCS tasks.

git clone https://github.com/MinecraftServerControl/mscs.git && cd mscs
sudo make install

Create a world using:

mscs create <worldname> <port> <ip>

Start the world.

mscs start <worldname>

Starting the world will require the EULA to be accepted.

nano eula.txt

Set the EULA to 'true'

eula=true

Watch the server console to access chat/commands.

mscs console <worldname>

Identify current active worlds and their ports.

mscs ls

Change to the server directory

cd /opt/mscs/server
wget (latest BuildTools.jar file at [https://hub.spigotmc.org/jenkins/job/BuildTools/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/target/BuildTools.jar])
java -jar BuildTools.jar

Build tools will now build you the server

If completed correctly, your logs should say,

Success! Everything completed successfully. Copying final .jar files now.
Copying spigot-1.xx.x-R0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar to /opt/mscs/server/./spigot-1.xx.x.jar
  - Saved as ./spigot-1.xx.x.jar

A new java file should now be in your directory

spigot-1.xx.x.jar

Create a new world if necessary

mscs create Worldxx <port>

Change the directory to the world that has been created

cd /opt/mscs/worlds/Worldxx

Modify the mscs.properties file and add/alter these lines, replacing versions and file paths as needed. You will need to change the mscs-server-jar as a bare minimum:

mscs-client-version=1.xx.x
mscs-server-version=1.xx.x
mscs-server-jar=spigot-1.xx.x.jar
mscs-server-url=

Now, Start the server

mscs start Worldxx

If the server fails to start, the eula.txt file may need to be edited and accepted

nano /opt/mscs/worlds/Worldxx/eula.txt

Set the eula to True

eula=true

Now restart the server

mscs start Worldxx

Simply add plugins as you would normally by dragging them into the /opt/mscs/worlds/Worldxx/plugins folder

This explains how to install a plugin on a spigot server Make sure the server has been stopped before adding a plugin

Locate and download the plugins .zip file, such as (EssentialsX plugin)

https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/essentialsx.9089/download?version=367353

Copy the .zip file from downloads to /home/boonadmin

Move to a terminal session as root

Change directory to where you have placed the plugin

cd /home/boonadmin/

Copy the plugins .zip file to the worlds plugins folder

cp <plugin.zip> /opt/mscs/worlds/Worldxx/plugins

Unzip the plugin file (If required)

unzip <plugin.zip>

Remove the unwanted .zip file

rm <plugin.zip>

If disabling a plugin is necessary , rename the jar file to .raj

mv <plugin.jar> <plugin.raj>

Now change the ownership of the plugin from root to minecraft user

chown minecraft:minecraft /opt/mscs/worlds/Worldxx/plugins -R

Now change the permissions of the plugin so the plugin is accessible

chmod 775 /opt/mscs/worlds/Worldxx/plugins -R

Now we can start the server

mscs start Worldxx

Use the console or the client to make sure the plugin has loaded

mscs console Worldxx

First, download the Fabric Installer.

wget -O fabric-installer-0.7.4.jar https://maven.fabricmc.net/net/fabricmc/fabric-installer/0.7.4/fabric-installer-0.7.4.jar

Run the Installer, with correct version.

java -jar installer.jar server -mcversion <Minecraft version> -downloadMinecraft