Hello readers, and I am interested in making a minecraft server.
I did get a Raspberry Pi for my birthday, and I don't really use that, because I have a way faster computer. So I had to figure out what to do with my Raspberry Pi.
Then one day, while I was playing on edawg878's server (edawg878.com), I wanted to make my own server. So then I asked my friend James to help me figure out which computer to use (I have 3 computers currently). James suggested to use my Raspberry Pi. I decided it was a great idea.
So now it is today. I have already planned out the program to communicate with the server and moderate it and do other stuff. But then I think about how the Raspberry Pi is going to handle the information coming to and from it. I looked up the specs of the Raspberry Pi on Wikipedia and saw that it only had a 1 Ghz processor. I'm kind of unsure about using it, because of the slow processor. I mean, a 3.1 Ghz processor lags sometimes. So can you please reply and tell me what you think about using the Raspberry Pi and say if I should use it or not?
The raspberry pi is 700MHz (Don't compare clockspeed, the ARM processor in the Pi is completely different to your x86 desktop/laptop) and is about as powerful as a Pentium 3 processor (or there and about) from 2000. I believe a server can be run on the pi but don't expect very good performace, plus you will have to go through the task of getting java on the Pi in the first place.
The raspberry pi is 700MHz (Don't compare clockspeed, the ARM processor in the Pi is completely different to your x86 desktop/laptop) and is about as powerful as a Pentium 3 processor (or there and about) from 2000. I believe a server can be run on the pi but don't expect very good performace, plus you will have to go through the task of getting java on the Pi in the first place.
I'm thinking of making a creative server, and I don't want it to be laggy and crashing all the time. Especially when it's saving all the chunks and sending them out to every online person. I do have an old computer but whenever I try to run Minecraft on it in singleplayer it lags and crashes in 5 minutes of gameplay. My dad suggested to get a server off of E-Bay or some other website like that, but I don't think I'll have any luck.
The raspberry pi is 700MHz (Don't compare clockspeed, the ARM processor in the Pi is completely different to your x86 desktop/laptop) and is about as powerful as a Pentium 3 processor (or there and about) from 2000. I believe a server can be run on the pi but don't expect very good performace, plus you will have to go through the task of getting java on the Pi in the first place.
Everything Nimphina said is 100% the system set up could never host a server plainly because it JUST IS NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH hosting a server takes a lot of RAM speed and the ability to detect and process a ton of info in a short time. And as said before "A Pentium 3" Just wont cut it sorry but thats the truth.
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Look into a Server host way faster and more for the money.
Despite what others are saying, the Pi actually does possess the processing power and the RAM to handle several players if the server is managed efficiently. A good tutorial is shown in the Raspberry Pi Forums.
Also, here is some advice I have gathered from the thread and others like it. Follow these tips, and your server might work for close to 10 players*.
Use Spigot instead of Vanilla MC or Craftbukkit
Overclock your Pi's CPU to 900MHz or 1GHz
Use a high speed SD card (class 10 or UHS - 1 is great)
Allocate about 400MB of RAM (any more and the server might crash)
Get the plugin NoSpawnChunks (this really helps)
Only install a handful of plugins total
Make sure you have high internet speeds that can handle some players
Otherwise, just keep in mind that if you have a big map or players spread out over a large area, it will be more likely to lag as the server has to keep more chunks loaded.
*This statement is not guaranteed, but is realistically feasible if the right conditions are met
I actually just installed MCPC+ to my Raspberry Pi and got it up and working today, but for some reason it failed after an hour and won't start back up. I had to use Spigot instead.
To get it working:
I had to install via NOOBS
I had to overclock it to the highest setting which may not be very smart for it (I hear that it can corrupt the SD card, which isn't a biggie, and won't hurt the hardware but I haven't seen anyone vouch for this)
I have to have it running without using 'startx' and had to give only 16mb to the GPU
I had to disable the Nether, reduce viewing chunks to 5 (4 may be better)
Forge Mods (with MCPC+)
Enchanting Plus
Bukkit Plugins (both MCPC+ and Spigot)
NoSpawnChunks
ClearLagg
TobyMotd (for our REI Minimap entities to show)
It's running 1.7.2 (fingers crossed for the Forge release of 1.7.4 soon) and it's doing a pretty darn good job.
Issues:
Entering the world or respawning takes 20-50 seconds of loading before the player can expect non-laggy gameplay. This means if they enter the world after the chunks load and immediately start breaking blocks they'll experience major lag. They have to be patient and wait before they can play in an almost lag-less environment
Damage takes a while to catch up. Even if chunks are loaded and a player can break items (dirt, stone, etc) taking damage from falls, fire, mobs, or creeper explosions don't process immediately. Combat is affected. However, once combat or damage is initiated it normally reduces the lag, but then breaking blocks takes a while to process.
Major mods have not been tested and likely cannot function with the RAM and ARM limitations.
I know this may seem strange to post on a seemingly dead thread, but it IS possible to do so, but in all honesty it likely won't suit your needs. You'd be better off finding a more powerful alternative if you can afford it. However, I will say that if you only plan on creative mode then your experience would likely be much smoother
I can comfirm that yes the Raspberry Pi is a bit underpowered but is more then capable of hosting the server.. mine has been up for about a week now and i've managed to get the lag to a minimul, it's a Creative server with no monsters/mobs 5 person limit and view of 4.
specs:
Raspberry PI (of course)
ram split: 16 to gpu.... -Xms256M -Xmx460M
java is jdk1.8.0
also note this is auto login to terminal so no X server... saves ram.
if you would like to check it out it is kicker22004.no-ip.biz:25567
After setting up Java and downloading the Minecraft Server (Bukkit or not) you can run it! I have tried it myself. And it does kind of work ok in Creative (for like 1-5 players max) But in Survival there is very annoying block lag. I tried overclocking the ARM to 800MHz, I noticed a very small difference. Then I went higher! 900MHz - No difference from 800MHz. 850MHz - Pretty much no difference either from 900MHz! And thats when I took it too high! 1000MHz - CRASH! AND my Raspberry Pi refused to boot!
If you are going to overclock the ARM, then only do the "Modest" Overclock (800MHz). Its the only one that makes a noticable difference and doesnt run a risk of breaking your Pi!
Cant wait till sept 20th when my shipment comes in. I'll give minecraft a go on the bugger although i have plans to run the device as a SNMB media player, and as a NAS monitoring unit.
OP, I think you need to ditch the Pi. Not saying they aren't great, I have one too, just not very well suited to hosting a server.
You might try buying a VPS from OVH; they take a bit more setup, and knowledge of the linux terminal (a bit), but they're around three dollars a month for a basic one.
Hey somecooldude12. The raspberry pi is a great learning platform and can actually run a server decently. The only draw back is ..... OVERCLOCKING! In order to run a server at a decent speed, I recommend overclocking. There are plenty of tutuorials out there, and I can link you to a seven dollar overclocking kit that got me up to 1450 ghz on the pi 3.
I want to know what the specs of a good (lag free mostly) server would be for a raspberry PI 3, or even a pine64 (better video card and double the memory with 2gbs)
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I am using Minecraft on raspberry pi since Rpi 2, and yes it used to lag previously on Rpi 2 but now on RPI 3 with 1 GB ram, for me it wont lag that much. what i did to optimize it is:
Firstly install the Spigot, dont use Bukkit to run minecraft on Rpi, it comes with some added modules. A seemless procedure to install Spigot can be found following this link raspberry pi minecraft page
Second, use some optimizing modules, the two i have used are NoSpawnChunks and clearlag.
Overclock the Rpi to it max. In very rare condition it may cause some damage because of heat, but with heatsinks it can work well.
After all of this it is recommend that there should be not more than 5 players.
It may lag initially when game starts but after that it work well. I didnt feel any lag even in heavy graphics usage while breaking blocks or during explosions. I did setup a permanent arrangement and using the RPI for minecraft only, nothing else is running on rpi.
I did get a Raspberry Pi for my birthday, and I don't really use that, because I have a way faster computer. So I had to figure out what to do with my Raspberry Pi.
Then one day, while I was playing on edawg878's server (edawg878.com), I wanted to make my own server. So then I asked my friend James to help me figure out which computer to use (I have 3 computers currently). James suggested to use my Raspberry Pi. I decided it was a great idea.
So now it is today. I have already planned out the program to communicate with the server and moderate it and do other stuff. But then I think about how the Raspberry Pi is going to handle the information coming to and from it. I looked up the specs of the Raspberry Pi on Wikipedia and saw that it only had a 1 Ghz processor. I'm kind of unsure about using it, because of the slow processor. I mean, a 3.1 Ghz processor lags sometimes. So can you please reply and tell me what you think about using the Raspberry Pi and say if I should use it or not?
Thank you,
somecooldude12
I'm thinking of making a creative server, and I don't want it to be laggy and crashing all the time. Especially when it's saving all the chunks and sending them out to every online person. I do have an old computer but whenever I try to run Minecraft on it in singleplayer it lags and crashes in 5 minutes of gameplay. My dad suggested to get a server off of E-Bay or some other website like that, but I don't think I'll have any luck.
Hope you like what I'm looking at:)
Everything Nimphina said is 100% the system set up could never host a server plainly because it JUST IS NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH hosting a server takes a lot of RAM speed and the ability to detect and process a ton of info in a short time. And as said before "A Pentium 3" Just wont cut it sorry but thats the truth.
Look into a Server host way faster and more for the money.
Also, here is some advice I have gathered from the thread and others like it. Follow these tips, and your server might work for close to 10 players*.
*This statement is not guaranteed, but is realistically feasible if the right conditions are met
You could also write your own server, but that's quite a task.
Minecraft isn't multi-threaded so I doubt multiple Pi would make much difference.
To get it working:
Issues:
Major mods have not been tested and likely cannot function with the RAM and ARM limitations.
I know this may seem strange to post on a seemingly dead thread, but it IS possible to do so, but in all honesty it likely won't suit your needs. You'd be better off finding a more powerful alternative if you can afford it. However, I will say that if you only plan on creative mode then your experience would likely be much smoother
specs:
Raspberry PI (of course)
ram split: 16 to gpu.... -Xms256M -Xmx460M
java is jdk1.8.0
also note this is auto login to terminal so no X server... saves ram.
if you would like to check it out it is kicker22004.no-ip.biz:25567
Come Build if you would like.
Ps:- You can run a server on the Pi(e) but it will be laggy but you can reduce that to a minimum with all the advices posted above
If you are going to overclock the ARM, then only do the "Modest" Overclock (800MHz). Its the only one that makes a noticable difference and doesnt run a risk of breaking your Pi!
Happy Pi Servering
-Nick
http://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Pi-Model-512MB-Computer/dp/B00LPESRUK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410900240&sr=8-1&keywords=pi
http://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Ultimate-Starter-Components/dp/B00G1PNG54/ref=pd_cp_pc_0
also got this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LN9MYCO?psc=1
Cant wait till sept 20th when my shipment comes in. I'll give minecraft a go on the bugger although i have plans to run the device as a SNMB media player, and as a NAS monitoring unit.
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You might try buying a VPS from OVH; they take a bit more setup, and knowledge of the linux terminal (a bit), but they're around three dollars a month for a basic one.
Hey somecooldude12. The raspberry pi is a great learning platform and can actually run a server decently. The only draw back is ..... OVERCLOCKING! In order to run a server at a decent speed, I recommend overclocking. There are plenty of tutuorials out there, and I can link you to a seven dollar overclocking kit that got me up to 1450 ghz on the pi 3.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D5YTYMM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Im a raspberry pi enthusiast, so I really pushed mine to the limit.
I want to know what the specs of a good (lag free mostly) server would be for a raspberry PI 3, or even a pine64 (better video card and double the memory with 2gbs)
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A server on the rpi for friends is ok for like 5 players but anymore might be RIP
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(This is my new Minecraft forum account I originally joined in 2015)
I have played Minecraft since 2012 and I mostly play on JAVA edition.
My YouTube!: Link
Join My discord!: Link
I would not use it for a Minecraft server but maybe you could host a webpage on it about your Minecraft server.
Come and check out my server.
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I am using Minecraft on raspberry pi since Rpi 2, and yes it used to lag previously on Rpi 2 but now on RPI 3 with 1 GB ram, for me it wont lag that much. what i did to optimize it is:
Firstly install the Spigot, dont use Bukkit to run minecraft on Rpi, it comes with some added modules. A seemless procedure to install Spigot can be found following this link raspberry pi minecraft page
Second, use some optimizing modules, the two i have used are NoSpawnChunks and clearlag.
To set the properties for using less processing power use this wiki page https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Server.properties
Overclock the Rpi to it max. In very rare condition it may cause some damage because of heat, but with heatsinks it can work well.
After all of this it is recommend that there should be not more than 5 players.
It may lag initially when game starts but after that it work well. I didnt feel any lag even in heavy graphics usage while breaking blocks or during explosions. I did setup a permanent arrangement and using the RPI for minecraft only, nothing else is running on rpi.