I'd like to play with my friends only with no other people coming in, like a private server. I'm aware that Minecraft Realms lets you do that but it isn't free.
Is there any way to play online with friends like on Hamachi or something? Basically any free alternatives? I've tried Hamachi but it doesn't work... Anyone else can provide me with some closure on this topic?
It'll be stupid for Mojang to allow any free alternatives with Realms out now, but I'm still hoping for an alternative.
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Don't worry, there is a free alternative. If you download a jar file from minecraft.net, and run it, you get a free server. The only issue is your computer will have to be at least a little beefy to handle the effort of loading and unloading chunks created by players while playing on the server yourself. Also, once you turn off your computer, the server shuts down. To maximize your fun, make sure you have a good Wifi network and use an old or spare computer to run the jar file 24/7.
and run the file with: java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
This command strip is dictating to the server setup how many Gigabytes of Megabytes of RAM you want to dedicate to the server. By default, it will dedicate 1 Gigabyte of RAM. Personally, I'd go for 3 Gigs.
Use this for 3 gigs: java -Xmx3G -Xms3G -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
Or this: java -Xmx3000M -Xms3000M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
There are plenty of tutorials on YouTube on how to do this, and how to customize your server, add whitelists, custom MOTDs, ect.
"I've learned you can't change the world by bitching about it. Even if you
pull all the weeds, if you don't plant flowers you still end up with
just mud." -Fr. Matthew Kohmescher, S.M.
I'd like to play with my friends only with no other people coming in, like a private server. I'm aware that Minecraft Realms lets you do that but it isn't free.
Is there any way to play online with friends like on Hamachi or something? Basically any free alternatives? I've tried Hamachi but it doesn't work... Anyone else can provide me with some closure on this topic?
It'll be stupid for Mojang to allow any free alternatives with Realms out now, but I'm still hoping for an alternative.
Don't worry, there is a free alternative. If you download a jar file from minecraft.net, and run it, you get a free server. The only issue is your computer will have to be at least a little beefy to handle the effort of loading and unloading chunks created by players while playing on the server yourself. Also, once you turn off your computer, the server shuts down. To maximize your fun, make sure you have a good Wifi network and use an old or spare computer to run the jar file 24/7.
Go to this link to download the 1.11 server jar file: https://minecraft.net/en/download/server
and run the file with: java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
This command strip is dictating to the server setup how many Gigabytes of Megabytes of RAM you want to dedicate to the server. By default, it will dedicate 1 Gigabyte of RAM. Personally, I'd go for 3 Gigs.
Use this for 3 gigs: java -Xmx3G -Xms3G -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
Or this: java -Xmx3000M -Xms3000M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
There are plenty of tutorials on YouTube on how to do this, and how to customize your server, add whitelists, custom MOTDs, ect.
I hope this helped!
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"I've learned you can't change the world by bitching about it. Even if you
pull all the weeds, if you don't plant flowers you still end up with
just mud." -Fr. Matthew Kohmescher, S.M.