So… what is Multicraft anyway?
You just bought a server with this so-called “Multicraft CP”, and you’d like to know what it is.
First off, congratulations on buying a server. I hope you and your players like it
So, to me, Multicraft is a bit like “server control panel 2.0”. It provides a user interface for all your server needs. For example, with Multicraft, you won’t have to run start.bin; you can just click a button. Multicraft is great for beginners, as it takes a lot of the guesswork out of running a server. You won’t be confused whether the command to stop your server is “/stop” or “/halt”, because you won’t be using them.
When you first go to your host’s Multicraft site, you’ll see this login page:
Login using the details that your host gave you while setting up the server. You should be at this page now:
Sorry, but I have other servers that I don't want you getting into, y'know?
Click on your server’s name. Your page shouldn’t have as many servers as mine does
In this case, I’ll be using “Entei’s Awesome Server!” as my guinea pig.
It should bring you to this page:
I’m going to refer to that as the “main server page”. It’s where most of the magic happens.
Alright. We’ve logged you in. Let’s show you around now.
Basic Server Controls
This should be simple. Here’s a marked-up version of the main server page. See the corresponding number below for more information on that specific element:
1) Logs you out of Multicraft.
2) Starts, stops, and restarts your server. Restarting is useful when you’re installing plugins.
3) Your server’s name. It’s not required, but servers with names are proven to be 200% more awesome.
4) How many total player slots your server has
5) How many players are on your server right now. As you can see, my server’s not doing so well.
6) Your server’s address. The one on the bottom is the port, which is the thing that comes after the colon.
7) Your world’s filename. This is useful if you have multiple worlds. It defaults to “world”.
8) How much of the resources you’re using, such as the RAM and the CPU. If your server is getting close or above 100% RAM, it’s time to upgrade.
9) The menu. It takes you to different parts of Multicraft.
Using the Console/Chatlog
Multicraft works a little differently than your ordinary home-hosted server - the chatlog and the console are separate. It does get a little annoying having to switch between the console and the chatlog, but deal with it, bro.
Here’s how to access the chat log:
1) Starting on your main server page, click on “Chat” in the menu.
2) You are now in the chatlog. Feel free to chat with players by typing in a message in the text-box at the top.
You can use the customary console as well, just like all the other people who host servers on their computers. It’s quite useful for small tasks, like whitelisting people on the go or managing your server from your tablet. Here’s how to access it.
1) Starting on your main server page, click on “Console” in the menu.
2) You are now in the console! Type your customary commands (time, give) without the slash in the textbox at the top.
Installing Plugins
There are two ways to install plugins, but they depend on your host.
1) Some hosts might have a small plugin database, like mine does. In that case, follow these instructions:
1) Go to Files > Plugins. You’ll be taken to this page.
2) Type the plugin you want in the text-box below “Plugin Name”, and press “Enter”. I’d like to install WorldEdit.
3) Click on the plugin name (in this case, WorldEdit), and double-check that this is the plugin that you want. Then click “”install”.
4) Your plugin is now installed, but we have to restart the server. Navigate to your main page and click “Restart” at the top.
5) Congrats! You’ve installed a plugin! Now make sure it works by testing it out in Minecraft
Please note, however: only a few hosts provide this service. Many hosts don’t. For the ones who don’t, use the other method.
2) This is how to install plugins the old-fashioned way. It works almost all of the time, so if Method #1 doesn’t work, or if your host doesn’t support Method #1, try this:
1) Go to Files > FTP File Access. Enter your Multicraft password into the blank and click “”Login”. This will take you to FTP.
2) Click on the ”Plugins” folder. You should have an empty folder like I do.
3) Go to plugins.bukkit.org and find a plugin that you like. I’ll install CoreProtect for the sake of variety.
4) Download the .jar file of the plugin. If there’s a .zip version, do not download that. Just download the .jar file.
5) You should still have the Plugins folder open in Multicraft. Bring it up and click “Upload”
6) Click “Choose File“ and navigate to your .jar . Then click “Submit” right below it.
7) Multicraft should give you this message if the transfer was successful.
8) Your plugin is now installed, but we have to restart the server. Navigate to your main page and click “Restart” at the top.
9) Congrats! You’ve installed a plugin! Now make sure it works by testing it out in Minecraft
Uninstalling/Deleting Plugins
If you want to delete a plugin, it’s very similar. Follow the above instructions to navigate to your Plugins folder, and follow these steps:
1) Tick the little checkbox next to the plugin you’d like to remove and press “delete”.
2) It’ll ask you if you really want to delete these items. Click “Submit”. It’ll show you a confirmation screen afterwards.
3) Now just restart your server, and you’re done! Hop onto your server to check that the plugin is actually deleted.
Top Uploading a World
Uploading a world is quite easy.
1) Go to Files > FTP File Access. Enter your Multicraft password into the blank and click “”Login”. This will take you to FTP.
2) Go into your .minecraft folder > saves and compress your world into a .zip. You can find tutorials online for how to do this.
3) In Multicraft, click “Upload”. It should be in the sidebar.
4) Upload your .zip file to the slot on the RIGHT, and click submit.
5) It should work for a while and then give you this screen. The transfer was successful
6) Go to your main server page and copy-paste the WORLD NAME into the appropriate text-box. Scroll down and click “Save”.
7) Now restart your server, and you should be good to go!
Entei (AdduxP) for writing this!
PixelDrum for being awesome and reading over this guide. And for being my friend c:
Sharpyy for providing me a small server to work with
Like I said above, this is still a work-in-progress. More sections will be written as I see fit.
Do you think you can make a guide on how to install it to your own VPN or dedicated server. I'm playing around with it and am having trouble there website is not helping very much to.
Nice guide, but it seems a little bit over the top to focus oh so much on multicraft. Sure, most places use it, but other control panels are in use too. Maybe you could like, I dunno, do information on them too? (Mcmyadmin, tcadmin, etc etc etc).
That's kinda the entire purpose of this guide - to focus on Multicraft. As for the other control panels, I already have another guide about TCAdmin that goes over pretty much the exact same stuff as this guide does, but just with a different control panel.
As for other control panels, I'm probably not going to do a McMyAdmin guide in the near future, since I don't really know of many hosts that still use MCMA. If any other panels get really popular in the near future, though, I could consider doing guides for those as well.
This guide is still a work-in-progress. I’ll be adding new stuff as time goes on.
If you like this guide, why not take out a little bit of your time and leave a small thank-you note? I’d appreciate it very much.
Also, if you see any grammer errors anywhere, I'd appreciate it if you could point them out. English isn't my first language.
If at any time, any of the images are too small, you can click on them to make them larger.
Table of Contents
So… what is Multicraft, anyway?
Welcome to Multicraft!
Basic Server Controls
Using the Console
Editing Config Files
Installing Plugins
Uninstalling/Deleting Plugins
Uploading a World
Guide Credits
So… what is Multicraft anyway?
You just bought a server with this so-called “Multicraft CP”, and you’d like to know what it is.
First off, congratulations on buying a server. I hope you and your players like it
So, to me, Multicraft is a bit like “server control panel 2.0”. It provides a user interface for all your server needs. For example, with Multicraft, you won’t have to run start.bin; you can just click a button. Multicraft is great for beginners, as it takes a lot of the guesswork out of running a server. You won’t be confused whether the command to stop your server is “/stop” or “/halt”, because you won’t be using them.
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Welcome to Multicraft!
Alright. We’ve logged you in. Let’s show you around now.
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Basic Server Controls
This should be simple. Here’s a marked-up version of the main server page. See the corresponding number below for more information on that specific element:
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Using the Console/Chatlog
Multicraft works a little differently than your ordinary home-hosted server - the chatlog and the console are separate. It does get a little annoying having to switch between the console and the chatlog, but deal with it, bro.
Here’s how to access the chat log:
You can use the customary console as well, just like all the other people who host servers on their computers. It’s quite useful for small tasks, like whitelisting people on the go or managing your server from your tablet. Here’s how to access it.
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Editing Config Files
Multicraft actually has its own built-in text editor. Here’s how to access it.
If you don’t know what each of these things do, check out this Wiki article (http://www.minecraft...rver.properties) detailing everything.
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Installing Plugins
There are two ways to install plugins, but they depend on your host.
1) Some hosts might have a small plugin database, like mine does. In that case, follow these instructions:
Please note, however: only a few hosts provide this service. Many hosts don’t. For the ones who don’t, use the other method.
2) This is how to install plugins the old-fashioned way. It works almost all of the time, so if Method #1 doesn’t work, or if your host doesn’t support Method #1, try this:
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Uninstalling/Deleting Plugins
If you want to delete a plugin, it’s very similar. Follow the above instructions to navigate to your Plugins folder, and follow these steps:
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Uploading a World
Uploading a world is quite easy.
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Guide Credits
Like I said above, this is still a work-in-progress. More sections will be written as I see fit.
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Thank you, PixelDrum
I appreciate the kind words.
Thank you!
And thank you for telling me that there aren't any grammer errors
Not a single grammar mistake that I could see.
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Wait, uh... what?
Care to tell me which sections?
plugins, FTP and there is three in uploading worlds.
There. All the IPs should be hidden now.
Please tell me if you see any more
Can mods pin threads?
Heh, thanks If there's anything you want to see me put in, by all means, tell me
Thank you for a concise and accurate guide with clear instructions and pics to show what is what and where it is.
Thank you I'm glad that all those hours put into writing this helped someone.
(Sidenote: I'm male.)
Thanks
As for other control panels, I'm probably not going to do a McMyAdmin guide in the near future, since I don't really know of many hosts that still use MCMA. If any other panels get really popular in the near future, though, I could consider doing guides for those as well.