In this project, we'll teach you host your very own Java/Bedrock Minecraft Server using Cloud Shell Terminal. This works under Ubuntu/Debian based Linux operation system. This project requires NO CREDIT CARD and the whole project is entirely FREE! You can make a server without costing you anything.
The following features are added into this project are:
- Supports different types of Bedrock Servers
- Clean & Friendly Interface
- Supports Additional type of Java Server (eg. Sponge, Paper, Fabric etc)
- Added Server Management
- Easier functional scripts (eg. ./uninstall allows you to delete your server easily)
- Instant EULA script setup (Completly skipping this part which makes other people's life much easier to manage)
- Faster Server Installation (It would probably take you like approx 30 seconds to setup a server)
Watch this Tutorial with ArcticWoof
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You can view your exact specs by doing neofetch in the console
- Clone this GitHub Project into the Console:
git clone https://github.com/lordofwizard/mcserver
- Go into
mcserverdirectory:
cd mcserver
- Allow all commands executable:
chmod +x *
- Run the Installation Script:
./install
Follow the installation step shown in the console
- Run the Start Server Script:
./startserver
(You only need to do this if you chose No.)
- Clone this GitHub Project into the Console:
git clone https://github.com/DumbCaveSpider/Minecraft-Cloud-Shell
- Go into
Minecraft-Cloud-Shelldirectory:
cd Minecraft-Cloud-Shell
- Allow all commands executable:
chmod +x *
- Run the Installation Script:
./install
Follow the installation step shown in the console
- Run the Start Server Script:
./startserver
(You only need to do this if you chose No.)
This only applies to Java Servers including Nukkit or the EULA script didn't work for you. *You can skip this part as this is already done for you.
If you first start up your server, it will fail to start because you need to accept the EULA to run properly.
- Go to the server directory and accept the EULA
cd server
nano eula.txt
- Be sure that
eula.txtcontains the following text below:
eula=true
Do Ctrl + W then press Y to save and press Enter exit the text editor.
- Go back to the main directory:
cd ..
- And Restart the Server.
- Now everything should be functional and ready. You can check if your server is up and running by doing
screen -r server.
- To join your server, start your server by doing
./startserver(If you haven't started it yet) and do this command:
screen -r playit
- Now click the Claim URL and it should show you your host IP and Tunnel Server.
- Once your in that page, scroll down and click Add Tunnel on Minecraft Java/Bedrock and next to the Local server address, click Add.
- Now copy the generated dedicated IP something along with
auto.playit.ggand copy it into the Server Address in Minecraft and now you can play the server.
(Note: If you want to change the Claim URL, you need to Stop the Server. This will reset your server IP.)
- To access your server console, open this following session:
screen -r server
To completly stop the server, you can do ./stopserver on the Linux console or do exit or stop on the Minecraft console
- To Detach the session you can do it using the following keyboard shortcuts
CTRL + Athen pressD
- If you are using like a cracked version of Minecraft Java Edition
Example: Tlauncher
- Go to
server.propertiesand find the propertiesonline-mode:
nano server.properties
- Change it from
truetofalse
online-mode=false
Do Ctrl + W then press Y to save and press Enter exit the text editor.
- Restart your server after you apply these changes.
If you want to access your server files, go to Open Editor on the top right.
- Once you there, if you don't see any folders on the left side, you can
Open Folderand pickmcserverand go toserverto view and modify anything inside. - If you made any changes on your server, restart your server. After you restarted your server, all the changes are saved into your server.
If you want to access your server files, on the right side of the screen, you can find a section called Files and open the folder where server is to modify the game server.
If you want to change the variables inside the script or just tweak something for your server to work, you can change and edit the varibles/
- To do this, go to either
/JavaInstallScriptsor/BedrockInstallScriptsonCloud Shell Editorfor Google Cloud Shell or in theFilessection in Deepnote
The following Java servers are supported for custom variables:
- Fabric
- Forge
- Paper
- Vanilla
The following Bedrock servers are supported for custom variables:
- Nukkit
- PocketmineMP
- Vanilla
These servers aren't supported for custom variables:
- Sponge
Java(This server type is too old and it only supports direct download) - GoMint
Bedrock(No Variables needed for this type of server)
If you don't know what restarting your server mean, here's the step.
- Go to
mcserveror../mcserver/directory and do this command. - Stop the server which stops both the Minecraft Server and Playit.gg tunneling system:
./stopserver
- And now start your server again:
./startserver
Now your server has fully restarted.
There's only ONE way to keep your server online longer than 20 minutes:
- You must Keep your browser open to keep your server online. This so the shell doesn't get terminated when it's unused or the browser is closed.
(Don't worry, your device that is being used to host your server isn't affected from the intensity of your server.)
If you have any method the would possibly keep the server alive 24/7, feel free to Fork this project and request a Pull to this project. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
While I was editing this project, I notice that Google has added a quota for each Cloud Shell uses and you can only host your server for the max of 50 hours per Week.
Once you used all of the hours, you can't use it again until next week.
Sadly you can't use the host IP into your dedicated IP as it won't let you join that server, you can only join your server by the generated dedicated IP provided by playit.gg. If you know how to reverse proxy the tunnel system, you can actually use the host IP to make a dedicated IP for your server but I highly doubt that would ever happen.
Each Cloud Shell session will have different specs of your server based on your physical location so you won't always get the best performance of your server but good news being that it's always the range between 8GB to 16GB so you won't have to worry about lag when playing in the server with high processing in your server.
- If you want to make a new or delete your server, do this command inside
~/mcserver:
./uninstall
It will tell you if you really want to uninstall it or not.
- This will remove the whole server folder and you can make a new one again by doing
./install
This project will constantly update day after day until I make a perfect project. If you have install this project before and it has some lack of features, you can update the project by doing this steps.
- First, go to the default folder
cd
- Now delete the whole project (Be careful, backup/download your world folder FIRST before deleting it. You can't go back once you do this command):
sudo rm -r mcserver
If the project is completely deleted, you can Clone the Project again and it should be up to date with the new features and code from this project!
Now you can host your very own Minecraft Server for both Java & Bedrock fast and easy and it won't cost you a single penny to make a fast and strong server. Best of all, IT'S FOREVER! Feel free to leave any requests you would like me to add into the project. If you have any issues, go to the Issues tab and submit a issue there.
Project Creator: LordOfWizard
Tutorial Creator: DumbCaveSpider
Project Maintainer: Silent-Crafter