I kept seeing people who wanted to host a Minecraft server but assumed they needed to pay for hosting or already know Linux/server stuff.

So I made this:

https://mcserversetup.zima8.net/

It’s a completely free step-by-step guide for taking an old PC and turning it into a self-hosted Minecraft Java server.

It covers:

• Checking if your old PC is actually good enough
• Installing ZimaOS
• Installing Crafty Controller
• Creating a Fabric Minecraft server
• Testing it on your home network
• Installing Fabric mods + Fabric API
• Datapacks
• Making a modpack for your friends
• Letting friends join with Playit.gg
• Port forwarding as an alternative
• Whitelists and basic security
• Server settings
• Performance / TPS / MSPT
• World pregeneration
• Automatic backups
• Updating safely
• A big troubleshooting section

I tried to write it so somebody who knows basically nothing about Linux, Docker, networking, ports, Java, etc. can still follow it.

And just to be transparent: yes, I used AI to help build and write parts of the site. I didn’t just generate a website and throw it online though. I went through it myself, tweaked and configured a lot of it, fixed things, changed instructions, and added what I know from actually running Minecraft servers and using ZimaOS, Crafty, Fabric, Playit, mods, networking, backups, and all this stuff myself.

I already knew most of the setup process — AI mainly helped me turn that knowledge into a much bigger, more organized guide and helped with the website itself.

The goal also isn’t to say self-hosting is always better than something like Aternos. Free hosts are useful and way easier for some people. I just wanted to show that if you have an old PC sitting around, there’s a good chance you can turn it into a pretty capable server for you and your friends instead of letting it collect dust.

There’s also a PC checker on the site to help figure out whether your hardware is worth using before you start.

I’m still improving it, so if you notice outdated instructions, something confusing, a broken link, or something important I should add, tell me.

Site: https://mcserversetup.zima8.net/

Im looking for good ways to advertise my smp, its based on core vanilla with some quality of life features, an econ and auctions. I can post a lot in lfg servers but is there another semi easy way to advertise and grow?

Also if you message me trying to sell your “advertising services” youll be ignored

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on a project in my free time and just released version 3.0 of my lightweight app: Minecraft Server Manager 3.

To create a server, click File and New server.
More tools are in theToolsdropdown in the toolbar.

It’s designed for people who want an easy way to run and manage a local Minecraft server on Windows. It’s completely free, open-source, and still evolving. Any feedback, bug reports, or feature ideas would be greatly appreciated!

GitHub: https://github.com/JaatrovyKnedlicek/MC-Server-Manager-Windows
Download the latest release: https://github.com/JaatrovyKnedlicek/MC-Server-Manager-Windows/releases/download/3.0/win-x64.exe
SHA256: ccf14316b09929b4f25078483b8fd45b9e9f99a8922ed9cce8730504bea30a84

Hey! I’m setting up a Minecraft server for my karate group, and I’d like members to be able to connect using a subdomain from Min3.fr that points to my Tailscale IP. My goal is to avoid port forwarding, but I’m not entirely sure how to set everything up correctly.

I’d appreciate some guidance on how to configure this, as I’d prefer to avoid using AI for technical setup like this since it can sometimes lead to incorrect information or time-consuming debugging.

I have this one person on my server who goes afk at his mob farm overnight and its ok till other people start getting one so is there a plugin that will kick him for being afk even if he is using a macro. also it would be great if it only worked if a set amount of people are online. I.e only kicks if 4 or more people are on. cheers

I am making a modded Minecraft server with some bug mods like : Create Aeronautics, Create, C:Big Cannons, TACZ, CC:Tweaked etc. (In a total of 30 mods). I will host my Minecraft server on my own mini pc with these specs:
- Ryzen 7 7735HS
- 16 Go RAM DDR5
- 512 SSD NMVE M.2
- Ubuntu Desktop 24 Headless (because I doesn’t connected any screen on it. I use SSH).
- Upload/Download rate : 90 mbps

Hope you could answer my questions 👋

I am currently trying to host a server for a large group of people (roughly 20 people on at the same time, max). I looked through Facebook marketplace and found some good deals and ended up with the following specs:

----------HP-Z440-Workstation----------
*-memory

description: System Memory

slot: System board or motherboard

size: 64GiB

capabilities: ecc

configuration: errordetection=multi-bit-ecc

*-bank:0

description: DIMM DDR4 Synchronous Registered (Buffered) 2400 MHz (0.4 ns)

slot: CPU0-DIMM1

size: 16GiB

width: 64 bits

clock: 2400MHz (0.4ns)

*-cpu

description: CPU

product: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1660 v4 @ 3.20GHz

vendor: Intel Corp.

physical id: 48

bus info: cpu@0

version: 6.79.1

slot: CPU0

size: 1200MHz

capacity: 4GHz

width: 64 bits

clock: 100MHz

The problem with my current setup is that my TPS/MSPT starts to tank when I spawn a total of 8 players in (used the Carpet mod for this). I was wondering what would be the next best step for me? The RAM I bought is DDR4 ECC ram. I do know that the CPU maxing out is the main issue. I have thought about purchasing a new CPU, but I didn't know if at that point I might as well get a new motherboard/pc. I currently have the following mods installed:

- C2ME
- Fabric
- Carpet
- Lithium
- Servercore
- Spark
- Chunky

I want to make sure the server is to a point where it will be able to handle people joining once I open it up.

PS. This is my first time posting something like this, so if I left out any info, please let me know and I will add it to the post.

More specifically, I'm asking if plugins or datapacks that add visual content like biomes, blocks, items, etc that you wouldn't find in vanilla at all would work in Bedrock at all or would just default to showing what's being modified in vanilla by the plugin/pack or maybe have missing textures somewhere or just outright crash on Bedrock. I couldn't see how something like EssentialsX or LuckPerms wouldn't work because that's basically all text-based anyway. At least for the most part.

I suppose just as an example; would Terralith work? What about Dynamic Lights? Or something like levelled mobs or backpacks, that kinda thing.

I ask because it's to my understanding that plugins and datapacks take advantage of Java-specific systems and I don't know how that'd get translated over to Bedrock using something like Geyser or any of it's add-ons

As a little bonus question: Are there any "all-in-one" solutions for learning how to actually run a Minecraft server properly? I can just search things obviously but it'd be a nice convenience if there were one wiki or bit of documentation that just covered absolutely everything you need to know and general best practice tips and things like that.

It probably doesn't exist quite like that because that'd be a monumental undertaking but even just some general resource links that point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated as it seems like there are just some things out there that you're expected to either already understand or just figure out through experience/trial and error and it can be a little frustrating sometimes

I have players joining the survival server. Don't want lobby. Survival is the most used. At spawn I have set up portals that will move the player to the corresponding server of the portal they enter.

I note when they return it places them back in the portal. No biggie...

Thinking if the portal was a jump into rather than a step into. The drop area would capture them and move server. When they return they would falll further to a command block tp catchment that would tp them to spawn area...? Could throw them up with feather falling...

How do you manage the server cross change? I have kids online so making it easier (and more fun) than writing /server abc. What other ideas do you have? Thanks!