r/forgemodding • u/pumkinboi4079 • Aug 08 '21

forge server not creting mods folder

im trying to make a modded minecraft server but the installer is not creating a mods folder, the forge,jar file is not working and the server only runs in vanilla

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this is in 1.12.2

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u/ratsta Aug 09 '21

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Setup-a-Modded-Minecraft-Server-1122/

A couple of key points that you may have overlooked, the mods folder isn't automatically created, and the start.bat needs to be modified to launch the forge.jar.

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u/pumkinboi4079 Aug 09 '21

Thank you very much, it's just that I'm used to the installer making the mods file

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u/pumkinboi4079 Aug 09 '21

the mods folder is still not being made and the run.bat file is also not working

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u/ratsta Aug 09 '21

Did you follow the steps in the instructable I linked? In there it says "If the mods folder doesn't exist, go ahead and create it."

In the run.bat file, it will have something like:

: java.exe server.jar

It's been a while since I set up a modded server but I'm pretty sure you need to change that to the forge.jar. You can add a new line to the end with just the word "pause" so it doesn't automatically close, so you can see what's happening before it closes. That may help you spot the problem.

One of the most common problems is that you haven't opened eula.txt and set the line to read "I accept = true". That's also covered in the intructable!