That method doesn’t necessarily help OS X and Linux users however, so we’re going to use the. EXE file and run it, with a convenient little graphical user window. One method is very Windows-centric as you simply download an. There are two ways to approach installing the simple vanilla Mojang-supplied Minecraft server. Setting Up a Simple Vanilla Minecraft Server Factor in that each world resides on each separate computer and suddenly it becomes a real hassle for more than one person to work on a given map. If there are two parents and two kids playing Minecraft in a household for example, and they spend a few hours one weekend working on a big structure hosted by Kid #2, then anytime anyone wants to work on that world/structure again they need Kid #2 to fire up their game and share it with everyone else by opening it to the LAN.

One of the most frustrating elements of the Minecraft local multiplayer experience (both for the PC and the PE edition) is that the original game host has to be active to access previous creations. Today we’re looking at how to run a simple local Minecraft server both with and without mods. While it’s easy enough to share a Minecraft map with other local players on your network, it’s nice to be able to run a dedicated server so people can come and go without the original game host loading up Minecraft.

Forge server jar