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Self-hosting minecraft (downonthestreet.eu)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Hi! I want to selfhost a minecraft server for my kid and hjs friends. I havent played minecraft in quite a few years ...

Where do I start to self host one?

I am already seflhosting lost of stuff from 'Arrs to Jellyfin and Immich and more, so I am not asking on how to do it technically, but where to look for and what to host for a proper Minecraft server!

Edit: choosed to setup this https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-bedrock-server and so far, super smooth and easy peasy!

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why is everyone suggesting random third party shit?

Cause the official stuff runs like shit

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Maybe 5 years ago. Vanilla runs fine these days.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not when compared to the third party servers. Not only do they run better but they give the option of using plugins or mods to further improve performance and enhance gameplay.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It has been a long time since I ran MC servers, you could do all of that with self hosting though. I still remember around 2011 running a server at school with a PC we found in a skip. Glorious 750MB of RAM! It ran alright though for a room full of people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

When I said 3rd party I meant non mojang jars, not hosting providors

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Amazing scavenge! I've got a server for my partner and I, vanilla+. One mod we have pauses the entire server if nobody is online, it works fantastically and only RAM is held, minimal CPU usage. Vanilla server runs perfectly fine for my case.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Ressource hog.
3rd party solutions run more efficient.