MineOS is a complete Minecraft server platform with a web GUI, automated backups, archives, performance statistics, and other features.
Setting up a Minecraft server on MineOS is easy and should take only a few minutes to get up and working on an AKLWEB HOST Server.
Overview
- Install dependencies.
- Install MineOS.
- Configure MineOS.
- Play Minecraft with your friends.
Setup
You should start with a fresh install of your chosen operating system, in this case, we are using Debian 7.
Install The Needed Dependencies
apt-get update
apt-get -y install screen python-cherrypy3 rdiff-backup git openjdk-7-jre-headless
Create A Directory And Download MineOS.
mkdir -p /usr/games
cd /usr/games git clone git://github.com/hexparrot/mineos minecraft cd minecraft git config core.filemode false chmod +x server.py mineos_console.py generate-sslcert.sh
ln -s /usr/games/minecraft/mineos_console.py /usr/local/bin/mineos
Copy files and set up permissions.
cp /usr/games/minecraft/init/mineos /etc/init.d/
chmod 744 /etc/init.d/mineos
update-rc.d mineos defaults
cp /usr/games/minecraft/init/minecraft /etc/init.d/
chmod 744 /etc/init.d/minecraft
update-rc.d minecraft defaults
cp /usr/games/minecraft/mineos.conf /etc/
Create A Self-Signed Certificate For HTTPS
cd /usr/games/minecraft ./generate-sslcert.sh
Start MineOS
service mineos start
Create A User
adduser <somename>
Log Into The Web UI
Navigate to https://yourip:8888. Your browser will ask if you want to connect due to the self-signed certificate. Accept the connection. Log in using your root credentials.
Configure Minecraft
- In the left pane, click “Manage Profiles” and create at least one server profile.
- Click “update” profile.
- Log out as root.
Create A Server
- Log in as the user you created before.
- Click “Create New Server” on the left pane.
- Fill in your Minecraft server settings.
- Click “Dashboard” on the left pane.
- Select your server.
- Click Start.
If everything is working, then your server will start. For a few moments, you will see “-1” for “Players Online”. This will go to 0. Then, you can log in with your Minecraft client.
Play Minecraft
Connect to your server with its IP or domain name (if you created one) and the port from the server settings. The default port is 25565.