Use Linux while server running

[ConnerWithAnE]

So I got a minecraft server running on an ubuntu server but I was wondering if there was anyway to still other parts of the system? By this I mean that I would like to potentially run a terraria server or something of the sort from the system at the same time. Thinking about it now this may not be possible but just curious if there is any way that I can get out of the server log screen without stopping the server. Thanks!

[Eigenvektor]

12 minutes ago, FivePlyPaper said:

So I got a minecraft server running on an ubuntu server but I was wondering if there was anyway to still other parts of the system? By this I mean that I would like to potentially run a terraria server or something of the sort from the system at the same time. Thinking about it now this may not be possible but just curious if there is any way that I can get out of the server log screen without stopping the server. Thanks!

Configure the server so that minecraft runs as a service instead of a foreground application. That would be the best solution.

 

Other than that, log in on a different terminal: Ctrl+Alt+(F1–F12). Or use "screen" to run the process, which allows you to move it into the background. I'd see those as quick temporary workarounds. Running a server application as a service is the way to go if you want your server to do more than one thing at a time.

 

~edit: These might serve as a starting point:

• https://gist.github.com/justinjahn/4fe65b552b0622662420928cc8ffc7c0
• https://teilgedanken.de/Blog/post/setting-up-a-minecraft-server-using-systemd/

[Dutch_Master]

Yes, it's very much possible. Welcome to Linux!