Starting Minecraft Server on Startup

[Junel]

Hi All, 

 

I"m a complete linux CLI noob, but trying to set up a minecraft server for my little brother. 

Everything works fine, however, I have to SSH in and run the startup script (via start.sh found here), however, this closes if I close SSH. 

 

I tried following this tutorial, however, it's not worked. 

Could someone provide me with a fool proof way of getting to start the server. 

 

Currently, my rc.local looks like this: 

 

# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
  printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
fi

/home/pi/Minecraft_Server/./start.sh &

exit 0

 

Thanks, 

 

J 

[kelvinhall05]

This doesn't directly answer your question, but if you are using Ubuntu Server, I recommend something called "screen". Allows you to save and return to SSH sessions even after you've disconnected/reconnected.

[Eigenvektor]

I'd recommend setting it up as a service using systemd:

- https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Tutorials/Server_startup_script

- https://teilgedanken.de/Blog/post/setting-up-a-minecraft-server-using-systemd/

 

Then you can configure it to start as soon as the server is started and you don't have to sign in to run it manually

 

 

[Junel]

Thanks, will try this out in the morning and repeat back. 

 

J

[HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz]

10 hours ago, Junel said:

Hi All, 

 

I"m a complete linux CLI noob, but trying to set up a minecraft server for my little brother. 

Everything works fine, however, I have to SSH in and run the startup script (via start.sh found here), however, this closes if I close SSH. 

 

I tried following this tutorial, however, it's not worked. 

Could someone provide me with a fool proof way of getting to start the server. 

 

Currently, my rc.local looks like this: 

 

# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
  printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
fi

/home/pi/Minecraft_Server/./start.sh &

exit 0

 

Thanks, 

 

J 

Alternatively you can also use cron to schedule it on startup.

[KaratekHD]

I would strongly recommend using systemd for this task.

1. Create the file /etc/systemd/system/minecraft.service :

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touch /etc/systemd/system/minecraft.service

2. Open Nano to edit the file:

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nano /etc/systemd/system/minecraft.service

3. Fill in the following content and replace the path and user:

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[Unit]
Description=Minecraft server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/PATH/TO/START.SH
User=USER

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

4. Save and close

5. Reload SystemD:

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systemctl daemon-reload

6. Enable the unit for autostart:

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systemctl enable minecraft

7. Start the server:

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systemctl start minecraft

8. Enjoy!

 

Sorry for not using code blocks, wrote this on my phone and couldn't find an option to add some. Also, there might be some typing mistakes, again cause of me writing this on my phone. If you have any problems, feel free to ask!