Is there any way to have a online MC game without a server?

[Helpful Tech Witch]

I want to play Minecraft with friends on our own world. 

I would lover to set up a server, but I dont think 2 cores and 4gb ram would be enough.
Is there any way to either 

A. host the  server on my pc when im playing and have it be playable

or

B. have a non local lan game?

It wouldnt be for many people, 4 at a time max.

 

or would a server be wnough?

The specs I can put in a server would be either

A: c2d e4300 + 4gb ecc ddr2 667

or

B: pentium e5200 w/ bsel + 2gb ddr2 666mhz

[Drama Lama]

5 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

I would lover to set up a server, but I dont think 2 cores and 4gb ram would be enough.

it's enough

[Nayr438]

For 4 players the Core2Duo may actually do fine. I would personally try that first.

[tishous]

12 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

I would lover to set up a server, but I dont think 2 cores and 4gb ram would be enough.

It would probably be fine, just make sure nothing else is running on that system. 

[Random_Person1234]

12 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

 A. host the  server on my pc when im playing and have it be playable

I did that with an iMac with a i5-7500

and 8GB of RAM, so you should be fine on a 7400.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

28 minutes ago, Drama Lama said:

it's enough

 

21 minutes ago, tishous said:

It would probably be fine, just make sure nothing else is running on that system. 

Should I opt for more CPU perf or 2gb vs 4gb ram? I can have a faster CPU, but it comes at the cost of max 2gb ram.

 

I need to get a board for my q6600. It would be able to be a 4 core and 4gb.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

22 minutes ago, Random_Person1234 said:

I did that with an iMac with a i5-7500

and 8GB of RAM, so you should be fine on a 7400.

Ok. I'll check that first I think. 

[Nayr438]

1 hour ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

 

Should I opt for more CPU perf or 2gb vs 4gb ram? I can have a faster CPU, but it comes at the cost of max 2gb ram.

 

I need to get a board for my q6600. It would be able to be a 4 core and 4gb.

The core of the server is Single Thread heavy, though it can use multiple threads.

So the faster IPC would be more ideal, however for 3- 5 players the recommended ram configuration is 3 to 4 GB, on a Linux Server with no GUI and 4-6 on a Windows Server with a GUI

PaperMC may also help in running on lower end hardware.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

3 minutes ago, Nayr438 said:

The core of the server is Single Thread heavy, though it can use multiple threads.

So the faster IPC would be more ideal, however for 3- 5 players the recommended ram configuration is 3 to 4 GB, on a Linux Server with no GUI and 4-6 on a Windows Server with a GUI.

PaperMC may also help in running on lower end hardware.

I'm trying to host in my PC that I'll be playing on. I just have to.... Well.... Learn a lot about how the hell to set up ports on a tp link deco

[Nayr438]

6 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

I'm trying to host in my PC that I'll be playing on. I just have to.... Well.... Learn a lot about how the hell to set up ports on a tp link deco

Looks fairly straightforward through the app I guess it uses. https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/1797/

Default Port is "25565" UDP/TCP

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, Nayr438 said:

Looks fairly straightforward through the app I guess it uses. https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/1797/

Default Port is "25565" UDP/TCP

Yeah. That I got. But the static ip is the problem. I cant figure that out.

[Nayr438]

Just now, HelpfulTechWizard said:

Yeah. That I got. But the static ip is the problem. I cant figure that out.

You can just assign it on your system.

Open Command Prompt -> ipconfig
Go to Settings -> Network and Internet -> Change Adapter Settings
Right Click your active Connection -> Properties -> Internet Protocol Version 4 -> Properties

Set it up something like below

 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

6 minutes ago, Nayr438 said:

You can just assign it on your system.

Open Command Prompt -> ipconfig
Go to Settings -> Network and Internet -> Change Adapter Settings
Right Click your active Connection -> Properties -> Internet Protocol Version 4 -> Properties

Set it up something like below

 

Oh. The guide I was using said it had to be done via the router.

[Nayr438]

1 minute ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

Oh. The guide I was using said it had to be done via the router.

The only thing you should need to do on the router is port forwarding to the static ip you assigned to the host.

 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Just now, Nayr438 said:

The only thing you should need to do on the router is port forwarding to the static ip you assigned to the host.

 

ok.

can i use those exact settings for the ip adress? or do i need to change the numbers?

[Nayr438]

Just now, HelpfulTechWizard said:

ok.

can i use those exact settings for the ip adress? or do i need to change the numbers?

You should grab the settings from ipconfig and copy them over. To prevent the DHCP server from assigning your static ip to another device in the event your device temporarily goes offline, I would set the last part of the IP Address to something that wouldn't normally be assigned. DNS can be set to whatever DNS you prefer or your Gateway IP.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, Nayr438 said:

You should grab the settings from ipconfig and copy them over. To prevent the DHCP server from assigning your static ip to another device in the event your device temporarily goes offline, I would set the last part of the IP Address to something that wouldn't normally be assigned. DNS can be set to whatever DNS you prefer or your Gateway IP.

the default gateway is empty in ipconfig. What should I do for it?

[Nayr438]

Just now, HelpfulTechWizard said:

the default gateway is empty in ipconfig. What should I do for it?

Whats the local ipv4 address it spits out?

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, Nayr438 said:

Whats the local ipv4 address it spits out?

nvm i was using the one for my vuirtualbox.

thats probably why the network doesnt work in my virtual box......

[Helpful Tech Witch]

9 minutes ago, Nayr438 said:

Whats the local ipv4 address it spits out?

It works now. Thanks. I'll post again for if it works or not.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

4 hours ago, Drama Lama said:

it's enough

 

4 hours ago, Nayr438 said:

For 4 players the Core2Duo may actually do fine. I would personally try that first.

 

4 hours ago, Random_Person1234 said:

I did that with an iMac with a i5-7500

and 8GB of RAM, so you should be fine on a 7400.

I've got it running. I've not tested load, but it can handle at least me on it. 

Thanks for the help.

[Drama Lama]

9 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

 

 

I've got it running. I've not tested load, but it can handle at least me on it. 

Thanks for the help.

no problem

[archiso]

I don’t know if you’ve got it working but here is what I have to say. I’ve been running multiple servers for about a year now, for how much ram you need it’s more about the plugins/mods and how big the world is than the number of players. 4gb of ram should do everything you need and your cpu is fine, most of my servers run on 2 core pentiums and are fine.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

17 minutes ago, archiso said:

I don’t know if you’ve got it working but here is what I have to say. I’ve been running multiple servers for about a year now, for how much ram you need it’s more about the plugins/mods and how big the world is than the number of players. 4gb of ram should do everything you need and your cpu is fine, most of my servers run on 2 core pentiums and are fine.

I got it working, I just cant verify if it can run 4 players at full tps

[archiso]

Just now, HelpfulTechWizard said:

I got it working, I just cant verify if it can run 4 players at full tps

Ok, also if you are using a pc that you don’t use fir anything else I would recommend some form of Linux with no GUI or lxde.