MINECRAFT server?

darinjacobs

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Hi, my son would like to have his own server for Minecraft. I have no clue what that entails and the cost.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you
Darin
 
Doesn't cost anything! It's easy to set up. There should be a tutorial online or even when you download the server from minecraft. You gotta download it then you can change some settings and such and your IP address is how you invite people to join.

I have done it before and it was real easy to set up just been a while so I'm sorry I'm not much help. I'm not home so I can't go through it more lol
 
Thank you.

I should be more clear as Im new to Minecraft.

I dont want to use our PC's to host. We want to use one of the outside hosting services. Make sense? I was told that if we host it our speed will be bogged down by all the users connected to our server.
 
as far as having a hosting service host it, you need to know how many people you are looking to host. Most hosting services either limit the amount of slots you can have (people on at once), the memory you utilize, or the bandwidth you use.

I did a quick google for "minecraft server hosting" and came up with several. One has the smallest available at 10$/mo. for a server that is recommended for 1-5 people at once. You can have more but it may bog down. Seems the main limitation is the memory.

I would definiitely ask if they charge extra for bandwidth overage, because that can always bite you (sort of like long distance bitd).

And yes, running your own on a PC you have lying around will hit your access, but really it is going to be mostly your upload. Your son will have super fast access (local network and all), and his friends will be a little slower. I would say either go with a 10$/mo one for a month and see how you like it, or set one up on a spare PC you have and let him try it out. He may get bored of his own server after a bit and just go back to playing on others.
 
I run my own Linux based Bukkit server at home, and on a 6mbit/1mbit connection we have no problems with 6 users.

I would definitely run a bukkit server with McMyAdmin, vanilla doesn't offer the level of control and permissions that bukkit allows for.

Unless you're hosting for the masses and wanting to have dozens of people on your server at any given time, I don't see the point in paying for some service.
 
We used Akliz for a while, though we had a special deal for about $7 a month. I never used the interface personally, but it worked well for my wife and our friends.
 
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