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How to Install a Minecraft Server on Your Linux VPS ​

  1. Update system
    Update your system and install the necessary programs.

    apt update && upgrade -y
    apt update && upgrade -y
    Debian 10
    apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 73C3DB2A
    apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 73C3DB2A
    echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/java/ubuntu focal main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/java.list
    echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/java/ubuntu focal main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/java.list
    apt update
    apt update
    apt install screen gnupg oracle-java17-installer -y
    apt install screen gnupg oracle-java17-installer -y

    Accept the license conditions by clicking on "OK" with TAB and confirm with ENTER. In the following window click on "YES" and confirm again with ENTER.

    Debian 11
    apt install screen openjdk-17-jre-headless -y
    apt install screen openjdk-17-jre-headless -y
    Ubuntu
    sudo apt install screen gnupg software-properties-common -y
    sudo apt install screen gnupg software-properties-common -y
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install oracle-java17-installer -y
    sudo apt install oracle-java17-installer -y

    Accept the license conditions by clicking on "OK" with TAB and confirm with ENTER. In the following window click on "YES" and confirm again with ENTER.

  2. Create subuser
    Create a subuser for the Minecraft server and log in with it.

    adduser minecraft --disabled-login
    adduser minecraft --disabled-login
    su minecraft -l
    su minecraft -l

  3. Select version
    Choose a server version to download (for example Spigot 1.19.3).

    wget https://download.getbukkit.org/spigot/spigot-1.19.3.jar
    wget https://download.getbukkit.org/spigot/spigot-1.19.3.jar

  4. Create start file
    Create a start.sh file for launching the server.

    nano start.sh
    nano start.sh

    Copy the following line and paste it with a left click:

     screen -AmdS minecraft java -Xms1G -Xmx1G -jar spigot-1.19.3.jar
     screen -AmdS minecraft java -Xms1G -Xmx1G -jar spigot-1.19.3.jar

    WARNING

    Change the 1 in -Xmx1G to the number of your RAM e.g. 10 (server with 10 gigabyte RAM).

    INFO

    Save the entry with CTRL + O and close the window with CTRL + X.

  5. Accept licenses
    Accept the EULA and assign the correct file rights.

    echo "eula = true" > eula.txt
    echo "eula = true" > eula.txt
    chmod +x start.sh
    chmod +x start.sh

  6. Start server
    Run the start script to launch your Minecraft server.

    ./start.sh
    ./start.sh

    INFO

    The console can be opened with "screen -r minecraft".

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