Minecraft is a game sandbox which a few years ago alone was created by the Swedish programmer Markus Persson. Its game which world completely consists of cubes became a hit and subdued millions of people worldwide. It is necessary to notice that there is both singleplayer the version, and multiplayer. In the last it is possible to play on special servers together with other living players. The same who already long travel all over the world Minecraft ask a question sooner or later how to become the server administrator.
What any Minecraft server administrator should know
The administrator should be the fair and adequate person, know a set of game commands, it is desirable to be able to build and service different mini-games. If you decided to be an administrator on the personal server, then besides it is necessary to know and be able to configure configuration files of the server, to install and configure plug-ins, to pay a hosting.
Simple path to become the administrator
If you already have some play experience and you know many commands, it is possible to try happiness on the different already existing servers. Come on them, find coordinates of the chief manager and communicate so that he wanted to see you the assistant. In this case you should not buy a hosting, to create on it the server, to configure it, to order advertizing and promotion that there was an attendance, to create the website, group , etc.
Here the main thing to prove to be in the correct light, it is impossible just having added to the messenger, to begin to beg. Write competently, without errors, with self-respect. Prove the desire to become the administrator, point out the merits. Consider what to the chief manager usually writes a huge number of people and all of them ask something.
Often administrator rights sell for some sum of money. Here pay attention to reputation of the project, the server. Whether long it exists what people about it leave comments. Pay attention to the server, it runs smoothly? It completely suits you? If everything is all right and you are ready to make money, begin to agree about the translation.
Difficult and expensive way
The chief manager you can become only if you create the own Minecraft server. First of all it is necessary to find the worthy hosting suiting you at the price. Today it is enough to use any search engine for this purpose. Pay attention to its characteristics. For full operation of the Minecraft server the good processor is necessary. Too low power on one of kernels will lead to failures in work. In other words, several low-power kernels will not save your server from logs because almost all main information is processed in one flow. Namely: chanka, tayla, light, entity (almost all game objects), spavn mob, data processing of players, generation and loading of chanok, saving chanok , etc. If there is a choice of 2 powerful kernels or 8 weak, it is better to take 2 powerful. It concerns also a case when you rent a car somewhere (you buy vds) and when you assemble the home server machine.
Selecting amount of random access memory for the server machine, you proceed from calculation — 50 megabytes on 1 slot. That is, if you want to have the server for 100 people, increase 100 by 50 and for correctness add 200 more that the lack of the RAM was not for certain.
Having bought the server, the constant IP address which will serve as the address for a game server of Minecraft will go into your disposal. Download a distribution kit from the official site, then fill in it in one of host machine directories. For this purpose you can use the WinSCP program. For control of the host machine the Putty program is usually used. Data are provided by the company when signing the contract for access, after payment. Subtleties of setup of the Minecraft server cannot be described in one article therefore you need to study the matter independently.
Almost free way
If you have a good powerful computer, good the Internet connection and the constant, white IP address, you can place the Minecraft server at home. The only inconvenience will be here the fact that when you switch off the computer, the work will be stopped also by the server. Besides it is necessary to prepare that the server will consume a large amount of random access memory and processor capacities at once. At insufficiently powerful system you will not be able to create the server on many slots. Such option will be suitable for a friendly joint game rather.
If you use the router, it is necessary not to forget to forward in it that port which was specified in a config of the Minecraft server. As well as in a case with a paid hosting, you need to download a server distribution kit from the official site, to configure it. At desire to add plug-ins, modes , etc. Do not forget that all additional things eat a certain quantity of resources.
One more important point — the version of the server and the client. Today the most popular is the version of Minecraft 1.5.2, for it a huge number of plug-ins and spendthrifts is created, but the same quantity of plug-ins will be created also for 1.6.4 and subsequent versions soon. If you downloaded, installed and started the server of version 1.5.2, then and the client should have the corresponding value. Otherwise the player will not be able to be connected and nothing will turn out.
When the port is forwarded, the server is configured and started, can distribute the IP address of the computer to those who wish to be connected.
Type provided by IP-adresa provider
Nothing will turn out if your IP address dynamic. Then you, at least, should tell every time its new value to all who want to play on the created server. Learn what address at you it is possible, having contacted technical room or help desk of provider. Often because of the shortage of the "white" addresses to which it is possible to be connected with ease the users are connected to "gray" which are not suitable for an idea with the home Minecraft server. In that case learn whether it is possible to switch the address from "gray" to "white" and how much is it.
Hamachi
The most unpretentious option is simulation of a local area network by means of the Hamachi program. Each player puts to himself this program. Someone one starts the Minecraft server on the computer. The Hamachi program gives the constant IP address which is reported to other command by the holder of the server.
This option is good the fact that even the user with the dynamic IP address can use it. Minus is the unwillingness of broad masses to play on the self-made home server moreover and through some additional programs. The competition among holders of the Minecraft servers is big therefore all players try to select the most successful and stable projects. Hamachi is an option for a close circle of friends and acquaintances.