Uploaded April 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Hello Minecraft players, soon-to-be server owners, server owners, etc / Youtube viewers!
In this video I explain (in depth) how to create and run a Minecraft server!

I cover everything from Downloading, port forwarding, static ip...ing, port-ing, and everything else in between!

Here are the steps in plain text if you're not the type of person that likes to listen to a 25 minute long lecture on how to start a server!
The plain text steps are pretty general, so its advised that you follow the video if you don't know what you're doing.

Materials:
Computer/Dedicated machine
Internets

-- optional --
Static IP (from your ISP)
Domain name


----- Directions! -----
1. Download the Minecraft server
2. Setup your computer's static IP
- Go to "internet adapters"
- Go to properties
3. Run the server and test to see if you can connect to it locally
4. Setup port forward on your router
- Go to the default IP for your router
* techspot.com/guides/287-default-router-ip-addresses
- log in using the default username and password if they are still default
* phenoelit-us.org/dpl/dpl.html
- Go to Port forward
5. Test the connection by using your External IP

Congratulations! You now have a running minecraft server!

Also, sometimes what can happen if you are connecting to your external ip:
kodleeshare.net/other/your_external_ip.png