Download the server.jar file from Minecraft's official site. Players can find the server.jar file for the latest version on the site. After downloading, make sure the file name is ...

java -Xms1024M -Xmx1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui This will assign 1GB of RAM to your server. If you’re using the 32-bit version of Java, 1GB is your limit.

Unlike previous versions, Minecraft server software now relies on the latest version of Java (Java 16) in order to function correctly.

For Minecraft players interested in playing with a smaller group of friends, Mojang offers Realms, servers that’ll be online, even when you’re not.

Java Edition users of Minecraft will need Java installed. After doing that, you’ll need to download the version of Minecraft Forge that matches your server version.