Minecraft as a windows service! Not that bad, but a bit tricksy.
Refs:
Download the server files:
- Get minecraft_server.jar from Minecraft Download Page
- Download yajsw from http://sourceforge.net/projects/yajsw/
Installing the Server
- create the folder: “C:\program files\minecraft_server”, and copy minecraft.jar to this folder.
- create the folder “C:\program files\minecraft_server\yajsw” and extract the contents of the yajsw download file to this folder.
- double-click minecraft.jar to start the server
- open windows task manager, processes tab, view -> select columns, PID
- task manager -> applications tab -> right-click “minecraft server” -> go to process
- write down the “PID” that the javaw.exe process is using.
- open a command prompt, and go to C:\program files\minecraft_server\yajsw\bat
- run: genConf.bat <pid number>
- open the ‘wrapper.conf’ file in .\yajsw\conf with notepad
- edit the following settings. Use double slashes in the config file!
- wrapper.console.title=Minecraft Server Console
- wrapper.working.dir=”C:\\Program\ Files\\minecraft_server”
- wrapper.ntservice.name=minecraft
- wrapper.ntservice.displayname=Minecraft Server
- wrapper.ntservice.description=Minecraft server.
- No other wrapper.conf settings need changed, even if they look blank and mandatory.
- in a command prompt, go back to the .\yajsw\bat folder
- run: InstallService.bat
Configuring the Server
- Edit “server.properties” and change any settings you want.
- Note: I couldn’t get the ‘admins.txt’ to work, so I installed the Hey0 mod to help with administration instead.
- Configure windows firewall to allow minecraft outgoing — it’s port 25566 by default.
- open a command prompt, and run:
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Minecraft Sever - 25566" dir=in action=allow localport=25566 protocol=tcp
Extras
If you want to run the Hey0 mod, check out this post: Installing the Hey0 Minecraft Server Mod (as a Windows Service)
To-Do \ Wishlist
- Powershell script to add admins based off of an AD group: “Minecraft Admins”
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If you’re running vista or windows 7 don’t forget to choose run as administrator when you run installService.bat.
I can’t get this to work. “getConfig.bat ” halts and returns:
C:\Program Files\Minecraft\yajsw\bat>call setenv.bat
java -Xmx30m -jar “C:\Program Files\Minecraft\yajsw\bat\/../wrapper.jar” -g 3420
-d “C:\Program Files\Minecraft\yajsw\bat\/../conf/wrapper.conf.default” “C:\Pro
gram Files\Minecraft\yajsw\bat\/../conf/wrapper.conf”
‘java’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Press any key to continue . . .
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
You have to add java to your system path. Edit your environment variables and add the location of java.exe to the PATH variable.
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Hi – I keep getting this error no matter what I try, does javaw.exe need to be quoted, for example: “C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre6\\bin\\javaw.exe”
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>genconfig 6488
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>rem usage genconfig.bat [-d
]
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>cd D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_
Server\yajsw\bat\
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>call setenv.bat
“java” -Xmx30m -jar “D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat\/../wrapper.
jar” -g 6488 -d “D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat\/../conf/wrapper
.conf.default” “D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat\/../conf/wrapper.
conf”
07/04/2012 1:10:29 PM org.apache.commons.vfs.VfsLog info
INFO: Using “C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\2\vfs_cache” as temporary files
store.
************* GENERATING YAJSW CONFIGURATION FOR PID 6488 **********************
*
process command line:
“C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe” -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -jar “D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\Minecraft_Server.exe”
creating java configuration file
—————–
Output file: D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat\..\conf\wrapper.conf
—————–
NOTE: check/edit the following properties in the config file!
wrapper.app.account, wrapper.app.password: either set the password or remove the
account
wrapper.java.command
wrapper.working.dir
wrapper.ntservice.name, wrapper.ntservice.displayname, wrapper.ntservice.descrip
tion
—————–
Press any key to continue . . .
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>installService.bat
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>cd D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat\
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>call setenv.bat
“java” -Xmx30m -jar “D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat\/../wrapper.
jar” -i “D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat\/../conf/wrapper.conf”
07/04/2012 1:15:49 PM org.apache.commons.vfs.VfsLog info
INFO: Using “C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\2\vfs_cache” as temporary files
store.
************* INSTALLING C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe **************
*********
error during install 123
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
Service C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe NOT installed
Press any key to continue . . .
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>dir “C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe”
Volume in drive C is SYS
Volume Serial Number is 3C8B-5C6E
Directory of C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin
07/04/2012 11:11 AM 149,280 javaw.exe
1 File(s) 149,280 bytes
0 Dir(s) 7,214,534,656 bytes free
D:\shares\minecraft\minecraft_Server\yajsw\bat>
Sir your head is filled with INGENIOUSNESS
C:\Documents and Settings\my pc>C:\program files\minecraft_server\yajsw\bat
‘C:\program’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
The instructions worked amazingly. I was even able to use this to start up a Yogscraft Complete server. Instead of using the Mine_Craft directory, you have to use the Yogscraft Complete server location. Mine for example: “C:\atlauncher\Servers\YogscastCompletePack_2875RRYOGS”
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This guide worked great! Many Thanks
I have not run my server 24/7 because we are a small private community. The server is never used over the day.
I have my server shut down in a timed manner by task scheduling (during the week at night at 2 AM). Via my home control I leave the PC (Windows 7) then wake-up LAN by 4 PM again.
This works so well!
My question:
Is there a way to call the server console when the Minecraft server is started as a service?
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