Tekkit server hosting on a mac (having problems)

[Cavernace]

Im haivng problems setting up a server on a mac, and was wondering if anyone could explain steps to me if they have had experience on a map. And yes, Torezu, I know, i should have read the directions or whatever. Just please dont comment telling me to do so, I've done it, and I cant find any help. Thanks!

[Torezu]

And yes, Torezu, I know, i should have read the directions or whatever.

Why would I tell you that? There's no Mac tutorial.

[Cavernace]

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[king_spongey]

Im haivng problems setting up a server on a mac, and was wondering if anyone could explain steps to me if they have had experience on a map. And yes, Torezu, I know, i should have read the directions or whatever. Just please dont comment telling me to do so, I've done it, and I cant find any help. Thanks!

ok.... explain the "problems" you've been having and your steps you've gone thru to attempt to setup the server

[wesim]

is there a guide for setting up a tekkit server for mac? i cant seem to find it.

[JohnScarlet]

Making a server on a Mac is almost as easy as making one on windows, only instead of using the launch.bat file in the server folder you have to launch the server using terminal. If you don't know what that is then you're better off just looking for "how to make tekkit server mac" tutorial on YouTube. There are always plenty of those.

[nicko6113]

make sure you have java 7 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-7u4-downloads-1591156.html

use textedit and make a file named start.command with the following

#!/bin/sh

cd "$(dirname "$0")"

exec /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -Xmx3G -Xms2G -jar Tekkit.jar nogui

open your terminal and run chmod a+x and drag start.command into terminal. then hit enter.

if you havent already move the start.command file you created and put it in with your tekkit server folder.

it should work. im not a heavy mac user more of a linux guy. let me know if it doesn't work.

[blankrobot1]

I tried doing that, btw thank you for taking the time, but it just keeps saying something things in the terminal saying ive dont have permission e.g.

chmod a+x

usage:chmod [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-a | +a | =a [# [ n]]] mode|entry file ...

chmod [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-E | -C | -N | -i | -I] file ...

MacBook-Pro:~ ldpink$ /Users/ldpink/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_3/start.command

-bash: /Users/ldpink/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_3/start.command: Permission denied

[JohnScarlet]

If you want to launch the server and don't mind typing in terminal to do so, then just write:

cd Desktop/Tekkit_Server_3

java -Xmx2G -Xms2G -jar Tekkit.jar nogui

[S3NL4C]

I tried doing that, btw thank you for taking the time, but it just keeps saying something things in the terminal saying ive dont have permission e.g.

chmod a+x

usage:chmod [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-a | +a | =a [# [ n]]] mode|entry file ...

chmod [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-E | -C | -N | -i | -I] file ...

MacBook-Pro:~ ldpink$ /Users/ldpink/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_3/start.command

-bash: /Users/ldpink/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_3/start.command: Permission denied

do it like this then:

sudo chmod a+x ldpink$ /Users/ldpink/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_3/start.com

ypu will be asked for your root password, which if its your computer is probably nothing or "password"

[S3NL4C]

actually scratch that the password will be "admin"

[S3NL4C]

ill do a youtube video when i get the time

[PatriotBob]

I'm seeing a swarm of these threads pop up of late. Can some one explain to me the sudden desire to host servers on these things?

Are they just trying to make use of hardware that would other wise be a expensive paper weight or what?

[timmeeehhhhh]

what if im trying to host a server on a mac but every time i click start.command to start the server it says this one unknown host thing

[zyion]

i can start the server and play on it on the same network, like lan servers do, but i cant make it public to everybody.

[zyion]

I tried doing that, btw thank you for taking the time, but it just keeps saying something things in the terminal saying ive dont have permission e.g.

chmod a+x

usage:chmod [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-a | +a | =a [# [ n]]] mode|entry file ...

chmod [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-E | -C | -N | -i | -I] file ...

MacBook-Pro:~ ldpink$ /Users/ldpink/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_3/start.command

-bash: /Users/ldpink/Desktop/Tekkit_Server_3/start.command: Permission denied

it says permission denied because you need to re download the server file and get a fresh start, it did that to me too