I wanted to run a server off my own computer but dont know how

[Dazzer212]

i want to run a server off my computer with out renting a one off some company plz help!

[Omicron]

1.) Set up Tekkit server to your liking.

2.) Go to whatismyipaddress.org

3.) Give that IP address to players on the internet, if there are any. The address will probably change regularly.

4.) Open the Windows start menu, type cmd, press enter. In the window, type ipconfig, then press enter.

5.) Look for an "IPv4 address" entry. Give that IP address to players on your local network, if there are any.

6.) If you want to play too, and run Minecraft on the same computer, you yourself need to connect to 127.0.0.1.

That is how you run a server off your own machine. This can serve you well for a small, friends-only server that you only start when you and your friends actually get together to play.

If you want a public server that runs 24/7 and supports more than 4-5 players, you'll quickly find that there is a very good reason why server hosting providers exist.

[Silent]

Port forwarding is also required

[deli73]

Um, i think step 1 requires a bit more explanation. I can't set up a server!! how do i set up a server on mac 10.5??

[Omicron]

I can't help you with Macs, sorry.

On Windows, it's just a case of downloading the server from the website, unzipping it, and clicking "launch.bat" to start it up. On OSX, I suppose it will be similar except that to start it you run a java command on the console.

After it started up for the first time, you can then shut it down again and start editing config files (if you desire changes to the default settings of the various mods).

[thevortex]

mac 10.5 i dont believe support the necessary version of java for technic/tekkit, pretty sure that java 7 runtimes wont work with 10.5