Complete Idiot's guide to creating a Tekkit Lite server (with plugins)

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As requested from Prototype9179 in a previous post, I shall give this a proper attempt.

This is intended for amateurs wishing a small server for themselves and/or their friends, so restrain yourselves from questions and statements such as;

- "Why no superduperfancy garbagecollector Java arguments!?"

- "A NIX box is way better, I know because I own 35 myself."

And similiar.

Step one!

Make sure you have an up-to-date installation of Java found here.

Choose 64-bit if you have a 64-bit Windows/Linux installation, and 32-bit if you have a 32-bit installation.

Uninstall any other Java version you might find on the computer via Add/Remove programs (Windows users).

If any online applications (bank logins, games) stop working, download a browser version of Java from here.

Step two!

Download the Tekkit Lite server files from here.

Unpack wherever you wish, to whatever folder you prefer.

These are the files you'll end up with;

Step three!

Download the latest recommended MCPC+ build, which allows you to add Bukkit functionality -

in other words, install plugins found at plugins.bukkit.org or dev.bukkit.org.

MCPC+ is found here.

It's recommended to use the recommended builds, others might be unstable and buggy (marked with a star on the left).

Rename the file, in this case named "mcpc-plus-1.4.7-R1.1-SNAPSHOT-f524-202.jar", to "TekkitLite.jar".

Replace the existing TekkitLite.jar found in the Tekkit Lite folder you created previously, with this freshly downloaded and renamed MCPC+ one.

Step four!

Hit the launch.bat file with a double-click, let the server boot up.

When it looks like this, it has most likely finished loading;

Stop your server typing /save-all followed by /stop into the black box above.

Failiure to do this MIGHT have negative effects on your server files.

And you'll notice you now have a lot more files in your Tekkit Lite folder.

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Step five!

Let's install the very first plugin, PermissionsEX.

Download the latest files from here.

Extract, and put the extracted files in your magically generated plugins folder (visible in step four).

Start up your server again, let it finish loading and let PEX generate files.

Shut down again.

Almost all plugins generate a folder named identically with the plugin, same goes for PermissionsEX.

Find that specific folder in your plugins folder and open up permissions.yml with your favourite text editor.

I highly recommend downloading and using Notepad++.

The file looks rather bleak to begin with, but we'll fill it up a tad.

As you can see in the second image, I've added numerous permissions from a very useful plugin - Essentials and a new group.

The reasoning behind leaving "default: true" out is to not let players join that group by default.

I've also added a "users:" line, where I've added a lovely red coloured prefix which will show in chat.

To add player specific permissions, simply create a new line beneath the player name (Prototype9179) and type "permissions:".

Add the permissions just like I have done with the group.

Never, ever, ever use tab in a .yml document or you'll recieve a hefty error whilst starting your server.

Notepad++ does this by default, change it in Settings - Preferences - Language Menu/Tab Settings and check "Replace by space" at the bottom right.

Step six!

Start up your server and enjoy it.

Not all plugins currently work with MCPC+, some might give you numerous errors, not even start or stop working if adding another plugin that isn't compatible.

Keep an eye or two on the server.log file, check for oddities and add plugins one by one.

Good followup guide found here.

Whilst directed to Tekkit Classic, it's still rather relevant and gives you overall good information if you e.g. wish to turn your server public.