How to Install a Minecraft Server on Your Linux VPS

1. Update system
   Update your system and install the necessary programs.

   apt update && upgrade -y

   Debian 10

   apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 73C3DB2A

   echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/java/ubuntu focal main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/java.list

   apt update

   apt install screen gnupg oracle-java17-installer -y

   Accept the license conditions by clicking on "OK" with TAB and confirm with ENTER. In the following window click on "YES" and confirm again with ENTER.

   Debian 11

   apt install screen openjdk-17-jre-headless -y

   Ubuntu

   sudo apt install screen gnupg software-properties-common -y

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java

   sudo apt update

   sudo apt install oracle-java17-installer -y

   Accept the license conditions by clicking on "OK" with TAB and confirm with ENTER. In the following window click on "YES" and confirm again with ENTER.

2. Create subuser
   Create a subuser for the Minecraft server and log in with it.

   adduser minecraft --disabled-login

   su minecraft -l

3. Select version
   Choose a server version to download (for example Spigot 1.19.3).

   • Spigot Download
   • Craftbukkit Download

   wget https://download.getbukkit.org/spigot/spigot-1.19.3.jar

4. Create start file
   Create a start.sh file for launching the server.

   nano start.sh

   Copy the following line and paste it with a left click:

    screen -AmdS minecraft java -Xms1G -Xmx1G -jar spigot-1.19.3.jar

   WARNING

   Change the 1 in -Xmx1G to the number of your RAM e.g. 10 (server with 10 gigabyte RAM).

   INFO

   Save the entry with CTRL + O and close the window with CTRL + X.

5. Accept licenses
   Accept the EULA and assign the correct file rights.

   echo "eula = true" > eula.txt

   chmod +x start.sh

6. Start server
   Run the start script to launch your Minecraft server.

   ./start.sh

   INFO

   The console can be opened with "screen -r minecraft".