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--- install [2020/06/23 23:12] – [Regular Minecraft Launcher client] prospector
+++ install [2024/04/05 13:27] (current) – mineblock11
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+[[https://docs.fabricmc.net/players/installing-fabric|{{::move-notice.png?nolink&400|}}]]
 ====== Installing Fabric ======
 ===== Regular installation =====
-==== MultiMC ====
+==== Mojang's Minecraft Launcher====
-**NOTE** MultiMC is a modding-friendly alternate launcher for Minecraft, which is recommended for working with Fabric and can be found here. If you don't wish to use MultiMC or don't know or care what launcher you're using, follow through to the [[#regular_client|regular client]] instructions.
+  - Download the Fabric Installer from [[https://fabricmc.net/use/|the download page]].
+  - Open the installer. In the window you can select the Minecraft version, loader version (latest recommended), and the install location (default recommended).
+      - To show snapshots in the Minecraft versions dropdown, tick the 'Show Snapshots' checkbox
+      - The install location is the location of Minecraft Launcher. If you want to change your instance's directory use [[player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows#step_2_optionaledit_the_game_directory_of_the_new_fabric_installation|Minecraft Launcher's instance options]]
+  - Press Install. A new game version and profile will be created in the launcher's menu, which you can now use to launch Fabric.
+  - You may then want to launch your newly created instance once, and then add [[https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api/versions|Fabric API]] to your instance's mods folder as most mods will need it
-  - Create a new game instance.
+For more detailed instructions visit this guide: [[player:tutorials:install_mcl:windows|Install Fabric - Minecraft Launcher (Windows)]]
-  - Select "Edit Instance" in the instance context menu or on the right side of the window.
-  - On the Version tab of the configuration window, click "Install Fabric" to bring up a dialog with all the available Fabric Loader versions. Pick one and click OK to add it to the instance.
-    * Generally using the latest available Loader version is recommended.
-    * The loader should be mostly game version-independent. If this situation changes, it will be pointed out, so don't worry!
-  - Press OK. Your Fabric instance is ready to go - feel free to add mods to it!
-For more detailed instructions visit this guide: [[tutorial:install_with_multimc|Installing Fabric using the MultiMC launcher]]
+==== Alternative third party launchers ====
-==== Mojang's Minecraft Launcher====
+See [[player:tutorials:start#installing_fabric_loader|Installing Fabric Loader]] and [[faq:user#what_launchers_can_i_use_to_play_with_fabric_mods_on_a_custom_home-assembled_modpack|FAQ]]
-  - Download the Fabric installer from [[https://fabricmc.net/use/|the download page]].
+==== Server (simple method) ====
-    * You can download the installer directly from [[https://jenkins.modmuss50.me/job/FabricMC/job/fabric-installer/job/master/|modmuss50's Jenkins]] as well.
-  - Open the installer. In the window you need to configure the mapping and loader version (as per advice in the [[#multimc|MultiMC section]]) and the install location (the default should be fine on most platforms).\\ **NOTE** You need to enable snapshots in order to make the installer show mapping options for Minecraft snapshots.
+**Note:** **Minecraft 1.17** requires Java 16, **Minecraft 1.18** requires Java 17. This is not included in most distributions. You can check your version with ''%%java -version%%''. You can get Java 17 from 3rd parties like [[https://adoptium.net/|Adoptium]] or [[https://www.azul.com/downloads/|Azul Zulu]].
-  - Press Install. A new game version and profile will be created in the launcher's menu, which you can now use to launch Fabric.
+The new server installation uses a single jar file as a launcher. This launcher first downloads any missing Fabric Loader or Minecraft files, then continues with running the game server. There is no explicit installation and the desired versions as selected on the homepage are already baked into this jar file.
+  - Visit [[https://fabricmc.net/use/server/|the Minecraft Server download page]] and configure the desired versions, then use the ''Executable Server (.jar)'' button to generate and download the Fabric Server Launcher jar file
+  - Put the Fabric Server Launcher jar file into a directory of your choice, local or on a remote server
+  - Run the server with ''java -Xmx2G -jar <fabric server launcher jar file name> nogui'', the exact command is provided on the download website in step 1
-For more detailed instructions visit this guide: [[tutorial:install_with_minecraft_launcher|Install using the Minecraft Launcher]]
+With Minecraft specific server hosts, admin panels or start scripts the Fabric Launcher jar file can be used as a drop-in replacement for a vanilla server jar. It can be invoked in the same way and behaves similarly.
+==== Server (manual method) ====
-==== Server ====
+**Note:** **Minecraft 1.17** requires Java 16, **Minecraft 1.18** requires Java 17. This is not included in most distributions. You can check your version with ''%%java -version%%''. You can get Java 17 from 3rd parties like [[https://adoptium.net/|Adoptium]] or [[https://www.azul.com/downloads/|Azul Zulu]].
-**NOTE** **Up-to-date as of Loader 0.4.4+.** Older versions choose different techniques. Installer 0.4.0+ required!
+**Note:** **Up-to-date as of Loader 0.4.4+.** Older versions choose different techniques. Installer 0.4.0+ required!
-  - Download the Fabric installer from [[https://fabricmc.net/use/|the download page]].
+  - Download the Fabric installer from [[https://fabricmc.net/use/?page=server|the Minecraft Server download page]] with the manual installation link below the download button or [[https://fabricmc.net/use/installer/|the Minecraft Launcher download page]] as if it was a client install.
-    * You can download the installer directly from [[https://jenkins.modmuss50.me/job/FabricMC/job/fabric-installer/job/master/|modmuss50's Jenkins]] as well.
   - Open the installer. Select the "Server" tab at the top of the window.
   - In the window you need to configure the mapping and loader version and the install location.\\ **NOTE** You need to enable snapshots in order to make the installer show mapping options for Minecraft snapshots.
   - Press Install. In the output directory, a ''fabric-server-launch.jar'' will be created. It expects a ''server.jar'', which is the vanilla server JAR, generally found on Mojang's version announcement blog posts, next to it, but will also generate a properties file on first launch where you can change the path.\\ **NOTE** If you are upgrading your existing server, remember to remove the ''.fabric'' folder if the installer did not remove that for you! Or you will get classloading errors.
+  - When uploading to a remote host, make sure to include ''fabric-server-launcher.jar'', ''server.properties'', ''server.jar'' and the ''libraries'' folder with its contents
-For more detailed instructions visit this guide: [[tutorial:installing_minecraft_fabric_server|Installing a Minecraft/Fabric Server]]
+For more detailed instructions visit:
+  * [[player:tutorials:server:windows|Installing a Fabric Server (Windows)]]
+  * [[player:tutorials:install_server|Installing a Fabric Server without a GUI]]
 ===== CLI installation =====