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--- tutorial:installing_minecraft_fabric_server [2019/06/24 18:50] – calloatti
+++ tutorial:installing_minecraft_fabric_server [2021/06/12 18:18] – Fixed Java 8 information still present phoenix_iv
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 Before setting up a Minecraft server with Fabric Mod loader, it may be a good idea to install Fabric in a MultiMc instance, download and test all the mods you want in the server in that instance, and once you have everything set up and working, only then set up the server. You can do that here: [[tutorial:install_with_multimc|Installing Fabric using the MultiMC launcher]]
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 ==== STEP 2: Checking if Java is installed ====
-A Minecraft server requires the Java Runtime Environment. To check it java is installed in your computer, open the ''Run'' dialog by using the ''Windows+R'' hotkey. Enter ''cmd'' in the textbox and click ''OK'' This will open a command window.
+A Minecraft server requires the Java Runtime Environment. To check if java is installed in your computer, open the ''Run'' dialog by using the ''Windows+R'' hotkey. Enter ''cmd'' in the textbox and click ''OK'' This will open a command window.
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+''Java 16'' is required for ''Minecraft 1.17''.
 You may skip **STEP 3** if you don't want to update or replace the Java version installed.
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-==== STEP 3: Optional: Installing JAVA ====
-If in STEP 2 you determined that you don't have Java installed, you will need to install it.
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+==== STEP 3 (Optional): Installing JAVA ====
-If you already have at least ''Java 8'' installed you can skip this step.
+====== >>>>>> UPDATE 2021-06-09: JAVA 16 is required for MINECRAFT 1.17 <<<<<< ======
-To download the Java installer, go [[https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html|here]]
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+If in STEP 2 you determined that you don't have Java installed, you will need to install it.
-Pick Version 8 of the JRE, and the HotSpot JVM, download the installer for your operating system and install JAVA.
+If you already have at least ''Java 16'' installed you can skip this step.
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+To download Java, go [[https://adoptopenjdk.net/index.html?variant=openjdk16&jvmVariant=hotspot|here]]. You can either choose the default suggestion for Java 16 or choose to install a smaller variant by choosing [[https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html?variant=openjdk16&jvmVariant=hotspot|"Other platforms"]], picking your operating system and downloading the "''JRE''" version (.msi).
-NOTE: If you have other instances of Minecraft using another Mod Loader that only works with Java 8, you will need to pick Java version 8 for the other Mod Loader to work in those other instances.
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 ==== STEP 4: Install Fabric in the Server Folder ====
 Go to https://fabricmc.net/use/ and select the “Server” option, then download the Windows exe installer or the Universal JAR installer.
-Run the Fabric Installer jar/exe you downloaded. Select the ''Minecraft Version'' and  the ''Loader Version''
+Run the Fabric Installer jar/exe you downloaded. Select the ''Server'' tab. Select the ''Minecraft Version'' and  the ''Loader Version''
 In ''Select Install Location'' enter the name of the folder where you want the server to be installed. If the folder does not exist the installer will create it.
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 Click ''Install''
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 The installation process may take some time, when the install is done, you will see this:
-**TODO ADD NEW IMAGE**
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-Click on ``Download server jar`` to download the Minecraft server.jar file
+Click on ''Download server jar'' to download the Minecraft server.jar file
-Click on ``Generate`` to generate ``start.bat`` and ``start.sh`` You can use those batch files to start the server.
+Click on ''Generate'' to generate ''start.bat'' and ''start.sh'' You can use those batch files to start the server.
-**TODO ADD NEW IMAGE**
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 You may now close the Fabric Installer.
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 In the Command Window you opened in **STEP 2** type:
-''cd c:\mc-server [ENTER]''
+''%%cd "c:\mc-server" [ENTER]%%''
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+//Note: If the server path is in another drive, first switch to that drive, for example if the server path is in the D: drive, enter this at the command prompt://
+''d:  [ENTER]''
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 The command prompt should change to:
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 ''echo eula=true>eula.txt [ENTER]''
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 ==== STEP 5: Starting the server ====
+**NOTE:** The installer now has a button to generate the batch files for you, so the following instructions may be outdated.
 **NOTE:** If you are upgrading Fabric in this server, delete the ''.fabric'' folder inside the server folder if it exists. If you are also upgrading the Minecraft version, remember to download the correct ''server.jar'' as explained before.
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 ''echo java -jar fabric-server-launch.jar nogui>start.bat [ENTER]''
-''echo pause>>start.cmd [ENTER]''
+If you want to specify how much RAM to allocate to the server, type this instead of line above:
+''echo java -Xms1024m -Xmx2048m -jar fabric-server-launch.jar nogui>start.bat [ENTER]''
+Use the values you want for Xms and Xmx
+Now type this:
+''echo pause>>start.cmd [ENTER]'' (that's two ">", not ">>")
 This will create a ''c:\mc-server\start.bat'' file that you can use to start the server by double clicking it.
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 After copying the mod files to the server mods folder, you may also want to copy the MultiMC instance ''config'' folder files to the server ''config'' folder.
-Now restart the server by double clicking the ''start.cmd'' file.
+Now restart the server by double clicking the ''start.bat'' file.
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 ==== NOTES ====