Setting up VDS for Minecraft.

[IERTOI]

Hopefully... someone has some knowledge on this. I thought it would be simple to set up and once I payed... i got extremely confused.

I am using windows 7 x64 os.

I also have the files i want to use for my server on my desktop.

Any help would be freaking awesome because as of right now, it has been a long and upsetting day.

[j0rd0n420]

I don't run mine on Windows, but maybe try this guide: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Tutor ... p_a_server
or one on the official forums.

[Edge100x]

If you've successfully set up the server locally, it is mostly a matter of uploading those files to the server now. One easy way to do this is to log in through Remote Desktop and copy them over from your personal hard drive; to get your hard drive to show up inside Windows Explorer on the VDS, make sure that you edit the RD options and tell it to share your local hard drive(s) before you connect.

[j0rd0n420]

Oh, in that guide, when it says: java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar
you can change those numbers depending on how much ram you have (I like to leave a gig for the OS and other things I run).

[IERTOI]

Right on guys, I was pretty close earlier then, but for some reason on the server os from control panel it said java was not found or something like that. Any idea?

[Edge100x]

Java isn't installed by default, so you'd need to install it from the Oracle site. You can download it (using the web browser on the VDS) here: http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

[IERTOI]

You guys were all very helpfull thanks! But I do have one new problem that seems to be keeping me inches from being 100% there. For some reason on the server os it tells me I need to upgrade my graphics card?? I can play it fine straight from the Desktop. Any ideas?

[IERTOI]

Actually, here is the exact message.


Bad video card drivers!
-----------------------

Minecraft was unable to start because it failed to find an accelerated OpenGL mode.
This can usually be fixed by updating the video card drivers.



--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 --------
Generated 11/22/10 10:53 PM

Minecraft: Minecraft Alpha v1.2.2
OS: Windows Server 2008 (x86) version 6.0
Java: 1.6.0_22, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
[failed to get system properties (java.lang.NullPointerException)]

org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:185)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:311)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:856)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:784)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:765)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:201)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:563)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT 467446e2 ----------

[IERTOI]

Sorry I have so many seperate post's but here are my vidcards

My pc - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Server - Standard VGA Graphics Adapter

I am confused...

[Edge100x]

Are you sure that you are running the Minecraft server, and not the client? The page that j0rd0n420 linked to talks more about this and where to find it.

[j0rd0n420]

Yeah looks like you're trying to run the client version. Go here and on the bottom of the page you can download the server software: http://minecraft.net/download.jsp
You can probably use the .exe version since you're on Windows.

[IERTOI]

Yeah, it is the server_nogui_x64.bat file inlcuded with the Hey0 Server mod. It is the exact same file setup as before thats why i am so confused. If I used the exe. I will not have any of my server mods that were implemented recently.

[j0rd0n420]

I have no idea what's up than, sorry.

[IERTOI]

I tried the exe and it crashed quick

[IERTOI]

what os do you use? do you use any mods or are you running the standard server from the site?