How To Make a Minecraft Server (2025)

How can you make a Minecraft server in 2024? Well, this video is our complete guide on how to create a Minecraft server and start playing Minecraft with your friends. We go over everything from where to get the Minecraft server files to how to setup a Minecraft server in 2025 and start playing on it, so without anymore delay, let's dive into it!

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About this video: This video is our complete guide on how to make a Minecraft server in 2025. Once you are finished with this video, you will know how to create a Minecraft server and where to go to start playing Minecraft with your friends in 2025. That includes how to setup a Minecraft server on your PC and start playing on it!

It is worth noting that to make a Minecraft server in 2025, you will need a computer with good hardware and a good internet connection. The Minecraft server you create here is also only for your friends, your family, and people that you trust. That is because it is hosted on your own internet and anyone with the IP can DDOS you or potentially even find where you live. This is solved with companies like SimpleGameHosting, which is outlined in the video.

To get started making a Minecraft server in 2025, you will need to download the Minecraft server files. There is a link in the description above to download the Minecraft server files. That will take you to our in-depth text guide where you can no long see how to make a vanilla Minecraft server, but we also cover modded servers and even plugins servers.

At this point, you can join your server. In order to join the Minecraft server you created, open up Minecraft, select Multiplayer, and Add a Server. You can name the server anything you want, but for the server address/IP, you will us “localhost”. Add the server and double-click to join it.

Now, you probably want your friends to be able to join your server as well. You are the only person who can join your server using the localhost IP.

For your friends to join your Minecraft server, you will need to port forward. There is an in-depth guide on port forward for Minecraft servers linked in the description above. However, the quick version is that you will need to forward the port 25565 on the TCP and UDP protocols.

Once you have port forwarded, your friends will join using your public IP.

At this point though, you now know how to make a Minecraft server in 2025. If you have any questions about how to create a Minecraft server, let us know in the comments. We will try our best to help you out.

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[TheBreakdownXYZ]

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[ZeRo-ures]

I just wanted to remark that your videos have been immensely helpful in every aspect as it comes to server hosting.

CS Major here- thank you for the many IT lessons. I've learned a lot.

[Emiiiizyyy]

i did it all up to the file part, i added it in but the things did not pop up and i do have java!

[panda-]

can i rent a server and then put a wolrd i alreeady have/ been playing on?

[NaungMinn]

hey uh i play on t launcher and my friends plays on it too so i made a single player server to multiplayer and he says the error code get sockopt

[Head-Trck]

For my file type it doesn't become an Executable jar file, but instead WinRAR archive. I have no idea how to solve this, so your input would be greatly appreciated

[Hmmmmm]

Hello, question. How do i set up a shop? like those /shop you seen in minecraft servers?

[Lghter]

Folders dont appear, I downloanded java 21, yet other java files keeps deleting itself, cannot do anything, error: cannot intall java

[TacoMan-orsq]

I absolutely think these videos are amazing!

[OnigaEric]

when i download minecraft_server_1.21.4.jar it does not download as a java file or as an executable jar file and cant open it … please help!

[joemilesedits]

Could you make a tutorial on how to use velocity with 2 mc servers locally.

[mysticboman]

Been a minute since I've visited your content. Is the Breakdown Server gone for good?

[garroncameron]

what if i don't like the seed, can I make another world?

[lucidslayer]

Hey The Breakdown can you give a tutorial on how to get omega adventure pack

[NewJerseySirensTrainsAltAcc]

how do i go in creative, commands dont work..

[tessabo]

Is there a way to do this without port forwarding? Also, how do you backup your server’s world?

[Ali_Mohammadi]

how can i give acces to my friends so that they can start the server when they want to?

[PineEditz]

bro can ve do it on win rar cause wenn ı download java and restart the computer it dosent work

[Kasanvaaaa]

When i connected my router it says it works but my friend still can't join it. I tried figuring it out and realized that the port isn't open, how do I open it? Also my router is a google nest

[smartyman]

can you still make a server on 1.21.1 right now