How To Port Forward a Minecraft Server (2023)

How can you port forward a Minecraft server in 2023? Well, in this video, we go over exactly how to port forward a Minecraft server in order to allow your friends to join. We even go over how to port forward and what to look for on multiple routers in order to ensure that your Minecraft port forward is successful. So, without any more delay, let’s jump right on into it!

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About this video: This video is a complete guide on how to port forward a Minecraft server. From where to go to port forward in Minecraft to what the ports you need to forward for a Minecraft server are, it is all covered in-depth in this video.

Why would you want to port forward for a Minecraft server? Well, by port forwarding, you will enable the ability to let your friends join your server. Without port forwarding, this isn’t possible.

Before you can port forward for a Minecraft server, you need to actually create a Minecraft server. We have a complete guide on how to make a Minecraft server in 2023 in the description above. It covers everything you need to know, and it is kept up-to-date for new versions of Minecraft when they come out. This ensures that no matter what, you will be able to make a Minecraft server!

Once you have your Minecraft server up and running, we need to get your default gateway and IPv4 address. This can be done by opening the start menu, typing in CMD, and opening Command Prompt. In the Command Prompt, type ‘ipconfig’. It will then display information about your network, including your IPv4 address and default gateway. Make note of both of these because we will be using them later.

Next up, we can move to accessing your router. You can do this by entering your default gateway into the address bar on your browser. When you do this, a login box will appear where you can login to your router. You can find a complete guide on how to find your router’s login information in the description above.

After you have logged into your router, you will need to find where you can port forward. This is usually called port forwarding, NAT forwarding, IP forwarding, apps and gaming, firewall rules, router forwarding, NAT gaming, port triggering, or something combining or similar to these. The location of this option can vary depending on the router, but it is typically found in the security, admin, advanced, firewall, network, or NAT settings.

Having found where to port forward, you will need to create a new port forward. Starting off for the ID or Name, enter ‘Minecraft Server’. The protocol must be set to either TCP/UDP, UDP/TCP, or both, depending on your router. For anything that involves the word ‘Port’, enter 25565. Finally, enter your IPv4 address for the Internal or Local IP. You may also need to select the device you are creating the Minecraft server on. After all the information has been entered, save the port forward and you are done!

To join your server after the Minecraft server port forward is complete, you will need to use your public IP. You can find your public IP at the website in the description above. You can enter that as your IP in Minecraft and join the server. In some cases, only your friends will be able to join via your public IP. You will need to use ‘localhost’ as your IP address.

Lastly, if you do have any issues with your friends joining the server after port forwarding, you may need to allow your Minecraft server or Java through Windows Defender. You can find our complete guide on that in the description above!

Nevertheless, you now know how to port forward for a Minecraft server in 2023. If you have any questions about Minecraft server port forwarding, let us know in the comments. We will try our best to help you out.

Otherwise, if we did help you forward ports for a Minecraft server in 2023, please give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already.

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[TheBreakdownXYZ]

★ Start your Minecraft server without port forwarding at SimpleGameHosting!

[zmhkbsy]

"Hey bro! Lets play Minecraft together!"
"Sure bro! Give me just 3 hours to watch 5 different tutorials!"

[mortiferozgaming]

both times ive created a minecraft server, ive gotten help from you, you are such great teacher man, clear and quick! Btw, you should include in the videos different things that can go wrong, like having the wrong java versions, maybe even changing PATH so u are using the right java version and stuff like that. Thanks alot!

[AlexPlaysGames]

just wanna say, I love you videos. There are very easy to follow, and have helped me throughout the years

[mateodenis]

Very helpful and to the point. Thanks!!

[nousername]

Thank you so much I was having trouble port forwarding yesterday

[VShelby]

stop freaking repeating the ad for apex minecraft, if we are here its because we dont want to pay overpriced servers to play with our friends

[DirFujicion]

i love this tutorial
spoken well
in depth
dont miss any details

[balenaluba]

Hi, my router menu has a "WAN Host Start(and End) IP Address" textbox, what do I put in there? I tried with my public ip, but it doesn't let my friend join? is there something I'm missing?

[yukivxx]

I'm having some issues with port forwarding. For some context, I've created an Optifine/Forge server that's all ready to go, except for the multiplayer connectivity. I went on my router and entered everything correctly, but when I attempt to add it to my list, it says "Port Conflict". i'm unsure if this is because I have another Java Server with all of the same info already listed, but I assumed I would have to port forward every server I have. As of now, I only have two servers with one port forwarded.

[brucefig]

i am trying to start a server and i did everything right and have watched at least 10 of your vids but it just keeps saying the port is closed. my firewall isnt the issue as i turned it off for a second and it still didn't work and i made sure to put in 25565 and made it tcp and udp and i even have the same type router as you (orbi) and i did the same thing but it just doesnt work, do you have any suggestions?

[yzmojkp]

when im setting up bedrock server, do i port forward the tcp, udp or both for each port (19132 and 19133)

[Venom_Nom]

i could really use some help, im trying to port forward on my huawei HG659 router. and it just doesnt seem to work. there are other options listed when port forwarding and im confused. please help if possible

[-._U-w-U_.-]

Thank you so muchhh! I was about to give up because all the other dummies on youtube couldent explain it so well like you, I was looking how to port forward a game (battlefield2042) not Minecraft xD, but still, with your amazing explenation I was able to! thank you so much again!

[jorgvanderheijden]

for real tho like ive seen like 6 tuturials of u today ur a great help

[Pipefox]

I got my forge server up and running on 25565 and I'm trying to have a non-modded server on the same computer (so same IP address) but with a different port (25566) and I have forwarded both and went into the server properties and changed the server port to 25566 (for the non-modded) and I can't log into the non-modded server. (my java is up to date and I have downloaded the server exactly like in one of his videos) My server always says "connection refused: no further information", so my non-modded server doesn't want to recognize the new port, where can I go from there? (again my forge server works but that's with the basic 25565 port)

[OwtShaft]

I've got an evolution digital router and I can't access my router's website, could you help with that?

[gamingforall]

I am trying port forwarding on virtual server for PS4
It's asking for external ip address and server ip address,
Can u tell me how to find these two

[loganmcentyre]

when i put in the gateway, it says ERR:CONNECTION:REFUSED and ive tried everything but it wont let me sign in

[KatIsBored]

i understand that its a tutorial but the pace was too slow, felt kinda babied around but it helped fix my issue (i forgor to apply changes when forwarding)