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help with mine craft server

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christians-iMac:~ christiantomkinson$ /Users/christiantomkinson/Desktop/my\ minecraft\ server/start.command ; exit;

Unable to access jarfile minecraft_server.jar

logout



[Process completed]


I try to launch server from my start.command folder and this is what comes up.

Ensure you have followed the download step before proceeding.

  • Create a folder, if you haven't already, and put minecraft_server.jar into it. For example, create a folder on the Desktop named minecraft_server and drag the jar file into it.
  • Open TextEdit, set the format to plain text (Format > Make Plain Text), copy and paste in the following:

#!/bin/bash cd "$(dirname "$0")" exec java -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar minecraft_server.jar

  • Save the file as "start.command" in the same folder as minecraft_server.jar.

    This will give the server enough RAM to run. The amount of RAM can be changed by editing the

    1G
    to something else, such as
    2G
    for 2 GB.
  • Open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal).
  • Grant execute permissions on file start.command to Owner, Group. and Public. To do so, type in
    chmod a+x
    , with a space after it; drag and drop the start.command file into the terminal window; and then press enter. (This gives run permission to the start.command script.)
  • Double-click the start.command file to start the server.
  • A new Terminal window will open and, the first time you run the script, several error messages about missing files/directories will appear. This is normal. You're now ready to configure your server.

I followed these instructions to a T please can someone smart person help me. lol

Posted on Jul 16, 2013 4:22 PM

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Jul 17, 2013 3:09 PM in response to ctomkinson

Setting a server up in Mac OS X is "more involved" than in Windows because an executable file has not been made available. A three step in-depth video tutorial of the process can be seen here. Keep in mind that the server won't run correctly on OSX 10.4 and may crash your machine.

[edit]Downloading

Ensure you have the latest server application software. Look above for instructions.

[edit]Installing Java

Mac OS X already comes with its own version of Java that is updated automatically via Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update).

[edit]Setting up the Minecraft server

Ensure you have followed the download step before proceeding.

  • Create a folder, if you haven't already, and put minecraft_server.jar into it. For example, create a folder on the Desktop named minecraft_server and drag the jar file into it.
  • Open TextEdit, set the format to plain text (Format > Make Plain Text), copy and paste in the following:

#!/bin/bash cd "$(dirname "$0")" exec java -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar minecraft_server.jar

  • Save the file as "start.command" in the same folder as minecraft_server.jar.

    This will give the server enough RAM to run. The amount of RAM can be changed by editing the

    1G
    to something else, such as
    2G
    for 2 GB.
  • Open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal).
  • Grant execute permissions on file start.command to Owner, Group. and Public. To do so, type in
    chmod a+x
    , with a space after it; drag and drop the start.command file into the terminal window; and then press enter. (This gives run permission to the start.command script.)
  • Double-click the start.command file to start the server.
  • A new Terminal window will open and, the first time you run the script, several error messages about missing files/directories will appear. This is normal. You're now ready to configure your server.




This is what i used to help me set it up.

Feb 27, 2014 3:58 PM in response to ctomkinson

1. Create the folder and put the minecraft_server.jar into it but delete the .jar part so that you are just lest with minecraft_server. This is very important!


2. Open TextEdit, set the format to plain text (Format > Make Plain Text), copy and paste in the following:

#!/bin/bash cd "$(dirname "$0")" exec java -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar minecraft_server.jar


3. Save the file as "start.command" in the same folder as minecraft_server


4. Open Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal).


5. Grant execute permissions on file start.command to Owner, Group. and Public. To do so, type in

chmod a+x
, with a space after it; drag and drop the start.command file into the terminal window; and then press enter. (This gives run permission to the start.command script.)


6. Double-click the start.command file to start the server.


The rest should work fine! step 1 is very important, you must get rid of the .jar or if you have .1.7.5.jar get rid of that so you are just left with minecraft_server.

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