Install Minecraft:Install Java-JDKyum install java-1.6.0-openjdk Make a directory for Minecraft: mkdir /opt/minecraft Download minecraft and put it in the directory. Then make it an executable. (or download the server file here) wget http://minecraft.net/download/minecraft_server.jar /opt/minecraft/. chmod +x /opt/minecraft/minecraft_server.jar Out of the box, minecraft cannot be run as a deamon. so make sure you have screen installed so you can "background" the app. yum install screen Start screen with the following command: screen Create a startup script by entering the following: echo java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui | startMinecraft.bash Run Minecraft:Start service:Start the minecraft server with the following command: ./startMinecraft.bash Use the different screen commands to close the modify the current session without closing the app. Stop service:To shutdown the server off do the following:First save the session with the /save-all command: /save-all 2012-08-14 17:28:21 [INFO] Saving... 2012-08-14 17:28:21 [INFO] Saved the world Then shut down the server with the /stop command: /stop 2012-08-14 17:31:15 [INFO] Stopping the server 2012-08-14 17:31:15 [INFO] Stopping server 2012-08-14 17:31:15 [INFO] Saving players 2012-08-14 17:31:15 [INFO] Saving worlds 2012-08-14 17:31:15 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/xd@37722456 2012-08-14 17:31:15 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/xc@26afa68a 2012-08-14 17:31:15 [INFO] Saving chunks for level 'world'/xe@55dec1dd [centos-test minecraft]# Modify the Server:Theserver.properties file allows you to modify how the server will work. See all details on this file from the minecraft wiki. With this install, modify the file with the following command: vim /opt/minecraft/server.properties A couple of examples of changes you could make would be the following: # --------------------------------------------------------------- # nice message of the day motd=chucks vm minecraft servermotd=chucks vm minecraft server # allow non-licensed users to connect to my private server online-mode=false # setup the server to (0= Survival, 1= Creative) gamemode=1 |