Building a Minecraft Server

Last month we talked somewhat generically about setting up private game servers for you and your friends and family. This month we thought we might put it into practice, and walk through the process of setting up a private Minecraft server where you and your kids and their friends can play together, unbothered by the great unwashed public.

Prepping the network

Over the past three months we have published short guides on individual aspects of preparing your home network for running a game server, so we won’t repeat those lessons in full here. But briefly, follow these steps:

1 SETTING UP DDNS

 Full guide: TechLife January 2020 Home Networking column.

This step is optional, but setting up DDNS for your home.