Minecraft is one of the most popular games of all time. It is a sandbox video game where players explore infinite worlds and build different structures from simple houses to towering skyscrapers.

This tutorial explains how to make a Minecraft Server on Ubuntu 20.04. We’ll use Systemd to run the Minecraft server and the mcrcon utility for connecting to the running instance. We’ll also show you how to create a cronjob that performs regular server backups.

Prerequisites

According to the official Minecraft site, 4GB of RAM is recommended as a minimum configuration for a typical setup.

Install the packages required to build the mcrcon tool:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git build-essential

Installing Java Runtime Environment

Minecraft requires Java 8 or higher. The Minecraft Server doesn’t need a graphical user interface, so we’ll install the headless version of Java. This version is more suitable for server applications since it has fewer dependencies and uses less system resources.

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