Deploying a Minecraft Server

It is easy to run a Minecraft server on top of your Xnode by following this App Template for deploying Minecraft!

Like all deployments, make sure to connect your web3 wallet and create a session.

Then visit the App Store from within your Xnode Studio dashboard and select Minecraft app template.

Once you have selected the Minecraft app template, you can now configure it by selecting the Edit button.

There is only one configuration needed, which our template cannot automate. This setting is important to Minecraft, which is manually selecting that you agree to the EULA agreement.

Now that the configuration is complete, you can now select the deployment target.

For our guide we will be deploying to our existing DVM. Please read this Redeem your DVM Getting Started Guide, if you need to get your DVM bare metal server allocated and deployed.

Once your deployment target is selected and you hit deploy, you will be presented with a loading page. This provides an estimation of the total deployment time, however you can select Go to Deployment button to see the live status.

At the top left of page you will see "Progressing" move to "Online" once it is ready. Take note of the IP address of your bare metal server just next to this, as it will be needed to be entered when configuring Minecraft.

Open up Minecraft. On MacOS for the purposes of this guide we will be using Minecraft Java Edition which can be downloaded here. You will need to login with your Microsoft account.

Once Minecraft is installed it will automatically download any updates needed for the client. Currently our App Template for Minecraft supports version 1.21 so you must ensure your client is also running Minecraft 1.21 otherwise you will receive a version error. After selecting the version select the Play button.

Once in Minecraft, select Multiplayer.

From the Multiplayer screen select Add Server. You will need to configure a new server within the Minecraft client to point to your Xnode Minecraft server. For our guide example, it is 74.50.98.253 and the server name can be anything you want. Select the Done button.

Assuming you have selected the correct Minecraft version and correct IP address, it will now appear as a playable multiplayer server showing server name, player count and server latency! Hit the Join Server to continue.

You are now in Minecraft! 🔥🔥🔥 Watch out for Zombies