How to create a Minecraft server using Hamachi

This article shows you how to create a Minecraft server on a Windows or Mac computer using a free program called Hamachi. Remember that this method is only applicable to the Java version of Minecraft on the desktop (desktop); that is, you cannot try this method for Windows 10, Pocket Edition, or console version of Minecraft. How to play Minecraft with Hamachi

Part 1. Prepare to create the server

  1. Download Hamachi. Go to https://www.vpn.net/ using your computer's web browser, then click the green Download now button in the middle of the page. The Hamachi installation file will be downloaded to your computer.
    • If you're on a Mac and VPN.net is preparing to download Windows files, click the Mac link below the Download now button to ask for the Mac version to be downloaded.
  2. Install Hamachi. After downloading Hamachi, you will install it into your operating system:
    • Windows - Double-click the Hamachi installation file, select the language and click Next , check the box "I have read" and click Next , click Next, then click Install . Click Yes if there were notifications in the installation, then click Finish when prompted.
    • Mac - Open the ZIP folder, double-click the extracted Hamachi installation file, click Open , confirm the download if necessary, check the box "I have read" and click Install . Enter the password if prompted, then click Finish when prompted.
  3. Download the Minecraft server file. Go to https://minecraft.net/en-us/download/server using your computer's web browser, then click on the link minecraft_server.1.15.2.jar in the middle of the page. This is the step to download the Minecraft Java server file to your computer. 

  4. Create folders on desktop. You will put and run your Minecraft server in this directory. To create an empty folder, follow these steps:
    • Windows - Right-click on the desktop, select New , click Folder , then type Minecraft Serverand press ↵ Enter.
    • Mac - Click File , click New Folder , type Minecraft Serverand press ⏎ Return
  5. Place the Minecraft server file in the folder. Click and drag the downloaded Minecraft server file onto the new folder's icon, then drop it there.
    • You can also copy it by clicking on the server file, pressing Ctrl+C (on Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (on a Mac), opening a new folder, and then pressing Ctrl+V or ⌘ Command+V .

 

Part 2: Create a server on Windows

  1. Make sure you have the latest versions of Minecraft and Java. The easiest way to do this for Minecraft is to double click on Minecraft Launcher and wait for it to be updated if necessary. For Java, open Internet Explorer, go to https://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp , click Agree and Continue, and follow the on-screen instructions.
    • If you do not see anything, it means that Java has been updated to the latest version.
    • Since most new browsers have no support for Java, using Internet Explorer is the best way to ensure that there are no errors at runtime.
  2. Open the Minecraft server folder. Double-click the folder to do this.

  3. Double-click the server file. When doing this step, the server files will begin to be extracted inside the folder.
    • Make sure that you double-click on the server run file that looks like a gears on a white background rather than the text.
  4. Accept the Minecraft server terms of use. After the "eula" file appears, double-click it to open it in Notepad, then delete the falseline "eula = false" and type true. You can then press Ctrl+S to save your changes and close Notepad.
    • Now the edited "eula" file will display the line "eula = true" instead of "eula = false".
  5. Double-click the server file again. This is the step where the server continues to be unzipped.

  6. Close the window "Minecraft server" when the download is complete. When you see "Done" in the bottom line of the window, click the X in the upper right corner of the window. At this point, you can freely configure Hamachi .

Part 3: Create a server on Mac

  1. Make sure you have the latest versions of Minecraft and Java. The easiest way to do this for Minecraft is to double click on Minecraft Launcher and wait for it to be updated if necessary.
    • As of April 2020, the latest Java version is Version 8 Update 251. You can download it from the Java website by visiting https://java.com/en/download/ and clicking the Java Download button. free.
  2. Double-click the Minecraft server file. When doing this step, the server file will begin to be extracted inside the new folder.

  3. Accept the Minecraft server terms of use. After the "eula" file appears, double-click it to open it with TextEdit, then delete the falseline "eula = false" and type true. You can then press ⌘ Command+S to save your changes and close TextEdit.
    • Now the edited "eula" file will display the line "eula = true" instead of "eula = false". 
  4. Double-click the Minecraft server file again. The files will continue to be unzipped inside the folder.

  5. Close the window "Minecraft server" when the download is complete. When you see "Done" in the bottom line of the window, you can click the red circle in the upper left corner of the window to close it. At this point, you can freely configure Hamachi . 

Part 4: Configure Hamachi

  1. Open Hamachi. Open Start  (on Windows) or Spotlight  (on Mac), type hamachi, click or double-click LogMeIn Hamachi in the search results.
    • When using a Mac, Network is a menu item at the top of the screen. 
  2. Click the "Power button" icon.  This button is at the top of the Hamachi window. This is the step to turn on Hamachi and show the login window.

  3. Sign up for a Hamachi account. Click the Sign up link in the upper right corner of the window, then enter your email in the "email" text box, type your password into the "password" text box, re-type your password in the "retype password" box and click Create account . 

  4. Click the Network tab . This card is at the top of the Hamachi window. A drop-down menu will appear.

  5. Click Create a new network… . It's in the drop-down menu. This is the step in displaying the pop-up.

  6. Enter the server name. In the "Network ID" text box, you can type whatever name you want to give your server.
    • If you set the server name with the same name already used by someone else, Hamachi will notify you that the name has been taken.
  7. Enter the password for the server. Type the password the server wants to put in the "Password" text box, then retype the password in the "Confirm password" text box.

  8. Click Create . This button is at the bottom of the window. This is the server creation step.

  9. Paste (paste) the Hamachi IP address into the server directory. Here's how to get the server to use Hamachi:
    • Right-click (or hold Control-click) on the IP address at the top of the Hamachi window.
    • Click Copy IPv4 address
    • Rename the text file "server.properties" in the Minecraft server directory to "serverproperties".
    • Double-click the "serverproperties" file, then confirm or click on the text editing application on your computer.
    • Click to the right of the line "server-ip =".
    • Press Ctrl+V (on Windows) or ⌘ Command+V (on Mac).
    • Save the file by pressing Ctrl+S or ⌘ Command+S , then close the text editor. 
  10. Go online. Right-click (or hold Control-click) the server name, then click Go online in the drop-down menu.
    • If you see Go offline in the drop-down menu, the server is online. 
  11. Invite friends to the server. If you want to invite some friends to the server, they will need to download and install Hamachi before performing the following steps:
    • Open Hamachi.
    • Click on Network
    • Click Join existing network ...
    • Enter the server's name and password in the "Network ID" and "Password" text fields, respectively.
    • Click Join 

 

Part 5: Connect to the server

  1. Run the server file. Double-click the Java server file in the Minecraft Server file. This is the step of opening a command line window of the server file.
    • You also need to make sure that the Hamachi server is running before continuing.
    • To give yourself permission to administer, type /op username(where "username" is your Minecraft username) into the text field at the bottom of the server window and click ↵ Enter.
  2. Open Minecraft. Open Minecraft Launcher by double-clicking or clicking on the Minecraft icon with the grass shape, then clicking PLAY at the bottom of the window.

  3. Click Multiplayer . This option is in the middle of the main menu. 

  4. Click Add Server . You will see this option at the bottom of the window. 

  5. Enter your hostname. In the "Server Name" text box, type the name of the server that appears in Hamachi.

  6. Paste the server's address. Click the "Server Address" text box, then press Ctrl+V (on Windows) or ⌘ Command+V (on Mac). You should see the IPv4 address you copied earlier here.

  7. Click Done . This button is at the bottom of the window. This is the step that tells Minecraft to start looking for the server.

  8. Choose a server. When the server appears in the search results, click on the server name once to select it.

  9. Click Join Server . This option is at the bottom of the window.

  10. Wait for the server to load. Once the server is loaded, you will appear as a player in the world, from here you can start playing as you normally would.
    • You will likely be asked to enter a password before the world is finished loading. If prompted, enter the password that you used to create the server when configuring Hamachi.

Advice

  • When hosting the server, it is best to connect your computer directly to the modem to make sure you have as stable Internet connection as possible.
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