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How to Create a Bukkit Minecraft Server A Simple Guide to Install a Server on Windows 8 Platform No experience required - to install a Bukkit Minecraft Server on Windows 8. DURING THE 1970's late night TV News Buffalo public service announcement asked the question, Do you know where your children are? The somber question was usually asked around 11:00PM every night as a reminder to parents that it was curfew time. You can ask the same question today when you allow your children to participate in online gaming over the internet, Do you know where your children are? The difference today is that your children are freely roaming the information highway's virtual streets right in your own home. You give your children a computer with internet access they can logon to a public server and interact with complete strangers anywhere around the world. Why Build Your Own Server? When you create your own server, you can control who your children interact with online through the game. This includes who they play against and most importantly who they communicate with during online gaming chat. With your own server you can prescreen opponents and players to confirm they are safe, and appropriate for your children to engage in online gaming with. How to Create a Bukkit Minecraft Server is a simple guide to show you how to install a Minecraft server on Windows 8 platform. In this guide you will discover how to: *Run the Minecraft Server on Windows 8 *Configure the Server Files *Use Port Forwarding *Review Windows 8 IP Configuration *Login to Your Router *Configure Your Port Forwarding Rules *Open a Port *Setup a Static IP Address for Windows 8 *Create Your Own Hostname with NOIP *Installing Some Must Have Plugins Table of Contents Chapter One: Why This Book Why Create Your Own Server The CraftBukkit Server What is Minecraft Chapter Two: CraftBukkit (Bukkit) vs. Vanilla Chapter Three: Install a CraftBukkit Server on Windows 8 Platform Determine Your RAM Control Panel Can I Host a Minecraft Server Verify and Install the Latest Version of Java 7 Download the 64 bit Version Download the CraftBukkit Recommended Build Create a Bukkit Server Folder Create the Batch File How to Allocate More RAM Trouble Shooting the Run.bat file Command Prompt Troubleshooting Starting the New Server Review the Server Properties File Start the Minecraft Launcher Create a New Profile in Your Minecraft Launcher The server.log The server properties The banned-ips.txt The server.properties File Settings The banned-players.txt The ops.txt The white-list.txt The server.properties File Settings Enter Users in the white-list.txt file Port Forwarding What's Your Router Review Windows IP Configuration Find Your Default Gateway for Your Internet Connection Login to Your Router Port Forwarding Rules Configure Your Port Forwarding Rules IPv4 Address Use Port 25565 Static vs Dynamic IP Address How to Setup a Static IP Address Set up a Static IP Address for Windows 8 Trouble Shooting Port Forwarding Trouble Shooting the DNS Server Addresses Allow a Program Through Windows Firewall or Antivirus Software Firewalls Run the Bukkit Server Bat File Can You See Me With Open Port Check Tool Open Minecraft Launcher Making Java public Chapter Four: Customize Your IP Address No IP Create Your Own Hostname Dynamic Update Client for Windows Chapter Five: Plugins Installing Some Must Have Plugins Essentials Plugin Permissions Plugin Download a Sample permissions.yml file WorldEdit, Worldguard and Multiverse Plugins Chapter Six: Resources Minecraft Links YouTube Videos

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The author is a freelance graphic designer and front end web developer. She graduated from York University with a major in French literature and ventured into computers in the mid 1990s.

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