Allowing A Friend To Connect Over The Web To A Minecraft Server Ive Hosted

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A simple manner I've discovered to let my buddies connect with my Minecraft server, which is operating on my own machine is to make use of a free instrument known as ngrok to expose my server to the internet.



1) Obtain ngrok from http://www.ngrok.com. You will need to signup for a free account as properly, and comply with their setup directions.



2) Start your Minecraft server



3) To share your native Minecraft server, run the following in a terminal:



4) This may display some information, with a line like the following:



Write down the number that is the place the XXXXX is above.



5) Your server is now accessible on the internet! Before you point your finger at me But how do your friends connect to it?



6) Inform your pals to start out Minecraft, then



- click "Multiplayer"- click "Direct Connect"Fill in the next, replacing XXXXX the number you wrote down in step 4)



ngrok.com:XXXXX



7) They should now be linked to your Minecraft server!



TROUBLESHOOTING: Note - if it would not work, then as an alternative of "Direct Join", add it as a server by choosing "Add Server", then supply ngrok.com:XXXXX. Then simply connect with the server that means instead!

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