Hi! I want to selfhost a minecraft server for my kid and hjs friends. I havent played minecraft in quite a few years …

Where do I start to self host one?

I am already seflhosting lost of stuff from 'Arrs to Jellyfin and Immich and more, so I am not asking on how to do it technically, but where to look for and what to host for a proper Minecraft server!

Edit: choosed to setup this https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-bedrock-server and so far, super smooth and easy peasy!

  • aarch64@lemm.eeEnglish
    122·
    2 days ago

    Easy way to avoid this: choose a different port. I think it’s a safe bet the crawlers are just checking 25565. I’ve had a server up for months with zero issues.

    • pulsewidth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      It isn’t on the default port either, it’s on a random high number port which is why I thought it was extra odd they found it.

      • aarch64@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        19 hours ago

        Huh, that is funky. Fingers crossed mine survives. I think I’ll go and set up some backups, now that I think about it.

    • Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      I’ve had a server up for almost 9 years never had any randoms even join. Don’t think I’ve ever used the default port tho

      • pulsewidth@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        It isn’t on the default port either, it’s on a random high number port which is why I thought it was extra odd they found it.