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Installing a Minecraft/Fabric Server
STEP 0: Create a MultiMC Minecraft/Fabric single player instance and test everything there first!
Before setting up a Minecraft server with Fabric Mod loader, it may be a good idea to install Fabric in a MultiMc instance, download and test mods in that instance, and once you have everything set up and working, only then set up the server. You can do that here.
STEP 1: Downloading the files you will need
Create a folder in any location in your computer that will be used by the server, for example:
c:\mc-server
Go to https://fabricmc.net/use/ and select the “Server” option, then download the Windows exe installer or the Universal JAR installer and save it in the folder you created, for example:
c:\mc-server\fabric-installer-0.4.2.27.jar
As an alternative, or if you want to use the latest version of Minecraft, go to https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/ and download the Minecraft server jar file. You must save it as server.jar in the folder you created, for example:
c:\mc-server\server.jar
If you want to download the Minecraft server jar for an older version of Minecraft, open the Minecraft launcher and follow the steps outlined in the following images. Remember to save the file in the folder you created, for example:
c:\mc-server\server.jar
1.Click on the hamburger button to the right.
2.Click on “Launch options”
3.Click on “Add new”
4.Select the desired version, click on “Download server”, download the server.jar file in the server folder you created.
5.Click on “Cancel”
STEP 2: Checking if Java is installed
A Minecraft server requires the Java Runtime Environment. To check it java is installed in your computer, open the Run dialog by using the Windows+R hotkey. Enter cmd in the textbox and click OK This will open a command window.
In the command window type java -version and press Enter
If a Java version number is reported similar to this:
You may skip STEP 3 if you don't want to update or replace the Java version installed.
If Java is not installed, the result will be something like this:
STEP 3: Installing JAVA
To download the Java installer, go here
Pick the latest version of Java, and the HotSpot JVM, download the installer for your operating system and install JAVA.
STEP 4: Install Fabric in the Server Folder
Click on the Fabric Installer jar/exe you downloaded in STEP 1 to run the installer. Select the Mappings Version and Loader Version that matches what you installed in STEP 0. If you skipped STEP 0, select the desired versions.
Verify that Select Install Location points to the server folder you created in STEP 1. Click Install
The instalation process may take some time, when the install is done, you will see this:
You may now close the Fabric Installer.