Cross-platform play available on Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and Windows 10. Cross-play requires Microsoft account. Xbox Live Gold required for online multiplayer on Xbox One. PlayStation Plus Membership required for online multiplayer on Playstation 4. Assuming you're playing on PC (and want your own server), you have a few options:. If you have (or are willing to buy) a spare computer (or your main computer is powerful enough to do this), and you have good enough internet, the best thing to do.
Today I'll share my experience with running the latest official Minecraft Bedrock server software Alpha 1.8 installed on Microsoft Windows, as well as setting it to launch at system startup.
I love games, but my attention span is about an hour long. I love super in-depth RPG games for about 8-24 hours of game play. Then I lose interest; however I just keep coming back to Minecraft. I first bought it in the Alpha stages and loved the concept of the game. I could build, dig, fight, play online with others. That's the cool part of this game. When PE came out I was excited but the features were limited for years so I stuck to my Java edition.
Once Bedrock edition linked mobile, Xbox, and Windows 10 platforms I was determined to get a server up and running without Realms.
I tried with PocketMine server and it worked but I didn't have any animals or mobs. Then I stumbled on the official Minecraft Bedrock server software which at the time was Alpha 1.7.
Needs
- Server software from the official Minecraft website (download the server software for Windows)
- A separate machine to run the server software or virtual machine would also work. (You won't be able to connect to your server from the same machine)
- Knowledge of port forwarding if you want to access your server from outside your network
Installing in Windows is super easy! After you install the Visual C++ redistributable unzip the downloaded server zip file somewhere you'll remember like your desktop.
Inside the extracted archive you'll find several files:
- bedrock_server.exe – the file you'll execute to start the server
- Server.properties file- double click this file and you may need to tell Windows to open it with Notepad
To get started in configuring your server I would suggest reading the ‘bedrock_server_how_to file in the server directory- this file tells you exactly what all of the options do in your server.properties file. Basically you'll change a couple lines to tell the server what difficulty, and what style of game-Survival or Creative. You can also change the seed of the level etc.
Once your server config is complete you can run your server, double click bedrock_server and you should see a command prompt window open showing something like below, if it pops up and closes right away you don't have the Visual C++ installed.
You may also get a blue warning window stating that ‘Windows Protected you PC'– just click on more info and then click run anyway- this will pop up just once.
Once you see the above command window (Black one with white text) you can minimize or leave it be– DO NOT CLOSE this window, it must be left open for the server to run.
Pulling up your local Minecraft client you should see your server in the ‘Friends' tab on your Xbox or Nintendo Switch as long as the server is running on the same network. I've had mixed success with the server showing under friends on my iPhone or Minecraft for Windows 10. If you don't see your sever you'll want to add it under the servers tab in Windows 10 or on your mobile edition of Minecraft. Note- console versions of Minecraft don't support adding server addresses.
If the server doesn't show under the friends tab tap or click on Servers and then click ‘Add Server' enter in the address of your server on your network- Complete the next steps on the server machine (you need to know the server machines IP address) you can find this by opening a new command prompt window- Start– type CMD and enter- at the command prompt type ‘ipconfig' in the text that follows look for whatever connection is there– possibly a wireless adapter, or if you're connected via ethernet then ethernet adapter. Your IP is a set of four three digit numbers, usually starting with 192.168.xxx.xxx or 10.0.x.x as the prefix. In this image below our server IP address would be 192.168.0.16
Once you've got your server showing in Friends or under the Server tab just tap it to join and play. -That's pretty much all there is to it! If you're interested in having the server start automatically at the run prompt enter ‘Shell:Startup' and drag and drop a shortcut to the server file there. That way each time Windows boots and you login the server will run automatically.
The hardware I'm running my server on is an Intel NUC with a Celeron N3050 CPU, 4GB of ram with Windows 10 Pro, pretty paltry specs. It's actually a re-purposed Bevy photos unit I've tinkered with in a previous article. The machine works really well as a Minecraft server, with a single user online load average is about 20%, upon a user joining and loading a world CPU usage jumps to about 60% for a short time then normalizes again. Any modern Windows PC with a Passmark score greater than ~800 should be able to host a two player server without issue.
Minecraft LAN not working?
Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Lan
This irritates us all. Don't worry!
I will solve your problem in 6 Easy Ways, and how to direct connect Minecraft LAN on Windows 10.
Just work your way down the list of solutions until you find the one that works for you.
Windows 10 Minecraft Local Lan
Why is my Minecraft lan not working?
LAN stands for Local Area Network. When your computer shows 'Minecraft LAN not working', It means Minecraft isn't able to use LAN Connections or the computers are not on the same network or firewall blocking connections of Minecraft.
Can't connect to Minecraft LAN?
In this article, you'll find 6 different ways to solve the 'Minecraft LAN connection timeout' or 'Minecraft LAN not working' Erro on Windows 10
Solution 1: How do I unblock Minecraft on my firewall?
Sometimes Windows Firewall has blocked Minecraft executable file, that's why LAN not working issue can occur. This can be fixed easily by following the steps below.
- Type Windows + X, then click on search.
- Now open Control Panel by searching it.
- Then go to the System and Security and select Windows Firewall.
- Now click ' Allow an app or feature through the Windows Firewall ' from the left side of the panel.
- See if the 'javaw.exe' is checked, if not then click on change settings and check the box next to 'javaw.exe'.
See if the LAN works for Minecraft or not. If it doesn't then see the next solution.
Solution 2: Fix Minecraft LAN Not Working by Disabling AP Isolation
AP Isolation is a security feature on some routers. If it's enabled, I'll prevent devices on a wireless network from communicating directly with one another. All you need to do is to follow the steps below.
- Type the Windows +R button at the same time. The run box will appear.
- Type cmd in the Run box and click OK.
- Type 'ipconfig' in the command window for Windows user and 'ifconfig' for Linux and Mac user.
Type ping [IP address of the host player's computer] then press Enter. You can now see the IP Address of the different computers.
(For example: If the two computers have IP addresses like 10.0.0.88 and 10.0.0.87 then in the first computer you will have to type ping 10.0.0.87 and on the second ping 10.0.0.88)
Solution 3: Connect to the same network
Make sure you and your friends are playing Minecraft on the same network. Connecting all the users to the same Local Network will surely help you out.
If none of these solutions helped you then you can be sure that your Game has a problem and the next solution are for fixing the Game's issues.
Solution 4: Same version of Minecraft
You won't be able to play with your friend having different versions of Minecraft.
By following the steps below you will be able to check the version and switch the version if there's any computer not running the same version.
- Open Minecraft launcher and log into your profile.
- Select the edit profile in the bottom left corner.
- Select the latest version from the drop-down menu and click save the profile.
If this solution doesn't work try other solutions.
Solution 5: Reinstalling Minecraft will make Minecraft LAN work
It's the easiest solution. Sometimes your game data are corrupted and it can cause a 'Minecraft LAN not working' error.
Minecraft Windows 10 Language
For this, all you have to do is uninstall the app, refresh the computer, and again install the app like you have done it previously.
Solution 6: Don't use Minecraft Mods
At first, make sure you and your friend are using the same mod of Minecraft. Although all mods don't cause this error it's better to remove mods to fix the 'Minecraft LAN not working' error.
I hope so this article helps you in fixing your error.
Let me know in the comments which solution worked for you. Sims 4 compatible with windows 10.
