How To Set Up A Minecraft Server On Windows 10
Step 5: Playing on the server
Now that you have all your settings in place, you might want to play Minecraft with friends. There are 3 ways to play Minecraft.
1. Locally(Same PC) - This is if you just want to play alone. 2. Internally (Lan), This is for you and all your friends to use the same WIFI. 3. Externally (Outside Lan) – This is for your friends to connect from anywhere around the world.
Option 1. Locally: We will begin with option 1. To connect, open Minecraft and press Multiplayer. Next, click on "Add Server". You can choose whatever name you want for the server. You have two options for the server address: "0" and "LocalHost". This will connect to your server and allow you to play.
Option 2. Internally (Lan). So you have some friends who you would like to play with. Your ipv4 addresses is necessary to connect with your friends. I personally recommend going to https://www.whatismyip.com/what-is-my-public-ip-address/ and getting it. You can also open cmd and type in "ipconfig" to get it. This will give you access to all of your other configurations. Once you have this just give it to your friends and have them enter it into the server address field and they should be able to connect.
Option 3. Option 3. This will require your ipv4 but there are additional steps. To allow others to connect to your port, you will need to port forward the router. The default Minecraft port is 25565. There are many videos on Youtube to help you port forward. Each provider is unique. You can find out how to portforward for "your provider". Once this is done, just send your IPv4 to your friends.
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