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!

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    Quick version:

    • Install latest Java
    • Install latest Minecraft Java server
    • Play vanilla Minecraft

    Rabbit hole:

    • Bedrock / Java version differences
    • Modpacks, mods and Minecraft version differences (1.12, 1.20) require different Java versions.
    • Official server vs 3rd party software (papermc, purpur…)
    • Publicly open server vs firewalled