Usage Guidelines – Red Hat 8.7 Minimal with Minecraft Bedrock Game Server

Minecraft Bedrock Game Server

Red Hat 8.7 Minimal

Settings and connection to Red Hat 8.7 Minimal with Minecraft Bedrock Game Server

  1. To start the server, you just need to start the VM through Azure Portal.
  1. For connecting to the server, you need to know the IP address of the VM. You can find it in your Azure account by selecting the virtual machine from the list and clicking on the “Overview” item. The IP address will be displayed under the “Public IP Address” line.
  1. To ensure the VM works correctly, you must open port 19132 UDP in the Azure Firewall. To check if the port is open, navigate to the “Networking” tab.
  1. Run your client to play the Minecraft Bedrock Edition.
  1. Click on “Play” in the main menu.
  1. Go to the “Servers” tab and click “Add Server”.
  1. In the window, enter a preferred name for the server in the “Server Name” field. In the “Server Address” field, input the IP address of the VM, and then click “Play”. Leave the “Port” field unchanged.

Click ‘Play’ and get your own Minecraft Universe!

Managing server settings (optional)

  1. Download and run PuTTY, then enter the VM’s address in the “Host Name” field. Click “Open” to establish a connection.
  1. In the console that opens, enter the login and password specified during VM creation.
  1. To manage the server, you can use the commands described in the ‘Basic usage’ tab. Refer to the following link for more information: Deploy Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Game Servers
  1. To execute these commands, you must enter the following into the VM console:

$sudo su

$su mcbserver

  1. Then change directory cd /home/mcbserver.
  1. Now you can enter special commands to control the server. By entering e.g.:

$./mcbserver details you can find out the state of the server.

$./mcbserver start you can start the server.

$./mcbserver update you can check for any server updates and applies them

  1. Also, you can change your configuration using the command: 

$sudo nano /home/mcbserver/serverfiles/server.properties

Now you can enjoy playing on your Minecraft server.