Installing Minecraft Server Manager on a Linux Server

Installing Minecraft Server Manager on a Linux Server
Installing Minecraft Server Manager on a Linux Server

Login via SSH with root access and issue the bolded commands.

1. Install Java.

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre

2. Install Minecraft Server Manager.

sudo wget -q http://git.io/Sxpr9g -O /tmp/msm && bash /tmp/msm

3. Create your Minecraft Server in MSM.

sudo msm server create <servername>

4. Update to latest Minecraft version on MSM.

sudo msm jargroup create mc172
https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.7.2/minecraft_server.1.7.2.jar
sudo msm jargroup getlatest mc172
sudo msm jar mc172

5. Restart Minecraft Server Manager.

sudo msm server restart

Minecraft Server Manager Documentation

Minecraft Server Manager Commands:

–Setup Commands————————————————
server list                                   List servers
server create <name>                          Creates a new Minecraft server
server delete <name>                          Deletes an existing Minecraft server
server rename <name> <new-name>               Renames an existing Minecraft server

–Server Mangement Commands————————————-
<server> start                                Starts a server
<server> stop [now]                           Stops a server after warning players, or right now
<server> restart [now]                        Restarts a server after warning players, or right now
<server> status                               Show the running/stopped status of a server
<server> connected                            List a servers connected players
<server> worlds list                          Lists the worlds a server has
<server> worlds load                          Creates links to worlds in storage for a server
<server> worlds ram <world>                   Toggles a world’s “in RAM” status
<server> worlds todisk                        Synchronises any “in RAM” worlds to disk a server has
<server> worlds backup                        Makes a backup of all worlds a server has
<server> worlds on|off <world>                Activate or deactivate a world, inactive worlds are not backed up
<server> logroll                              Move a server log to a gziped archive, to reduce lag
<server> backup                               Makes a backup of an entire server directory
<server> jar <jargroup> [<file>]              Sets a server’s jar file
<server> console                              Connects to the interactive console. Access may be limited
<server> config [<setting> <value>]           Lists server settings, or sets a specific setting.

–Server Pass Through Commands———————————-
<server> wl on|off                            Enables/disables server whitelist checking
<server> wl add|remove <player>               Add/remove a player to/from a server’s whitelist
<server> wl list                              List the players whitelisted for a server
<server> bl player add|remove <player>        Ban/pardon a player from/for a server
<server> bl ip add|remove <ip address>        Ban/pardon an IP address from/for a server
<server> bl list                              Lists the banned players and IP address for a server
<server> op add|remove <player>               Add/remove operator status for a player on a server
<server> op list                              Lists the operator players for a server
<server> gm survival|creative <player>        Change the game mode for a player on a server
<server> kick <player>                        Forcibly disconnect a player from a server
<server> say <message>                        Broadcast a (pink) message to all players on a server
<server> time set|add <number>                Set/increment time on a server (0-24000)
<server> toggledownfall                       Toggles rain and snow on a server
<server> give <player> <item> [amount] [data] Gives an entity to a player
<server> xp <player> <amount>                 Gives XP to, or takes away (when negative) XP from, a player
<server> save on|off                          Enable/disable writing world changes to file
<server> save all                             Force the writing of all non-saved world changes to file
<server> cmd <command>                        Send a command string to the server and return
<server> cmdlog <command>                     Same as ‘cmd’ but shows log output afterwards (Ctrl+C to exit)

–Jar Commands————————————————–
jargroup list                                 List the stored jar files.
jargroup create <name> <download-url>         Create a new jar group, with a URL for new downloads
jargroup delete <name>                        Delete a jar group
jargroup rename <name> <new-name>             Rename a jar group
jargroup changeurl <name> <download-url>      Change the download URL for a jar group
jargroup getlatest <name>                     Download the latest jar file for a jar group

–Global Commands———————————————–
start                                         Starts all active servers
stop [now]                                    Stops all running servers
restart [now]                                 Restarts all active servers
version                                       Prints the Minecraft Server Manager version installed
config                                        Displays a list of the config values used by MSM
update [–noinput]                            Replaces MSM files with the latest recommended versions

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