Update system

yum update -y

Install Java and wget

yum install -y java wget

Allow Minecraft port through the firewall

Insert the following line in your iptables config file, found in “/etc/sysconfig/iptables”

-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 25565 -j ACCEPT

Example:

vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables
# Firewall configuration written by system-config-firewall
 # Manual customization of this file is not recommended.
 *filter
 :INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
 :FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
 :OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
 -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
 -A INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT
 -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
 -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
 -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 25565 -j ACCEPT <--- Added Rule
 -A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
 -A FORWARD -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
 COMMIT
 ~
 ~
 :wq
"/etc/sysconfig/iptables" 14L, 544C written
 [root@localhost ~]# service iptables restart
 iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter [ OK ]
 iptables: Flushing firewall rules: [ OK ]
 iptables: Unloading modules: [ OK ]
 iptables: Applying firewall rules: [ OK ]
 [root@localhost ~]#

Setup your network.

you will need to edit the network config file in “/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0”

DHCP

If your using DHCP then just change “ONBOOT=no” to “ONBOOT=yes”

Static

If you need a static address, then change “ONBOOT=no” to “ONBOOT=yes” and change “BOOTPROTO=dhcp” to “BOOTPROTO=static”

add the following to “/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0”

IPADDR=192.168.1.100
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
DNS1=1.1.1.1

Start Minecraft server on system boot

Create user

useradd -m steve

Create password for steve

passwd steve

Login as your new user.

su steve

Go to user root directory

cd ~/

Download the minecraft server jar

wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.8.7/minecraft_server.1.8.7.jar

Create a directory for the start up script and create start up script.

mkdir /home/steve/mc
touch /home/steve/mc/mcstart.sh

Copy and paste the following text into mcstart.sh

#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/mcserver

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Minecraft CraftBukkit Start script
### END INIT INFO

case "$1" in
  start)
    echo "Starting mcserver"
    MCDIR="/home/steve/"
    cd "$MCDIR"
    java -Xmx512M -jar minecraft_server.1.8.7.jar -o true &
;;
  stop)
    echo "Stopping mcserver"
    kill `pgrep mcserver`
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/mcserver {start|stop}"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac
exit 0

Make the script executable

chmod +x /home/steve/mc/mcstart.sh

Add mcstart.sh to the crontab

Access the crontab by running the following command

crontab -e

Add the following to the crontab.

@reboot /home/steve/mc/mcstart.sh start

Start the server.

/home/steve/mc/mcstart.sh start

Note: Starting the server will fail because you need to agree to the end user license agreement.

Agree to the eula

sed -i s/false/true/g eula.txt

Reboot the server and connect to your new Minecraft server.