notes/Setting up a Minecraft server.md
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# Prerequisites
This guide assumes some ability to
# Installing Java
This enables minecraft to run in the background, restart if it crashes, etc etc.
In `/etc/systemd/system`, place this file and tailor it to your liking.
```
[Unit]
Description=Minecraft Servre
# I don't know what these mean I'm getting them from here:
# https://gist.github.com/dotStart/ea0455714a0942474635
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
[Service]
# If wanted, you can set a particular group or user to run the service under
# User=foo
# Group=bar
# This command is run when the service is started
|ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -Xmx8G -Xms3g -jar /path/to/server.jar --nojline --noconsole
```