Forge Server Installer/Starter

Forge Server Installer/Starter

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Since many are currently having difficulty starting their FORGE servers with server-hosters,
I wrote this small JAR file, which takes over the functions of the .sh or .bat files..


The following make the JAR file

  1. check if the "libraries" folder exists
  2. check for a FORGE version in the "libraries" folder
  3. Open the Windows or Linux arguments file, depending on your system.
  4. start the server with the already given Java-arguments and those of FORGE

  • continuously check if the server is still online
  • Output the complete console of the started server
  • Passing commands to the server via the console
  • automatically create eula.txt for faster startup
  • setup custom timezone for the Server, defined in server_starter.conf
  • you can run your server with custom java-path, defined in server_starter.conf
  • Debug-Log all Events from Server-Starter, defined in server_starter.conf


What is planned:

  1. restart the server faster with the command /restart, directly from the forge server launcher

    Any other suggestions feel free to write in the comments

How to install all this? (For example on Nitrado.net)

  1. Upload the Forge-Files (only the "libraries"-Folder)
  2. Upload the Forge-Server-Starter and rename to eg. "minecraft_server.jar"
  3. create an empty server.properties
  4. set Java to 16 in Settings > General
  5. Start your Server and enjoy Forge 1.17.x