Bedrock Server
bedrock-server-1.26.0.zip
Go down to the Updating the Minecraft Bedrock below to upgrade your server. If you are building new. Start with Preinstallation section.
Preinstallation of Ubuntu for your Minecraft Bedrock Server
sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl wget unzip jq screen openssl -y
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb -O libssl1.1.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1.deb
rm libssl1.1.deb
sudo useradd -m mcserver
sudo usermod -a -G mcserver $USER
logout
sudo mkdir -p /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock
Installing the Minecraft Bedrock Server on Ubuntu
DOWNLOAD_URL=”$(curl -s https://net-secondary.web.minecraft-services.net/api/v1.0/download/links | jq -r ‘.result.links[] | select(.downloadType==”serverBedrockLinux”) | .downloadUrl’)”
sudo wget -U “Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; BEDROCK-UPDATER)” $DOWNLOAD_URL -O /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/bedrock-server.zip
sudo unzip /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/bedrock-server.zip -d /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/
sudo rm /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/bedrock-server.zip
sudo chown -R mcserver: /home/mcserver/
Configuring the Minecraft Bedrock Server
sudo vim /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/server.properties
server-name=Dedicated server
gamemode=survival
You have three different options that you can use here “survival“, “creative“, or “adventure“.
difficulty=easy
There are four options that you can use here, with those being “peaceful“, “easy“, “normal“, or “hard“.
max-players=10
allow-list=false
This option allows you to restrict your Ubuntu Bedrock Minecraft server so only allowed users can connect.
A player must be specified within the “allowlist.json” file to connect.
view-distance=32. The view distance has a minimum value of 5.
tick-distance=4. With this option, you can control how far away a chunk can be from a player and still be ticked. Changing this distance can affect how your Redstone circuits work.
You can set this option to any number between 4 and 12.
player-idle-timeout=30. If you set this option to 0, players will never be kicked from the server.
Name of the world. You can use the above option to control the name for your level. You can set this name to any string as long as it doesn’t contain a semicolon symbol, or any invalid filename symbol.
The final option we will show you here is the level seed. The level seed is what helps control the way the world is generated. You can set the level seed to any string. If a string isn’t set, the server will generate a random seed when it first starts up.
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Starting up your Minecraft Bedrock Server on Ubuntu
cd /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/
sudo LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./bedrock_server
To safely stop the server you should use the following command within the Minecraft Bedrock terminal.
stop
Start Script
sudo vim /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/start_server.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
SERVER_PATH=/home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/
/usr/bin/screen -dmS mcbedrock /bin/bash -c “LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$SERVER_PATH ${SERVER_PATH}bedrock_server”
/usr/bin/screen -rD mcbedrock -X multiuser on
/usr/bin/screen -rD mcbedrock -X acladd root
sudo chmod +x /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/start_server.sh
Stop Script
sudo vim /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/stop_server.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
/usr/bin/screen -Rd mcbedrock -X stuff “stop \r”
Permissions
sudo chown -R mcserver: /home/mcserver/
Creating the Service
sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/mcbedrock.service
[Unit]
Description=Minecraft Bedrock Server
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=forking
User=mcserver
Group=mcserver
ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/start_server.sh
ExecStop=/usr/bin/bash /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/stop_server.sh
WorkingDirectory=/home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/
Restart=always
TimeoutStartSec=600
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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sudo systemctl enable mcbedrock
sudo systemctl start mcbedrock
Starting the Ubuntu Minecraft Bedrock Server
sudo systemctl start mcbedrock
Stopping the Server While it is Running
sudo systemctl stop mcbedrock
Enabling the Bedrock Server to Start at Boot
sudo systemctl enable mcbedrock
sudo systemctl disable mcbedrock
Getting the Status of your Ubuntu Minecraft Bedrock Server
sudo systemctl status mcbedrock
Accessing the Ubuntu Minecraft Bedrock Server Command Line
sudo screen -r mcserver/mcbedrock
Make sure you press CTRL + A, then CTRL + D to detach the “mcbedrock” screen.
Updating the Minecraft Bedrock Server
sudo cp /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/server.properties /home/mcserver/server.properties.bkup
DOWNLOAD_URL=”$(curl -s https://net-secondary.web.minecraft-services.net/api/v1.0/download/links | jq -r ‘.result.links[] | select(.downloadType==”serverBedrockLinux”) | .downloadUrl’)”
sudo wget -U “Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; BEDROCK-UPDATER)” $DOWNLOAD_URL -O /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/bedrock-server.zip
sudo unzip -o /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/bedrock-server.zip -d /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/
sudo rm /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/bedrock-server.zip
sudo mv /home/mcserver/server.properties.bkup /home/mcserver/minecraft_bedrock/server.properties
sudo chown -R mcserver:mcserver /home/mcserver/
sudo systemctl start mcbedrock
