Guidance on usage: Minecraft Bedrock Game Server on Windows Server 2022 Datacenter on Amazon

Minecraft Bedrock Game Server on Windows Server 2022 Datacenter offers a seamless multiplayer gaming experience with robust performance. It’s perfect for hosting private or public Minecraft worlds.

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Settings and Connection to Minecraft Bedrock Game Server on Windows Server 2022 Datacenter

For the VM to work, you need to open 19132 UDP ports in the Security group in AWS Firefall.

Connecting to the Server

  1. To connect to the Server, you should generate a “Private Key” in advance. This can be done using Guidance on usage. To connect to the virtual machine, click the Remote desktop file from step 10 of the Guidance on usage
  1. In the window that appears, enter the password from step 12 of the Guidance on usage and click OK.
  1. Check the box and click Yes.

Running the server and starting the game

  1. To start (1) or stop (2) the server you should click on the corresponding shortcut on the desktop.
  1. Run your client to play the Minecraft Bedrock Edition.
  1. Click “Play” in the main menu.
  1. Go to the “Servers” tab and click “Add Server”.
  1. In the Server Name field name the server as you like.

In the Server Address field enter the IP address of the VM.

The Port field leaves with no changes.

Click Play.

Get your own Minecraft universe!

Updating the server and Java

  1. To update the Minecraft server and its components you should stop the server and run with PowerShell the update_minecraft&java shortcut
  1. Wait for the server update to complete and confirm to continue

Then you can start your server and continue to play!