Running a linux distro on a dedicated desktop pc to run a vanilla 1.18 MC server

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  • mscs

    Powerful command-line control for UNIX and Linux powered Minecraft servers

  • For running the server take a look at https://github.com/MinecraftServerControl/mscs It makes it relatively easy to get a server running, restart it automatically if it crashes, make backups and can even start mapping tools.

  • pufferpanel

    PufferPanel is an open source game server management panel, designed for both small networks and personal use

  • I've always run pufferpanel on Ubuntu server (no desktop) for my minecraft instances.

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  • SDKMan

    The SDKMAN! Command Line Interface

  • For this, I generally lean on SDKMAN which lets you to easily download, install, and manage different versions of JDK. I definitely recommend it if you don't want to deal with how the Ubuntu team handles JDK. Hope this helps :)

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