Hosting minecraft server via webmin on Ubuntu

I am trying to host Ubuntu on webmin and everything is going perfectly, but I can only join my server when I run minecraft 1.5.2 which I obviously dont want to. I think I have the wrong Minecraft Server Module for webmin. How do I get the right one and cant I just make it update automatically or something?

1 Answer

To make your webmin run Minecraft_Server.1.7.2.jar:

Download the jar to your desktop
Open a Terminal
Run: sudo mv /home/yourusernamehere/Desktop/minecraft_server.1.7.2.jar /usr/local/minecraft/minecraft_server.jar
Test with the 'Minecraft Server 1.5' module for webmin
Execute

EXPLANATION OF TASK # 3:

SUDO -- execute with higher privileges
MV -- move file #1 from /location/A/file#1 to /location/B/file#1nameORfile#1renamed

Judging by the source code in the module provided, this SHOULD work. I'm not a webmin user, but I do know enough linux to understand what is going on under the hood aka 'to be dangerous'.

PLEASE NOTE: The module only provides 1GB of RAM to minecraft by default, if you find yourself needing more open the wbm and locate the line similar to:

java_args=-Xms1G -Xmx1G -D

and change it to

java_args=-Xms4G -Xmx4G -D

for 4GB of RAM allocation to minecraft or to have a range:

java_args=-Xms1G -Xmx4G -D which will give you a minimum of 1GB but no more than 4GB.

TO MANUALLY INSTALL the module:

Download from here:
Unpack on Desktop and make modifications above
Repack the archive (cd ~/Desktop; rm ~/Desktop/minecraft-1.5.wbm.gz; gzip minecraft-1.5.wbm; mv minecraft-1.5.wbm.gz minecraft.wbm.gz)
Goto webmin
Click "Webmin Configuration"
Click "Webmin Modules"
Click the Radio button for "From Local File"
Click the ellipsis at the end of the "From Local File" line and select the modified minecraft.wbm.gz
Click "Install Module"

Steps written from memory, so compression may be different as everyone doesn't use the same Desktop Manager/Window Manager. Please comment if you have an issue with a particular step.