So you want to create a Bukkit server? I'm Rockloudly, and in this tutorial I'm going to teach you how to make a quick and easy Bukkit server for Minecraft 1.8.9 using the Bukkit GUI Project!

1. To begin, download the Bukkit GUI Project (or BukkitGUI for short) from dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/bukkitgui/ .

2. Next, install Craftbukkit 1.8 from getspigot.org then rename the file that you downloaded from "craftbukkit_server.jar" to "craftbukkit.jar".

3. Create a folder on your Desktop and name it "Bukkit Server". Place your BukkitGUI and craftbukkit.jar in this folder.

4. Run BukkitGUI then press the "SuperStart" tab on the right of the window. Most of the options are fine by default, so don't worry about changing all of it.

5. On the Java Version slide, select your Java version and the bit of your operating system.
Example:
If you have Java 7 and you're running a 64-bit operating system, select the option that says "Jre7x64"

(Optional Step) If you know what you're doing, adjust the min/max RAM of your server using the slides.

6. On the text box that says "JAR file", select the location of your craftbukkit.jar . By default it should already have the location.

7. Press "Launch Server" at the bottom of the page to start the server.

8. Your server is now running! To connect to it, launch your Minecraft and connect to it using the ip address "localhost".

9. Now, this is where it gets a little tricky. To make your server publicly accessible, you must forward the port that people connect to. To learn how to do that, I recommend this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbX67Um_xoM

10. Now that you've port forwarded your server, people can connect! But how? The IP address that other people use to connect to your server is your public IP address. This address can be found at www.whatsmyip.org .

And that wraps it up for this tutorial. Tune in later for a tutorial on how to install plugins and more!
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