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How do I use port forwarding for home-hosting server

_Coder17 7/13/18 11:08 am
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7/14/2018 3:58 pm
I've created a Minecraft server which I can join only if I use "localhost" on Minecraft servers.
I looked at tutorials about port forwarding and I don't understand how I am supposed to do it. Idk how to create the IP so other players can join.
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Mooselag
07/14/2018 3:58 pm
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Port forwarding is a hard and risky process, if you want a server for your friends to join: try using Hamachi, it's what me and my friends use to have servers hosted for each other from far away. Just look up "Create a Minecraft server with hamachi" and it won't be to long until you have a working server.

If you want to do this so other people (you don't know) can join, Hamachi wouldn't be the way to go. I recommend buying a server from a website so they can host it for you. Since Hamachi can only have 8 people at a time, and can get you hacked if someone really wanted to.
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thunderbolt73
07/14/2018 1:19 am
Level 10 : Journeyman Network
Tbh... in general, I wouldn't recommend homehosting. Some hosts are pretty cheap ($3-4 a month or less) and will give you infinitely better results.
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thunderbolt73
07/14/2018 1:20 am
Level 10 : Journeyman Network
Personally for my server I use nexril.net but there are a lot of good hosts so shop around a bit
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star_weaver
07/13/2018 7:32 pm
She/Her • Level 27 : Expert Princess Button Pusher
step 1. go to google
step 2. search "how to port forward on (modem model number and brand)"
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