I'm looking to create a minecraft server off the computer I'm gonna play it on. It'll be a private server for family and close friends, 2-6 players, I'm not sure if my computer would be strong enough though. What would be some recommened specs to run the server?
Private Minecraft Server?
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If it is a vanilla server with 2-6 you should be able to use any computer with enough memory to run both the server and minecraft and cpu power to run both at the same time.
Vanilla minecraft takes less than a gigabyte of dedicated memory, the server might take 2. If you have 4 gigs, that leaves your operating system to run in the last gig.
If you want to run mods, I would suggest getting a separate computer to host it. Mods can take a bit of memory.
Jim Langston