SMP servers allow players to enjoy a Minecraft survival world together as a community. On SMP servers, players can explore the world, farm resources, and form towns together.

However, there are also free servers. I will talk a little about these at the end of this guide. Steps to Set Up a Free Minecraft (Java) Server on PC ...

Download the server.jar file from Minecraft's official site. Players can find the server.jar file for the latest version on the site. After downloading, make sure the file name is minecraft_server ...