Step 5 - Play on your server
Now that you have all your settings in place, you might want to play Minecraft with friends. There are three options to play Minecraft.
1. Locally(Same PC) - This is if you just want to play alone. 2. Internally (Lan), - This is where you and your friends can play on the same WIFI. 3. Externally(Outside Lan) - This is for your friends to connect from anywhere in the world.
Option 1. Locally: Let's start with option 1. In order to connect you are going to open Minecraft and press Multiplayer. Go to "Add Server". You can choose whatever name you want for the server. In the server address area you can either type "0" or "LocalHost". This will allow you to connect to your server.
Option 2. Internally (Lan). So you have some friends who you would like to play with. Your ipv4 addresses is necessary to connect with your friends. I personally recommend going to https://www.whatismyip.com/what-is-my-public-ip-address/ and getting it. You can also get it by opening up cmd and typing in "ipconfig". It will give you the information as well as all your other ip configurations. Once you have this, share it with your friends and ask them to enter it in the server address field.
Option 3. Option 3. Proximal's blog For this you are going to need your ipv4 as well but there are some extra steps. Port forwarding your router will allow others to connect through your port. The default Minecraft port address is 25565. Youtube has many videos that will help you port forward. Every provider is different. Find out how to port forward for your provider. Once this is done then just send your ipv4 to your friends and they should be able to connect.
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