You will need this for easy access to your Raspberry Pi.ħ. If you haven’t activated SSH before, make sure you go to Advanced Options->SSH and select “Enable”. This will give the Raspberry Pi a good overclock, though make sure you have a decent, stable power supply, most USB chargers will not cut it.Ħ.
While you’re still in the raspi-config tool, go to Overclock, here pick the “ High” overclocking option. The following steps only work with the Raspberry Pi 1 and 2 as the raspi-config tool does not currently support the Raspberry Pi 3 for overclocking. To truly make the most of the Minecraft Pocket Edition server, you will need to overclock your Raspberry Pi. Note: This does not need to be done if you’re running on Raspbian lite.ĥ. Go to Boot Options->Desktop/CLI, and press Enter with Console selected to enable booting to console. Secondly, now is a good time to change the “boot up” option so that it boots straight into the terminal. (This will allow for more memory to be free for the server)Ĥ.
First, let’s go to Advanced Options->Memory Split and update this to 16. Let’s open the tool by entering the following command: sudo raspi-configģ.
Now we will need to make a couple of changes in the raspberry pi config tool. First, let’s make sure everything on the Raspberry Pi is up to date by running the following two commands.
It’s important to keep this in mind before installing any additional software packages that may drag the performance down.ġ. Minecraft PE servers are hugely demanding on the Raspberry Pi’s hardware, so every extra bit of resources made available to it, the more it can handle.
You can also install Raspbian Lite, so you don’t install any of the additional packages that come with the full version of Raspbian, make sure you install java as we will need that. In fact, it is best to change the boot mode of the Raspberry Pi, so it boots directly into the terminal for the Minecraft Pocket Edition server. In this tutorial, we will work entirely within the terminal. Setting up your Raspberry Pi Minecraft PE Server Note: Don’t forget that if you’re using a Pi 3 then this has WiFi inbuilt and you won’t need a dongle. RecommendedĮthernet Cable or WiFi Dongle (Use a ethernet cable for the best performance) The following pieces of equipment are what I recommend when it comes to completing this Raspberry Pi Minecraft pocket edition server. If you would like to know more about the server software, then you can find out more about it on the Nukkit website.
If you’re after a server for the Java version of Minecraft, then you should check out our previous tutorial that shows you how to set up a spigot Minecraft server. However, you may want to experiment to see how much it will be able to handle. I wouldn’t recommend having more than five people joining the server. Tweaking the server properties is a great way to get more performance and maybe some room for more people. Please keep in mind the Pi is quite limited in resources so you may have some issues when it comes to performance.
We decided to utilize Nukkit since we found that it was one of the most stable Minecraft Pocket Edition servers currently available. The Pi is also pretty good on power usage so you can save on your power bill too.įor this tutorial, we will be making use of the Nukkit software. This setup stops you from having to leave your phone or computer online if you want others to be always able to access your world. This project is a cheap way of providing you with an always-on, Pocket Edition capable server. In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to set up your very own Raspberry Pi Minecraft PE server.