Running a server

Get the SolarMC binary and start a server.

Get the binary

SolarMC ships as a single native executable per platform. Download it (or build it from source once the rewrite lands) and place it in an empty directory.

First run

./solarmc

On first run SolarMC writes a default solar.toml and the world directory, then starts listening on the default port (25565). Stop it with Ctrl-C.

Point your client at it

Connect from the Minecraft client using the server’s address (e.g. localhost:25565 for a local server). See configuration to change the port, MOTD, and more.