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Install java:

sudo apt-get install git openjdk-8-jre-headless -y

Download the official Forge installer and then copy it to the server.

The run the following:

java -jar forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2854-installer.jar --installServer

Create start.sh with the following line:
java -Xms3G -Xmx3G -jar forge-1.8-11.14.4.1577-universal.jar nogui

chmod +x start.sh

nano eula.txt

IP Tables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 25565 -j ACCEPT

Useful commands;

./start.sh
screen ./start.sh - starts and runs when ssh session is closed
screen -r - opens the ssh session again if closed before
stop - stops the MC server

op-level 3 can do everything except stop the server

References:
https://www.vpsserver.com/community/tut ... on-ubuntu/
https://www.linode.com/docs/game-server ... ot-ubuntu/

ls to list the directories
cd to the desired directory
then ls again to find the .sh file, should be start.sh script file that contains the java string to launch Minecraft server
screen ./start.sh