Hi. Um yeah, here's the thing: Even following instructions to the letter, I can't create a server.

Here's what happens. I follow all the instructions that are given on the Wiki, and get to the point where I run RUN.bat, and it says "***FAILED TO BIND TO PORT!
The exception was: java.net.bindexception: Address already in use: JVM-BIND
Perhaps a server is already running at this location?"
Can one of you help?

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(by the way, my first thread/post!)

 

Ok, make sure there is NOTHING else using the port 25565, that could cause a problem. Check what it is in "server.properties" (no quotes) open with notepad. Should contain this:

Code:

#Minecraft server properties
#Mon Jun 27 23:16:26 CDT 2011
level-name=World
hellworld=false
allow-nether=true
view-distance=10
spawn-monsters=true
online-mode=true
spawn-animals=true
server-ip=*
max-players=20
pvp=true
level-seed=
server-port=25565
allow-flight=true
white-list=false

This is only if you do not want other people to join. You will need to either port forward or set up a VPN such as Hamachi if you want it to be public. Good luck with your server!
Have a few diamonds to get you started!

 

If you're running Windows, open up cmd and type netstat -n and look and see if the port 25565 is in use.

 

Try this out - http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/craftbukkit-auto-installer-beginners.26555/#post-478207
It's a software I made that doesn't require you to add any commands at all , and also creates a neat desktop icon and start menu entry. It also has an auto updated to keep you updated with the latest versions of craftbukkit and your plugins . Hope it helps!

 

If you are using Hamachi make sure you input the IP address correctly. If you are using port forwarding LEAVE THE SERVER-IP BLANK. This is the problem with most tutorials that they don't tell you to leave blank they just tell you what to do on your router. For more port forwarding tutorials hit me up.