Login via SSH with root access and issue the bolded commands.
1. Install Java.
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre
2. Install Minecraft Server Manager.
sudo wget -q http://git.io/Sxpr9g -O /tmp/msm && bash /tmp/msm
3. Create your Minecraft Server in MSM.
sudo msm server create <servername>
4. Update to latest Minecraft version on MSM.
sudo msm jargroup create mc172
https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.7.2/minecraft_server.1.7.2.jar
sudo msm jargroup getlatest mc172
sudo msm jar mc172
5. Restart Minecraft Server Manager.
sudo msm server restart
Minecraft Server Manager Documentation
Minecraft Server Manager Commands:
–Setup Commands————————————————
server list List servers
server create <name> Creates a new Minecraft server
server delete <name> Deletes an existing Minecraft server
server rename <name> <new-name> Renames an existing Minecraft server
–Server Mangement Commands————————————-
<server> start Starts a server
<server> stop [now] Stops a server after warning players, or right now
<server> restart [now] Restarts a server after warning players, or right now
<server> status Show the running/stopped status of a server
<server> connected List a servers connected players
<server> worlds list Lists the worlds a server has
<server> worlds load Creates links to worlds in storage for a server
<server> worlds ram <world> Toggles a world’s “in RAM” status
<server> worlds todisk Synchronises any “in RAM” worlds to disk a server has
<server> worlds backup Makes a backup of all worlds a server has
<server> worlds on|off <world> Activate or deactivate a world, inactive worlds are not backed up
<server> logroll Move a server log to a gziped archive, to reduce lag
<server> backup Makes a backup of an entire server directory
<server> jar <jargroup> [<file>] Sets a server’s jar file
<server> console Connects to the interactive console. Access may be limited
<server> config [<setting> <value>] Lists server settings, or sets a specific setting.
–Server Pass Through Commands———————————-
<server> wl on|off Enables/disables server whitelist checking
<server> wl add|remove <player> Add/remove a player to/from a server’s whitelist
<server> wl list List the players whitelisted for a server
<server> bl player add|remove <player> Ban/pardon a player from/for a server
<server> bl ip add|remove <ip address> Ban/pardon an IP address from/for a server
<server> bl list Lists the banned players and IP address for a server
<server> op add|remove <player> Add/remove operator status for a player on a server
<server> op list Lists the operator players for a server
<server> gm survival|creative <player> Change the game mode for a player on a server
<server> kick <player> Forcibly disconnect a player from a server
<server> say <message> Broadcast a (pink) message to all players on a server
<server> time set|add <number> Set/increment time on a server (0-24000)
<server> toggledownfall Toggles rain and snow on a server
<server> give <player> <item> [amount] [data] Gives an entity to a player
<server> xp <player> <amount> Gives XP to, or takes away (when negative) XP from, a player
<server> save on|off Enable/disable writing world changes to file
<server> save all Force the writing of all non-saved world changes to file
<server> cmd <command> Send a command string to the server and return
<server> cmdlog <command> Same as ‘cmd’ but shows log output afterwards (Ctrl+C to exit)
–Jar Commands————————————————–
jargroup list List the stored jar files.
jargroup create <name> <download-url> Create a new jar group, with a URL for new downloads
jargroup delete <name> Delete a jar group
jargroup rename <name> <new-name> Rename a jar group
jargroup changeurl <name> <download-url> Change the download URL for a jar group
jargroup getlatest <name> Download the latest jar file for a jar group
–Global Commands———————————————–
start Starts all active servers
stop [now] Stops all running servers
restart [now] Restarts all active servers
version Prints the Minecraft Server Manager version installed
config Displays a list of the config values used by MSM
update [–noinput] Replaces MSM files with the latest recommended versions
