User:ExtremeHeat11/sandbox/Setting up a server/vpn

Setting up a VPN
An alternate way to set up a server between you and your friends is to set up a VPN (virtual private network). This method may be deemed unrecommended, and an inconvenience for many users due to the fact that all users whom wish to connect to the server must download external software in order to join or create server. An alternative to this method is to port forward. A free software utility that can be used to set this up a VPN is Hamachi by LogMeIn. The free version allows up to 5 connections (i.e. players).

Setting up Hamachi

 * 1) Install Hamachi on each computer that wishes to participate in the server, including the host.   Windows / Mac   Linux (32-bit and 64-bit .deb and .rpm packages are available, you can install it on Gentoo by emerging "net-misc/logmein-hamachi")
 * 2) The host server signs up for admin via the Logmein website.
 * 3) On the host machine, a new Hamachi network is created.
 * 4) The host installs and configures the Minecraft server software:   The server IP field in server.properties is left blank (as default).
 * 5) The host passes the newly created Hamachi network credentials to each of the players.
 * 6) The players connect to the host's Hamachi network.
 * 7) Now that all the machines are connected within the same Hamachi network, the host gives their machine's Hamachi IPv4 address to the players.
 * 8) Each player connects using this IP as per the usual Minecraft multiplayer screen.