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Minecraft Forge server on Linux: install mods and start

Elias Bieber9 March 2026

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Set up a Forge server with mod support: run installer, accept EULA, start run.sh and place mods in the mods/ folder. Adjust RAM in user_jvm_args.txt.

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Minecraft Forge server (Linux)

mkdir minecraft && cd minecraft

Download Forge installer from files.minecraftforge.net (e.g. 1.20.1):

java -jar forge-*-installer.jar --installServer

eula.txt: eula=true

screen -S minecraft

./run.sh

Put mods in the mods folder. Adjust RAM in user_jvm_args.txt.

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