Enter "localhost" in your webbrowser. DO NOT ENTER http! After that, click port forward and enter 25565 to port forward. Then press OK/Done/etc. That's what it is like for most computer routers.
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Minecraft has made it very easy to make a multiplayer server. Simply go to minecraft.net and download the server .exe. Type in the IP address of the computer you are running the server on and you will connect to your new server! Please note that you will have to port forward your server for people to be able to connect to it from the internet.
Yes, buying the game is not needed to make a server. However, you must know how to port forward and your router as well as your information to your router (username and password). If you are interested in setting up your own server, feel free to message me and I'll instruct you through it, as I've set up many servers. I've provided links to a port forwarding site as well as the download link for the up-to-date Minecraft server. -Mr. Andy