Bukkit Server Maker!

Hey there, me again.

For the past week I have been out in the middle of nowhere with no internet and will suffer the same fate for the next week as well. In this brief spell of internet connectivity I thought I would share a project with you guys. I have been working on a program that makes it easier to start up bukkit servers, so even non computer-savvy users can have a go at making a server. At the moment it allows you to make multiple servers, all of which are fully customisable, and allows you to start them up at a click of a button.

If you are interested in testing this for me, here is the link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?pcu4s9xjkm81evl

Any feedback would be much appreciated, and any ideas on what else I could add/remove would be great.

To install:
-extract the files in BukkitBooter.zip to a folder of your choice
-go into that folder and run BukkitBooter.exe

To get the server to actually work (silly bukkit issue) you have to port forward: (NOTE THE PROGRAM FUNCTIONS WITHOUT THIS, BUT YOUR SERVER WONT WORK)
-I have added in a function that takes you to your login page on your router, however it will not forward the actual ports. To start, select a server from the list and click the "port forwarding" button.
-Now comes the tricky part, it will probably ask you to log in on your router (if you know the login details you are a very lucky person ) if you do not, try username: 'admin' and password: 'password'
-If those login details do not work then you may want to check here for your router manufacturer and the default passwords used by them.
-If you manage to log in then you now need to find a tab most likely called 'port forwarding' or 'application sharing' or 'advanced' and then 'port forwarding' etc (different routers are arranged differently).
-Once you reach the port forwarding section you need to select the option 'add application' (or words to that effect) then it will bring up a lot of boxes to fill in.
-Fist off give the application a sensible name (like minecraft server) so you can find it later. If there is a 'protocol' section, put 'any' in the box if you have the option, if not use 'TCP'. Under the 'port range' sections fill them all in with the port you selected when setting up the server (if you didn't change the advanced settings this is '25565').
-After you have filled out that information, click apply changes. If you did not have to type in the ipv4 address when creating the application then you will now have to select the application from a list, and select your computer to bind them to each other.
-And once you have done that, you are finished! simple stuff eh

If my poorly written instructions do not suffice (and I wouldn't be surprised ) then you can get free guides here

Configuring the .ini file
I have added a file in the BukkitBooter folder called BB.ini, if you wish to tweak how the program runs you can edit this file:
-Verbose error reporting:

• -if set to 'true' (default) then the program reports everything it does to the error log.
  
• -if set to 'false' then the program will only report vital information to the error log (keeps it small).

-Auto clear up:

• -if set to 'true' then the error log will be deleted every time the application is closed (keeps it small).
  
• -if set to 'false' (default) then the error log will only be deleted when you tell it to.

-Max servers:

• -set this to the maximum number of servers that you can have saved at once ('100' by default).

-Default server name:

• -set this to the default name of servers when you add a new server ('NewServer' by default).

When you have edited the file, save it and restart the application if you have it open, and your settings will be loaded.

Im not sure what im doing wrong but when i start a server i get "Failed to bind to port" and it says "Perhaps a server is already running on that port?" I dont have a server so idk whats up.

ah yes I forgot to explain that, you have to port forward the server on your router using the port you chose when you added the server, I have yet to find a way of doing this automatically.

pepsda wrote:"Perhaps a server is already running on that port?" .

You May Have Just Ran the server and closed it but leaving it open in your processes, this used to happen to me...

yeah that's the default error message given by bukkit if it isn't port forwarded correctly, this is because it assumes that you have port forwarded, and then the only way in which such an error could occur is if there are multiple servers running on a port.

just updated it, you can now add/remove on whitelist, error logging and catching has been improved as well as the clearing up of files and minor tweaks so that you cant have two servers named the same etc, and when you add your first server it is automatically selected for booting. some other stuff aswell that I cba to tell haha. Tell me what you guys think!

Updated again to add a button that takes you to your router homepage to allow you to port forward easier.

Button idea is a great one at that. Here is a cold one for the hard work Ollie (beer). Oh and andf gets a case for his work on saga

Desmond

Changed it so that now you dont need internet explorer, and it will open the port forwarding page in your default browser. added an ini file so that you can tweak how the program runs.

fixed the port forwarding button to work on all connections [needs testing please], added a button to edit individual servers, added a button to delete individual servers.