MineCraft Server Setup - Basics + Tips

Step 1: Buy MineCraft and download the server files. (or go find a server wrapper)

Now that we have that out of the way... You have a few questions to ask yourself before you setup a MineCraft server. Do you want people to type in a regular web address when they're joining your server (minecraft.irnothink.com)? Or do you want them to type in your PC's IP Address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)?

Seattle MineCraft - Creating a Server (Part 1)

A few months ago I bought MineCraft, it was in alpha then, and played around in single player quite a bit. It kept my attention for a while, but I felt the need for more... (I love multi-player everything)... After a few weeks multi-player servers started popping up and the client was being updated every few days courtesy of the creator, Notch.

I just so happened to have a spare PC laying around. I recently built a new desktop :3 (Maybe i'll tell you about it later~). I decided to take that spare PC, get it running, and install MineCraft server on it. First things first, I obtained a stripped down Windows Server 2008 (for educational and MineCraft purposes).