How To Port Forward A Minecraft Server?

Assign your Minecraft server device a static local IP address

Open your router’s admin page in a web browser

Log in with your router username and password

Find the Port Forwarding, Virtual Server, or NAT section

Create a new port forwarding rule

Set the service name to Minecraft

Enter the server device’s local IP address

Set the internal port to 25565

Set the external port to 25565

Choose TCP or TCP/UDP if available

Save or apply the rule

Allow Minecraft through the server device firewall

Make sure the Minecraft server is running

Find your public IP address

Share your public IP address and port with players in this format: IP:25565

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