
One of the most frustrating elements of the Minecraft local multiplayer experience (both for the PC and the PE edition) is that the original game host has to be active to access previous creations. Today we’re looking at how to run a simple local Minecraft server both with and without mods. Many of those files are probably text files, but others may require additional software to view them.While it’s easy enough to share a Minecraft map with other local players on your network, it’s nice to be able to run a dedicated server so people can come and go without the original game host loading up Minecraft. Once the files are extracted, you can view the individual files by double clicking them. Once you have installed this software, run the software, open the jar file, and extract the files contained in it. We recommend using either 7-Zip or WinRAR. To view individual files in a non-executable jar file, you can obtain compression/decompression software that works with jar files. Once you find the file, select it and click OK. It is often located in the "Program Files\Java" or "Program Files (x86)\Java" folder, within a possible subfolder below the Java folder. You need to find the Java executable file (java.exe file) on your computer hard drive.In the Open With window, click the Browse button to open the File Explorer window.


Right-click the file and select Open With.(The jar file must contain executable Java code for these steps to work.) If the jar file opens using an archive program, such as WinRAR or 7-Zip, and you want Java to open it instead, follow the instructions below. Read the next section on how to view the contents of the jar file.

If double-clicking the jar file does not result in the file being run, it's likely not an executable file and cannot run in this manner.
