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  1. Mojang Web Services
  2. WEB-6682

Server.jar file on the Server Download page is incorrectly named "server.jar'

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      On the page for downloading a Minecraft server jar for Java Edition, users are guided to a link titled minecraft_server.1.x.x.jar (i.e. minecraft_server.[version].jar), which is used to download the server file. While this link downloads the file needed to run the server, the file is incorrectly named server.jar. This is no big deal, except some users might find it strange that they got a differently named file than they expected. However, in the same sentence containing the download link, the user is urged to run the startup command

      java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.1.20.1.jar nogui 

      which clearly uses the wrong file name for the server jar. This is no issue for people who are well versed in running terminal commands, but for first-time server hosters it might be confusing why their server won't start.

      I believe that either the link and the command should be changed to include the correct file name, or the file should be renamed to the name the user is expecting (and that the command tries to run). This would be helpful to newcomers and also prevent an extra annoying step for more experienced users.

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