From f42d520ccf7fd5eca74e62cb726fe72a9eb9a75a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Harkness Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 21:40:32 +0100 Subject: Added a guide to the easy install method. --- README.md | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5c7388528..639ea3932 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,11 +10,18 @@ We currently support Release 1.7 and 1.8 (not beta) Minecraft protocol versions. Installation ------------ -Normally, you will want to download a pre-compiled version of MCServer from the official buildserver: http://builds.cuberite.org +For Linux there is an easy installation method: -You simply need to download and extract these files before you can use the server. + curl -s http://git.io/KXfyxQ | sh -If you're a more advanced user, you may want to compile the server yourself for more performance. See the [COMPILING.md](https://github.com/mc-server/MCServer/blob/master/COMPILING.md) file for more details. +For Windows, you just need to download a file and extract it: + + - [Windows 32 bit](http://builds.cuberite.org/job/MCServer%20Windows%20x86/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/Install/MCServer.zip) + - [Windows 64 bit](http://builds.cuberite.org/job/MCServer%20Windows%20x64/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/Install/MCServer.zip) + +For other operating systems you need to download and compile yourself. There is also an archive of binary builds on the buildserver: http://builds.cuberite.org + +Compiling the server yourself has other benefits: you may get better performance performance (1.5-3x as fast) and it supports more operating systems. See the [COMPILING.md](https://github.com/mc-server/MCServer/blob/master/COMPILING.md) file for more details. Contributing ------------ -- cgit v1.2.3