There are three ways to play multiplayer in "Minecraft: Java Edition:" through an online server, a LAN server, or a "Minecraft Realms" server.

Creating a Minecraft: Java Edition online server Step 1: To create your own server, you’ll need to install the server file from the official Minecraft website.

How to play multiplayer on Minecraft Java in 2023 Any user with a Mojang account on which they have purchased the game may access Minecraft's large range of servers.

For the sake of this tutorial, let’s assume that you have 5 friends who want to play on the same server. We’ll be setting up a Digital Ocean VPS to host a CraftBukkit Minecraft server.