Forge Server Installer/Starter

By
HellBz
Mods

Jar-File for install and starting up and Install the Server automaticly, instead of using .bat or .sh Files

FORGE Server Starter - Simplify Your Server Launch

In light of the difficulties many are currently facing when launching their FORGE servers with server hosts, I have developed a small JAR file. This file takes on the roles of the traditional .sh or .bat files and offers a suite of useful features to simplify and automate the server launch process.

Key Features

Library Check: Ensures the libraries folder exists
FORGE Version Detection: Checks for a FORGE version in the libraries folder
System-Specific Arguments: Opens argument files for Windows or Linux, depending on the operating system
Server Launch: Starts the server with the pre-defined Java arguments as well as those specific to FORGE
Runtime Monitoring: Continuously checks if the server is still online
Console Output: Outputs the complete console of the started server
Console Commands: Allows sending commands to the server via the console
Automatic EULA Creation: Automatically creates eula.txt for faster startup
Time Zone Setting: Allows setting up a custom timezone, defined in server_starter.conf
Custom Java Path: Allows running the server with a custom Java path, defined in server_starter.conf
Debugging: Logs all events from the Server Starter, defined in server_starter.conf.
Automatic Start: Enables automatic server start with just two files since the CE22 update.
FORGE Installation: Installs FORGE with guided installation in the console or with forge-auto-installer.txt
Forge and NeoForged Support: Now supports both Forge and NeoForged. The forge-auto-installer.txt includes a loaderType variable for distinguishing between FORGE and NeoForged during installation.
Detailed Configurations: Added detailed explanations of settings in forge-auto-installer.txt and server_starter.conf.
Auto-Installation File Generation: Introduces generate_auto_installation_file.bat/.sh for the automatic creation of forge-auto-installer.txt
Version Checker: Features a version checker that uses version.xml to check for updates on GitHub and logs changes along with the download URL in the starter's log.

What's New?

3.5 Update

Forge and NeoForged Support: Enhanced compatibility with forge-auto-installer.txt including loaderType for easy selection.
Updated Variables: Streamlined to minecraftVersion and loaderVersion, ensuring forward compatibility.
Detailed Configurations: Comprehensive settings explanations added to documentation for clarity.
Auto-Installation File Generation: Simplified setup with generate_auto_installation_file.bat / sh.
Version Checker: Automated updates and download notifications via version.xml.

3.0 Update

Guided Installation: Installation of Forge via the console.
Automatic Forge Installation: Option for automatic installation of Forge with forge-auto-installer.txt.

CE22 Update

Simplified Upload: Only upload the Forge-Installer-JAR-File (no more uploading the libraries folder).
Automatic Setup: Rename the Forge-Server-Starter, e.g., to minecraft_server.jar. Everything else is done automatically upon server start.

Planned Features

Faster Restart: Restart the server with the /restart command, directly from the Forge server launcher.
Forge-Version-Update: automatic update the Forge-Version to the newest at every Server-Start