Here's the steps you'll need to follow to either join an existing "Minecraft: Java Edition" server, or create your own multiplayer server.

There are three ways to play multiplayer in "Minecraft: Java Edition," two of which are free. You can join a public "Minecraft: Java" server, or if you're willing to put in some work, create one of ...

Joining LAN games in Minecraft Java edition Before you can join a game, you’ll need to know the host machine’s local IP address. This can be done by opening the terminal and typing ipconfig on Windows ...

So, how does a player join another's private world? They can join friends on Minecraft Pocket Edition and Bedrock, hop on a LAN server (Java), or connect to a realm.

Use the in-game settings to add friends in Minecraft Java (Image via Mojang Studios) The second and free method to play Minecraft with a friend involves hosting your own LAN server.

Java-LAN-Chat-Server A chat server over the LAN using TCP. This is a TCP chat server on the LAN. Users can either connect using telnet and specify the ip and port, (port is 4444) or they can use the ...