If you receive the "A problem occured running the Server .InvocationTargetException" message, try downloading and installing JRE 8 and point to it's destination on run. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe" -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar FORGE_FILE_NAME.jar -nogui If you changed the port number in the 'server.properties' file, you will need to enter 'localhost:' followed by the port number.
To connect to a server hosted on the same computer you are running Minecraft on, enter '0' or 'localhost'. (e.g.: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe") Use the space in the center to enter your computers IP address. If you receive the "Java is not recognized" message, replace "java" with its file location. The proxy option costs 2.24/month (2.99 after the first month). The most basic package starts at 4.49/month (5.99 after the first month) to the advanced server one at 59.99/month (79.99 after the first month). Or you could use this server start text instead: Apex Hosting offers 9 different Minecraft server hosting packs and the option of adding a proxy. If the server start text doesn't work then try renaming the SERVER_FILE_NAME to 'SERVER_FILE_NAME.jar' without the apostrophes. You can give the server more memory by changing the 1024 to a multiple of 1024 Java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar SERVER_FILE_NAME.jar -nogui This tutorial is intended for Windows users, but may be of some use to users who use other operating systems (Mac, Linux). Now you can launch Forge server by double clicking "forge-version-xx.xx.x." or using the command below. Once you started vanilla server (don't forget to change EULA), install Forge and you are done. If you get an error about "There are already files at the target directory", click on the three dots to choose the current location of your Minecraft server (the video shows this). The vanilla server can be downloaded in its respective page. If you get an error about "Downloading Minecraft server failed, invalid e-tag checksum.", you will need to install a vanilla Minecraft server and then run Forge installer.
Java -jar forge-x.xx.x-installer.jar -installServer If you're installing Forge on a headless server with no graphical interface, run the following command in the directory where you downloaded the jar installer (replace "x.xx.x" with the correct version number for the installer you downloaded): Once downloaded, launch it and choose option "Install server". Firstly, you need the Forge installer, which can be downloaded from the official Forge download page.