Multicraft is a popular open-source control panel for Minecraft servers. In this article, we will guide you through the process of installing Multicraft on a fresh installation of Ubuntu 20.04.

Before we begin, make sure that you have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 20.04 and that Java is installed on your system. You will also need to be logged in as a user with sudo privileges.

Install the required dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies for Multicraft. To do this, run the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server-10.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-common php7.4-cli php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-json

This will install Apache, MariaDB, and the necessary PHP modules for Multicraft.

Create a new MySQL database

After installing the dependencies, we need to create a new MySQL database for Multicraft. To do this, log in to the MySQL shell using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

When prompted, enter the MySQL root password.

In the MySQL shell, run the following commands to create a new database called "multicraft":

CREATE DATABASE multicraft;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON multicraft.* TO 'multicraftuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Make sure to replace "multicraftuser" and "password" with the actual username and password that you want to use for the Multicraft database user.

Download Multicraft

After creating the database, we need to download the latest version of Multicraft from the official website. To do this, run the following commands in the terminal:

wget <https://www.multicraft.org/download/linux64> -O multicraft.tar.gz
tar xfz multicraft.tar.gz

This will download the Multicraft tarball and extract it to the current directory.

Install Multicraft

After extracting the Multicraft files, we can install the application using the following command:

./setup.sh

This will start the Multicraft installation wizard where you can specify the necessary settings for the installation, such as the web root directory, database settings, and server port. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Access Multicraft

After the installation is complete, you can access the Multicraft web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to **<http://localhost:8080>**. You will see the login page for the Multicraft control panel. Use the default username "admin" and password "admin" to log in to the control panel.

By following these steps, you should have successfully installed Multicraft on your Ubuntu 20.04 system. You can now use the control panel to manage your Minecraft servers.