Forge Servers 1.17+ Installation Impossible

[TheOnlyMann]

Okay, the title is a bit of a bait... but hear me out.

How to Run Forge 1.17+ Servers with MSH
(This guide was written in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and thus might differ in windows)

1. put run.sh in Commands-"StartServer":
   replace the entire "java xxx xxx" comment with "bash run.sh"
   if the starting server script is something else(start.sh) put that instead
   if you're on windows, just make that script execute the run.bat instead

2. get a ""fake"" server.jar from the internet, renaming it, or just grab a fabric server.jar file
   easiest way without hassle is just downloading the minecraft vanila server jar from mojang's official websites.

3. put all other parameters in, EXCEPT for the "StartServerParam" within Commands
   all other parameters are gonna be used for the msh. StartserverParam is used for server launch only, which we don't put in msh-config.json. instead follow 4th rule

4. instead, edit the user_jvm_args.txt instead to get the desired JVM to your server
   this sets the server's launch jvm arguments, however it differs from certain pre-made server packs, so watch out.

This way, it can launch without msh making a error noise and still function well.

[llleeeqi]

I was not very familiar with it, and MSH did not output Minecraft logs. I thought it was not running properly. After adjusting the log level, everything became clear

[vrcoelho]

Thank you so much for creating this issue. I was trying to figure it out myself for 1.20.

[gekigek99]

Thanks @TheOnlyMann for the great guide... do you have any advice on how to make people's life easier programmatically?