Can you make a Minecraft server online using Serveo?
Abdul Hadi
Hey there! I’m trying to figure out if it’s even possible to set up Minecraft servers using Serveo because I’ve been having quite a struggle getting mine up and running. I’ve been trying to connect to my server through the domain glowsquid-smp.serveo.net, but I keep hitting a wall with a "Connection refused: getsockopt" error.
To give you a bit more context, I originally had my server running on port 25565, but I changed it to 25566 to see if that would help. When I test the server locally using localhost:25566, it works without any issues. So, I’m pretty sure the server is functioning correctly. I set up the Serveo tunnel with the command ssh -R glowsquid-smp.serveo.net:25566:localhost:25566 serveo.net, and it confirms that TCP traffic is being forwarded. I even checked my firewall settings to ensure that port 25566 is open and not blocking any incoming connections.
Additionally, I’ve made sure to leave the server-ip setting in my server.properties file blank, as suggested in various guides. I thought about changing the query.port to match the server port, but that hasn’t resolved anything either. Despite all these checks and adjustments, an online server status tool still shows that my server is offline.
If anyone has any insights or tips on whether Serveo is a good option for hosting a Minecraft server, or how to get things working, I’d really appreciate your help!
