Bedrock Edition
Lucky for us, bedrock is easier than Java by a mile. Not much to set up.
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First, go to Mojang's website and grab the latest server files for Ubuntu.
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Extract the files to its own folder named bedrock
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Copy the folder bedrock to the directory /opt/minecraft. Navigate (cd) to ~/Downloads, or wherever the bedrock files are, and issue this:
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sudo cp -r bedrock /opt/minecraft
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sudo chown -R minecraft /opt/minecraft/bedrock
If you haven't already, install a library called LibCurl to help the server client run. In the terminal from anywhere issue this command:
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sudo apt -y install unzip curl
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Hit "y" when it asked if you want to continue.
Lastly, we need to make a service so the server can be started and stopped easily, and enabled at boot.
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Open LeafPad (Start>Accessories>LeafPad) and paste this in (between the underscores):
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[Unit]
Description=Bedrock Service
After=network.target
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[Service]
User=minecraft
Group=minecraft
Type=Simple
WorkingDirectory=/opt/minecraft/bedrock
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c " ./bedrock_server"
TimeoutStopSec=20
Restart=on-failure
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[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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Save this as bedrock.service. You can save it to ~/Documents.
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Navigate (cd) to ~/Documents and issue these commands:
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sudo chmod u+x bedrock.service
sudo cp bedrock.service /etc/systemd/system
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Run the server!!!
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Start and stop the service bedrock.service with systemd.
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To enable it on boot, run the "enable" command for your modpack:
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sudo systemctl start bedrock
sudo systemctl stop bedrock
sudo systemctl status bedrock
sudo systemctl enable bedrock
sudo systemctl disable bedrock
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As long as your port forwarding is correct, you can connect and play! It'll take a moment to start the server.
NOTE: If you plan on making your server open to the public, you'll need to take necessary precautions before opening up and giving out a path to your home network. Several STRONG recommendations include: SSH hardening, general OS hardening, logging, automatic OS updates, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention.
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All of the security-related guides linked are guidelines - a strong mindset of security is required to host public servers. Take it seriously so your home network isn't compromised.