Compiling the server launcher (Outdated as of 2021-07-27)

Prerequirements

  • Ubuntu - sudo apt-get install git cmake pkg-config
  • Fedora - sudo dnf install git make cmake pkg-config gcc-c++ libstdc++.i686 glibc-devel.i686
  • macOS - brew install cmake

Requirements

  • Ubuntu - you’ll need to sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386, then install the required packages: sudo apt-get install g++-multilib
  • macOS - none

Build instructions

git clone --recursive https://github.com/minecraft-linux/mcpelauncher-manifest.git -b master mcpelauncher && cd mcpelauncher
mkdir -p build && cd build
cmake -DBUILD_CLIENT=OFF ..
make -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)

After compiling you should look at the Dedicated server page. This server binary only works with Minecraft 1.12.x.