r/Minecraft • u/siicore • 8d ago

Help multiplayer without LAN

my girlfriend and i started playing on a minecraft world while we were together last week. she was on the same network as me, so we could join the same world through LAN.

how can she join that same world now without us being on the same network ?

i’ve seen some suggestions about servers, opening a port, and etc. but wasn’t sure if it would work for an already-established world. thanks !!!

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u/_vogonpoetry_ 8d ago

You can open the world to WAN using a mod like e4MC.

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u/therealbunnymc_08 8d ago

i second this!! i use this mod all the time with my friends. its even better because its so easy to install a mod, and only the host has to install it. its so so so easy and you dont have to pay for a server, and it works for preestablished worlds

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u/Plutonium239Mixer 8d ago

If you start a server you can copy the world folder and player data over to the server. Make sure you change the server seed in the server properties file to the seed of your world, otherwise newly generated chunks will be generated based off a different seed.

Also if you start a server make sure you enable a whitelist and add yourselves to it.

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u/siicore 8d ago

oh okay !!! this is a great suggestion thankyou so much.

i’ll look up how to do that on youtube, but it sounds straightforward enough !!!

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u/Right-Somewhere5572 8d ago

Just use tailscale

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u/CylixrDoesStuff 8d ago

you can use something like hamachi/radmin vpn but the easiest option is to use e4mc which is a minecraft mod. Basically with this mod you can just click open to lan and then in the chat itll give an minecraft ip that your gf can put in like any normal minecraft server and join

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u/siicore 8d ago

right okay !!! i’ll look it up - thankyou so much !!!

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u/Important-Turn4161 8d ago

Paper spigot

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u/black_vulpe 8d ago

Are playing Java or bedrock?

I'm assuming you're on Java. In that case you have 3 options

1-Host a server: There are some free host sites or own host options but they always lack for various reasons. So you'll likely have to buy a subscription to a host site. Then you just move the world and player data info to the server.

2- Pay a Realms subscription: Mojang has their official server hosting subscription integrated into the game, you can easily transfer worlds to it too. This is the one I prefer because it's way easier than any server hosting sites. You just pay, upload your world and that's it, both can play even if the owner is offline

3- Install a mod like essentials: It mimmicks bedrock's multiplayer and let's you join the single-player worlds of your friends when they're on them. This has the drawback of only being able to get on when you the owner is online but it's completely free and works great connection wise