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Basic Functionality:

Put serversync.jar in base folder of minecraft (one with mods folder & configs folder etc).

Client:

• Make sure ServerSync is in minecraft's root folder on the client side
• Run/Double click serversync{ver}.jar (or create shortcut)

Server:

• The server mode can be started from the command line or batch scripts using "java -jar serversync.jar --server"
• If you are running ServerSync standalone then make sure to exit using ctrl-c

Some of what this gives you:

• A standalone console specific to ServerSync (no clutter in the forge output)
• A separate process that you can allocate however much memory/priority etc you like
• Individual starting/stopping of ServerSync without needing to restart the Minecraft server

Alternative server starting methods:

• ServerSync can be placed in the mods folder to be loaded by forge when you start the Minecraft server (not recommended)
  • Known Issues:
    • Forge will complain about calling exit()
    • The logging from SS will be haphazard throughout the Forge logs and is not really related, causing noise.
    • ServerSync will be tied to the Minecraft server process & lifecycle

Bonus optionals

If you are on windows you can adapt my lazy server start script (put this in a .bat file), this would replace the standard start_server.bat. This script gives you a maintenance free way to start both serversync and forge without needing to update the script every time you update either forge or serversync.

@echo off
SETLOCAL
SET server_name=My Fancy Server
SET forge_java_arguments=-Xms2g -Xmx2g
SET serversync_java_arguments=

for %%f in (forge*.jar) do (SET forge=%%~nxf)
for %%f in (serversync*.jar) do (SET serversync=%%~nxf)
start "Forge - %server_name%" java %forge_java_arguments% -jar %forge% nogui
start "ServerSync - %server_name%" java %serversync_java_arguments% -jar %serversync% --server
ENDLOCAL

Program flow

Server admin

Update mods on server ----»»[ restart server

Client (user / player)

run ServerSync ----»»[ launch Minecraft and connect