This post will cover various steps to get a Minecraft server running on Windows 11.
For my experiment I was running it on an old laptop with x64 processor, it can also run bedrock server on the ARM-architecture and Ubuntu Server. For the sake of this post we will in other words just assume that you are running Win 11 and want to install the Bedrock server.
Prerequisites
I downloaded the server first and noticed that I was missing the Visual C++ Redistributable.
So my recommendation is to download both.
Once both are installed you need extract the bedrock zip-file as well, and place the extracted folder in a place that you are familiar with. I created a C:\Minecraft\ folder in which I placed it.
Configuring your server
As I already have a world on another computer, I wanted to transfer this world and keep it on the server instead.
To find your world, go to %localappdata% then go to
...\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftWorlds
Within this directory each world has its own folder. Move this folder to your server computer.
You will have configuration file in your bedrock server folder in which you can point towards this world.
Getting your server online and available
If you don't make any changes and just run the bedrock_server.exe right of the bat, it becomes instantly available in the Minecraft client on another computer on the same network. Basically it is considered a LAN server and it is not available online for others to join.
Joining the server
To join the server on regular LAN, just open your Minecraft Bedrock client on the computer you intend to play from and make sure you are on the same network. Then you should find the world in the "server" section in the game.
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