Problems with creating a server

[Ston]

Hello, so I've been wanting to make a modded server for quite some time, and I finally pulled myself together and tried to do it. I watched a few guides and very early on I had a problem, I got the server downloaded with no problems. However, this is where things take a turn. (My server is 1.16.5)

When you create a file for the server it's supposed to have the following files

libraries

forge-.1.16.5-36.2.35.jar (this can change depending on what forge version you use, I just used the latest)

1.16.5.json

and

minecraft_server.1.16.5.jar

However, I do not have the file 1.16.5.json

I've tried redownloading recommended and newest files of Java tried different Notepad apps and everything I could come up with. Nothing.

Does someone have a fix?

[Luis_ST]

did you start the server? 

How did you install the server?

[Ston]

No, in all the guides it looked like I needed the .json file to start it

Well, I downloaded forge 1.16.5

Opened it

Clicked "Install serveer"

it downloaded

and it created a folder with the files

but it was missing one, the one needed to start the server

[LexManos]

Its not missing anything. The installer has created all files you need.

[Ston]

That is strange, every single guide I've watched on it has another file, and when I try to do every single step but the ones using that file everything works 1 to 1, but that file is used to start the server in all the guides.

[Luis_ST]

9 hours ago, Ston said:

but that file is used to start the server in all the guides.

the server should be start via a .bat/.sh file