I'm trying to make a forge server in 1.7.10 for some older mods, but when I create all the server files, there's no folders for "mods" or "config."

When I go to join the server, it's labeled in the multiplayer menu as vanilla. 

Adding the folders myself doesn't seem to do anything as they don't load, and the server is still labeled "vanilla."

 

This is after running the "1.7.10 - 10.13.4.1614" jar installed from the website (https://files.minecraftforge.net/net/minecraftforge/forge/index_1.7.10.html)

 

Here's after running minecraft_server.1.7.10.jar the first time

 

And here's after accepting the eula and running minecraft_server.1.7.10.jar again

 

The "mods" or "config" folders never appear.

The "forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar" file has done nothing throughout the whole process.

help

11 hours ago, tergerfer11 said:

Here's after running minecraft_server.1.7.10.jar

Do not run minecraft_server.1.7.10.jar

You should be running the forge jar.

that did nothing

Edited May 20May 20 by tergerfer11

10 hours ago, Ugdhar said:

Do not run minecraft_server.1.7.10.jar

You should be running the forge jar.

22 hours ago, tergerfer11 said:

The "forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar" file has done nothing throughout the whole process.

 

Add the latest.log from your logs folder here with sites like

https://mclo.gs/

 

8 hours ago, TileEntity said:

Add the latest.log from your logs folder here with sites like

https://mclo.gs/

 

here's the last one after trying again over and over

https://api.mclo.gs/1/raw/s2aVEJB

Edited May 20May 20 by tergerfer11

21 hours ago, Ugdhar said:

You should be running the forge jar.

 

10 hours ago, tergerfer11 said:

that did nothing

How did you run it? And it should have generated a log or something, which you should post. The log you posted looks like it's from a vanilla server (the minecraft_server jar file)

6 minutes ago, Ugdhar said:

 

How did you run it? And it should have generated a log or something, which you should post. The log you posted looks like it's from a vanilla server (the minecraft_server jar file)

I just clicked it like you would any executable

and yes, the log is from the minecraft_server jar file because the other one does nothing

Start the jar with a run.bat file

Create a text document and paste

java -Xmx4G -jar forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar
pause

Rename the file to start.bat and start the server with this file

42 minutes ago, TileEntity said:

Start the jar with a run.bat file

Create a text document and paste

java -Xmx4G -jar forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar
pause

Rename the file to start.bat and start the server with this file

This is what it said

https://api.mclo.gs/1/raw/OIgzfog

The website flagged my ip for spam, and now I can't access it on my main connection. I'm connected on my hotspot right now

Edited May 21May 21 by tergerfer11

You will need Java 8 JRE to run a Forge 1.7.10 server

Currently, you are using a newer Java version

 

In your script, replace the world java with the java 8 path and put it into quotation marks

For example:

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_311\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx4G -jar forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar 
pause

 

28 minutes ago, TileEntity said:

You will need Java 8 JRE to run a Forge 1.7.10 server

Currently, you are using a newer Java version

 

In your script, replace the world java with the java 8 path and put it into quotation marks

For example:

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_311\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx4G -jar forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar 
pause

 

In my defense, I was told I needed JDK, not JRE.

I will try this later and update you then

Newer versions, servers using Java 17 or Java 21 JDK

10 hours ago, TileEntity said:

You will need Java 8 JRE to run a Forge 1.7.10 server

Currently, you are using a newer Java version

 

In your script, replace the world java with the java 8 path and put it into quotation marks

For example:

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_311\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx4G -jar forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar 
pause

 

I tried javaw.exe and java. exe and neither worked

 

java.exe

 

javaw.exe

Edited May 21May 21 by tergerfer11

Change -Xmx4G to -Xmx2G

I did that and it gave no errors, but also did nothing.

what am I doing wrong?

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_451\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx2G -jar forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar 
pause

Is there a log file? (logs folder)

16 minutes ago, TileEntity said:

Is there a log file? (logs folder)

I have 4 files

• the libraries folder
• forge-1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10-universal.jar
• minecraft_server.1.7.10.jar
• start.bat

No logs

Edited May 21May 21 by tergerfer11

Create a text file eula.txt and write eula=true

into it and test it again

4 minutes ago, TileEntity said:

Create a text file eula.txt and write eula=true

into it and test it again

running minecraft_server.1.7.10.jar creates 4 files

• the logs folder
  • latest.log (https://api.mclo.gs/1/raw/RyyR8af)
• eula.txt
• server.properties

running start.bat at this point still does nothing

Edited May 21May 21 by tergerfer11

Check the eula.txt again

6 minutes ago, TileEntity said:

Check the eula.txt again

 

#By changing the setting below to TRUE you are indicating your agreement to our EULA (https://account.mojang.com/documents/minecraft_eula).
#Wed May 21 15:43:08 EDT 2025
eula=true

Edited May 21May 21 by tergerfer11

Restart the server and check for a new log file

2 minutes ago, TileEntity said:

Restart the server and check for a new log file

It's pretty much the same as this one just with different time stamps

On 5/20/2025 at 10:36 AM, tergerfer11 said:

here's the last one after trying again over and over

https://api.mclo.gs/1/raw/s2aVEJB

here it is anyway https://api.mclo.gs/1/raw/ealLp2a