How to make a Minecraft Bukkit server[/TUT][PORTFORWARD]

First you need the files, pretty obvious.

Latest minecraft_jar CLIX ME
Latest craftbukkit.jar CLIX ME

Okay when you have downloaded them both files put them into a folder.
Rename craftbukkit-1.2.5-R1.0.jar to craftbukkit.jar

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Okay now run minecraft_server.jar by right clicking in the folder and make a txt file and type this:

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java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

Save it as a bat file with ALL FILES selected.

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Okay now you will have a file named WHATEVERYOUTYPED.bat, just delete the txt file. No longer use for that. Now run the BAT file.
It will now create all the files into your Server folder, and wait for it to fully load up so it should be like this

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Now you will have to type "stop" into the bat/cmd tab, now it will close but you got your files. Now right click on the bat file you made before and click on "Edit" now it will open notepad find and edit "minecraft_server.jar" to "craftbukkit.jar" like this.

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Now just save it. So there you go now you have sat that up. Now the next part is Portforwarding. Go into START on your pc and open up CMD.
Type IPCONFIG and look after the standard gateaway IP. Go into your browser and enter that IP.

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Okay now look after something called portforward on your routers page, when you have found you should portforward port 25565 and end port 25565 on BOTH in protocol, it will also ask for you're LAN IP just go into CMD again and look at IPv4 adress. The last 2 numbers is the one you enter. Like this.

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Okay, when you have done that. You need to go back to your server folder and open server.properties with notepad. Find server IP and edit it to your LAN IP.

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Save it and your actually done, you have portforwarded and your server may go online. To know which IP your friends need to join to just go to http://whatismyip.com/ and copy and paste that one. Hope this have helped you! To start the server run the bat you made ;)