My minecraft server has this response when opened, it does this multiple times: Last login: Sat Dec 6 13:21:56 on ttys000 natalierrosimac:~ Nate$ /Users/Nate/Desktop/MC\ server/start.command ; exit; run server now , you can't close This Spigot build supports Minecraft clients both of versions 1.7.x and of 1.8.x. *** It is imperative that backups be taken before running this build on your server! *** Please report any such issues to http://www.spigotmc.org/, stating your client, server, and if applicable BungeeCord versions. *** Any bug reports not running the very latest versions of these softwares will be ignored *** Warning, your max perm gen size is not set or less than 128mb. It is recommended you restart Java with the following argument: -XX:MaxPermSize=128M Please see http://www.spigotmc.org/wiki/changing-permgen-size/ for more details and more in-depth instructions. [13:34:30 INFO]: Starting minecraft server version 1.7.10 [13:34:30 INFO]: Loading properties [13:34:30 INFO]: Default game type: SURVIVAL [13:34:30 INFO]: This server is running CraftBukkit version git-Spigot-1.7.9-R0.2-207-g03373bb (MC: 1.7.10) (Implementing API version 1.7.10-R0.1-SNAPSHOT) [13:34:30 INFO]: Debug logging is disabled [13:34:30 INFO]: Server Ping Player Sample Count: 12 [13:34:30 INFO]: Using 4 threads for Netty based IO [13:34:31 INFO]: Generating keypair [13:34:31 INFO]: Starting Minecraft server on *:25565 [13:34:31 WARN]: **** FAILED TO BIND TO PORT! [13:34:31 WARN]: The exception was: java.net.BindException: Address already in use [13:34:31 WARN]: Perhaps a server is already running on that port? [13:34:31 INFO]: Stopping server [13:34:31 INFO]: Saving players [13:34:31 INFO]: Stopping server >Restart after 5 seconds , you can close now Restart after 4 seconds , you can close now Restart after 3 seconds , you can close now Restart after 2 seconds , you can close now Restart after 1 seconds , you can close now run server now , you can't close
natec316 That means there is something already using that port. You probably have a server running in the background without knowing. Either open up task manager or just restart you computer so it is not running.