Hi, ive downloaded the server.jar file from the official minecraft website and watched a tutorial on how to set it up and it works, locally. I searched up how to make the server public and i have to do port forwarding. So i went into my router settings and set it up as below. Now i went to open port checker and it says the port is closed. I also tried to connect to the server using a diffrent pc at a diffrent location. Both of my friends said they cant join. I gave them my public ipv4 adress at whats my ip on google yet they still cant join. Ive allowed the ports inbound and outbound in the firewall settings in windows both for udp and tcp. Any help please?
Temporarily disable any anti-virus software and test again. Also check that inbound Java connections are not being blocked by your firewall.
I’ve done it and same result.