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To log onto the Minecraft server, you first need to create an SSH tunnel.<br/>Before you can do that you need to [[setup up SSH]].

== Linux and OS X Instructions ==
[[File:Minecraft-login.png|400px|thumb|right|Minecraft login screen]]
===Set Up SSH Tunnel to Server=== 
# Open the terminal (Applications/Utilities/Terminal on a Mac).
# Type into the terminal:<br/><code>ssh -NCL 8414:localhost:8414 <username>@208.115.212.56</code>
# You will be prompted for your password. This will create the SSH tunnel. Just leave the window open while you play.

===Connect to Tunnel Using Minecraft:===
# Start up Minecraft.
# Enter <code> localhost:8414 </code> at the multiplayer connection screen.

== Windows Instructions ==

Coming soon. PuTTY probably required.

In the meantime, [http://www.google.com/search?q=ssh+tunnels+putty here.]
Or, more specifically but less readably, the PuTTY docs on SSH tunnels [[http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/htmldoc/Chapter4.html#config-ssh-portfwd]].