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Hey everyone.

My daughter has a Minecraft account and we have it installed on a PC laptop and an iMac computer. Is there any way that I can create an account so we can play together, me on the laptop, she on the Mac?

If you wish to play online with someone, you both need your own seperate account.... and copy of the game. Which is essentially what an account with it does, it determines wether you can play the full game or just the demo. So you'd need to pay for it.

Yes, there are places on the internet that'd try to show you how to do otherwise. I strongly suggest NOT trusting them.

As far as compatibility, as far as I know, the fact that you're using a PC and she's using a Mac wont matter whatsoever; the game does not care. If it did, there'd be alot more problems in the online scene for it, considering the nature of the bazillions of servers for the game that people have made.

The real fun: Getting the online bit set up and working (regardless of what you're using). Good luck with that one. Though, hopefully they've made it easier in recent patches.

If you have any specific questions, do feel free to ask. You can also check the game's main forums or wiki site for information.

The online part:

Something to do with Port Forwarding on your router and DNS settings. I don't remember anymore. I did this once before, and it worked.

You can do that, or pay a monthly fee for something called Minecraft Realms for "easy access", but I've never tried it or needed it, so I don't know what that's like. I think it was 5 or 10 dollars per month for that?

The main advantage for Realms is that whoever is "hosting" that particular world doesnt need to have their machine running with Minecraft active and connected in order for others to get on it. In particular, this makes it more viable for more people. There's other advantages, but I dont recall what they are.

You should be able to go to the pause menu after starting a new game on one machine and click "Start LAN World", which allows anyone on the same local network to access the same world simultaneously. I think you just get given a code that needs to be input into the second computer so they can gain access.

You'd need another account, and either a hosted server, or a LAN Network Server, or Realms.

OPTION 1: Hosted Server

A hosted server is probably the best option, you get charged monthly or annually (usually), and the server stays on 24/7 unless you stop it in a console.

One of the most well known server suppliers is MCProHosting, here's a link: https://mcprohosting.com/
Prices do vary, but I would recommend a smaller package if its just 2 of you playing.

OPTION 2: A LAN Network Game

This is the easiest, if you don't plan on playing with anyone NOT on the same WiFi. Just hit Esc (or whatever your key is to go to pause menu) and click Open To LAN, configure it, and your ready to go!

OPTION 3: Realms

Realms is a server hoster by Mojang, you pay annually, semi annualy or monthly, and you get everything you'd need to play with friends, and people from outside your house by inviting them to your realm. This is easiest to configure and manage, so it looks like the best option for you

Good luck!

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