1. Install Java for linux 
    $ sudo pacman -Syu java
  2. If you want to run mcserver in the background, you can install screen 
    $ sudo pacman -Syu screen
  3. Create a folder where you want to store the minecraft server 
    $ mkdir mcserver
$ cd mcserver
  4. Download minecraft server from mojang 
    $ wget https://launcher.mojang.com/v1/objects/35139deedbd5182953cf1caa23835da59ca3d7cd/server.jar
  5. Create a new screen session 
    $ screen -S mcserver
  6. Run the server 
    $ java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.1.16.4.jar nogui
  7. Minimize or set the server to background by pressing CTRL + a, d

Note: During the first run, the server will generate eula.txt. Update the text file and set the value from eula=false to eula=true