Minecraft – How to get the lava in the lava fountain to flow

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I am on a multiplayer server and am trying to create a lava fountain in front of my door. I have it enclosed in an area so the lava won't block any routes. The only problem is that I can't get the lava to flow. I've been told that I just need to put a bucket on top of a block and it should start flowing if I've got a step layout going down around the lava, but it doesn't work, the lava just disappears. Please let me know if I need multiple buckets or am missing something. Thank you.

Best Answer

The Multiplayer in minecraft isn't quite working fully at the minute. What you're trying to do would work in single player survival, though.

To do this you use the bucket (right click) on the lava source to get a bucket of lava, then use the bucket again where you want the source to be dropped.