Server Configuration
Configurable options for your Minecraft server, including server.properties.
Top Tip
Changes made to server.properties require a server restart to take effect.
server.properties
This file is located in your server's root directory and can be edited using SFTP or the file manager.
| Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| motd | The message shown for your server in the multiplayer server list, supports formatting codes. | A Minecraft Server |
| difficulty | How difficult the game is. One of peaceful, easy, normal, hard. | normal |
| gamemode | The default gamemode players join in. One of survival, creative, adventure, spectator. | survival |
| hardcore | Whether the server runs in hardcore mode, players are banned on death instead of respawning. | false |
| pvp | Whether players can damage each other. | true |
| max-players | The max players that can join at once. This value can only be modified by upgrading it on your billing panel | 20 |
| white-list | Whether only players on the whitelist can join. | false |
| enforce-whitelist | Whether whitelisted players are kicked immediately if removed from the whitelist while online. | false |
| spawn-protection | The radius (in blocks) around spawn that non-operators cannot build or break in. | 16 |
| view-distance | How many chunks (radius) are sent to clients. Higher values use more resources. | 10 |
| simulation-distance | How many chunks (radius) are simulated around each player. Higher values use more resources. | 10 |
| allow-flight | Whether players can fly in survival mode without being kicked for "flying". | false |
| force-gamemode | Whether players are forced back to the default gamemode on join, instead of keeping their last one. | false |
| enable-command-block | Whether command blocks are enabled. | false |
| level-seed | The seed used to generate the world. Leave empty for a random seed. Only takes effect on a new world. | "" |
| resource-pack | A URL clients are prompted to download a resource pack from on join. | "" |
| require-resource-pack | Whether clients are disconnected if they decline the resource-pack download. | false |
Text Styling and Special Characters
Minecraft supports styling chat, MOTDs, and signs using formatting codes, applied by typing the section symbol § followed by a code from the table below before the text you want to style.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
§r | Reset |
§l | Bold |
§m | Strikethrough |
§n | Underline |
§o | Italic |
§k | Obfuscated (randomly cycling characters) |
§0 | Black |
§1 | Dark blue |
§2 | Dark green |
§3 | Dark aqua |
§4 | Dark red |
§5 | Dark purple |
§6 | Gold |
§7 | Gray |
§8 | Dark gray |
§9 | Blue |
§a | Green |
§b | Aqua |
§c | Red |
§d | Light purple |
§e | Yellow |
§f | White |
Typing the § Symbol
The § symbol isn't on most keyboards. Copy it from this page, or from the formatting codes table above, and paste it directly into server.properties.
Custom Server Icon
To set a custom icon for your server in the multiplayer list, upload an image to your server's root directory using SFTP or the file manager, then restart your server. The image must be:
- Named
server-icon.png - In PNG format
- 64x64 pixels