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Minecraft server properties generator

Every server.properties setting as a labelled control with its default and a plain-English sentence, or paste your own file in to edit it. Copy or download a ready file when you're done. Java Edition, any host.

Paste your server.properties
World
World folder
Folder the world lives in. Changing it starts a new world; the old folder stays on disk.
World seed
Seed used to generate a new world. Ignored once the world already exists.
World type
Terrain generator used when the world is first created.
Generator settings (JSON)
Advanced JSON options for a custom flat or superflat layout. Leave as {} unless you know the format.
Generate structures
Villages, temples, strongholds and other structures generate.
Nether
Players can travel to the Nether.
World border (blocks)
Radius in blocks the world border can reach from spawn.
Data packs enabled
Data packs turned on when the world is first created.
Data packs disabled
Data packs turned off when the world is first created.
Region file compression
How chunk region files are compressed on disk.
Gameplay
Default game mode
Mode new players join in.
Difficulty
Mob damage and hunger. Peaceful stops hostile mobs spawning.
Hardcore
Players are locked to spectator mode when they die.
PvP
Whether players can damage each other.
Spawn protection (blocks)
Radius around spawn only operators can build in. 0 turns it off.
Allow flight
Stops the anti-cheat kicking players who fly.
Force game mode
Puts players back into the default game mode every time they join.
Command blocks
Command blocks work in the world.
Hostile mobs
Hostile mobs spawn.
Animals
Passive animals spawn.
Villagers
Villagers spawn in villages.
Players and access
Player slots
How many players can be online at once.
Whitelist
Only players on the whitelist can join. An empty whitelist keeps everyone out.
Enforce whitelist
Kicks already-online players the moment they're removed from the whitelist.
Online mode
Verifies players against Mojang's account database. Never turn off for a public server.
Operator permission level
Permission level an operator gets from /op.
Function permission level
Permission level a data pack function runs commands with.
Idle kick (minutes)
Minutes before an idle player is kicked. 0 never kicks.
Echo console to ops
Shows console command output to online operators in chat.
Accept player transfers
Allows players to arrive via a transfer packet from another server.
Block proxy connections
Kicks players whose ISP doesn't match Mojang's authentication record.
Require signed chat
Requires a Mojang-signed chat key from each player's client.
Chat spam limit (seconds)
How fast chat messages can arrive before the anti-spam kicks in.
Command spam limit (seconds)
Same limit as chat spam, for commands.
Log player IPs
Shows players' IP addresses in the console and log files.
Show code of conduct
Shows players a code of conduct file before they join.
Bug report link
URL added to the client's in-game bug report flow.
Network and performance
Network interface
Most hosts, Play Your Way included, write this from your allocation every time the server starts, so an edit here would be overwritten.
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Server port
Most hosts, Play Your Way included, write this from your allocation every time the server starts, so an edit here would be overwritten.
25565
View distance (chunks)
How far players can see. The single biggest lever on RAM and CPU.
Simulation distance (chunks)
How far mobs, crops and redstone keep ticking.
Compression threshold (bytes)
Packets bigger than this get compressed. -1 disables compression.
Watchdog timeout (ms)
Milliseconds one tick may take before the watchdog kills the server. -1 disables it.
Packet rate limit
Maximum packets a player can send before being kicked. 0 disables it.
Entity range (%)
How far entities are sent to clients, as a percentage.
Sync chunk writes
Flushes chunk writes to disk immediately.
Chained update limit
Limit on consecutive block update chains, like long redstone or falling sand.
Use native transport
Uses Linux's faster networking path.
Pause when empty (seconds)
Seconds after the last player leaves before the server pauses itself.
Text filtering config
Configuration file for the chat filtering mechanism.
Text filtering version
Version of the text filtering configuration format.
Server list
Server list message
The line players see under your server's name in the multiplayer list.
Answer server list pings
Whether the server answers the multiplayer list ping at all.
Hide player list
Keeps the online player list out of the server list ping.
Resource packs
Resource pack URL
Direct download link to a .zip resource pack.
Resource pack ID
A UUID Minecraft uses to tell resource packs apart.
Resource pack SHA-1
SHA-1 checksum of the pack, in lowercase hex.
Prompt message
Message shown in the accept or decline prompt.
Require the pack
Kicks players who decline the resource pack.
RCON, query and JMX
Enable RCON
Turns on password-protected remote console access for third-party tools.
RCON port
Port RCON listens on.
RCON password
Password RCON connections must send. Required once RCON is on.
Echo RCON to ops
Shows RCON command output to online operators.
Enable query
Turns on the Query protocol status ping for server-list sites and map plugins.
Query port
Port Query answers on.
Enable JMX monitoring
Exposes Java's own tick-time metrics to a monitoring tool.
Enable management server
Turns on the newer HTTP-based remote management API.
Management server host
Host the management API listens on.
Management server port
Port the management API listens on.
Management server secret
Shared secret a client must send to use the management API.
Management server TLS
Whether the management API is encrypted with TLS.
TLS keystore path
Path to the keystore file used for the management API's TLS.
TLS keystore password
Password for the management API's TLS keystore.
Management server allowed origins
Origins allowed to call the management API from a browser.
Management heartbeat interval (seconds)
Seconds between heartbeat notifications the management server sends to connected clients.
Your server.properties
0 changed from default

Copy this over your server's server.properties (stop the server first, start it after). Works on any Java Edition server, any host.

#Minecraft server properties
accepts-transfers=false
allow-flight=false
allow-nether=true
broadcast-console-to-ops=true
broadcast-rcon-to-ops=true
bug-report-link=
chat-spam-threshold-seconds=10
command-spam-threshold-seconds=10
difficulty=easy
enable-code-of-conduct=false
enable-command-block=false
enable-jmx-monitoring=false
enable-query=false
enable-rcon=false
enable-status=true
enforce-secure-profile=true
enforce-whitelist=false
entity-broadcast-range-percentage=100
force-gamemode=false
function-permission-level=2
gamemode=survival
generate-structures=true
generator-settings={}
hardcore=false
hide-online-players=false
initial-disabled-packs=
initial-enabled-packs=vanilla
level-name=world
level-seed=
level-type=minecraft:normal
log-ips=true
management-server-allowed-origins=
management-server-enabled=false
management-server-host=localhost
management-server-port=0
management-server-secret=
management-server-tls-enabled=true
management-server-tls-keystore=
management-server-tls-keystore-password=
max-chained-neighbor-updates=1000000
max-players=20
max-tick-time=60000
max-world-size=29999984
motd=A Minecraft Server
network-compression-threshold=256
online-mode=true
op-permission-level=4
pause-when-empty-seconds=60
player-idle-timeout=0
prevent-proxy-connections=false
pvp=true
query.port=25565
rate-limit=0
rcon.password=
rcon.port=25575
region-file-compression=deflate
require-resource-pack=false
resource-pack=
resource-pack-id=
resource-pack-prompt=
resource-pack-sha1=
server-ip=
server-port=25565
simulation-distance=10
spawn-animals=true
spawn-monsters=true
spawn-npcs=true
spawn-protection=16
status-heartbeat-interval=0
sync-chunk-writes=true
text-filtering-config=
text-filtering-version=0
use-native-transport=true
view-distance=10
white-list=false

On a Play Your Way server the common settings above are already labelled controls in your dashboard's Config Editor, changes saved and restarted for you. Every Minecraft plan includes it.

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