You control how your Minecraft server plays through its configuration. This guide shows where the settings live, what the important ones do, and how to apply changes without losing data.
Open the config
Go to the File Manager and open server.properties. Click to edit, make your changes, then save. Take a backup first so you can roll back if something goes wrong.
The settings you will use most
level-name: the world folder the server loadsgamemode: survival, creative, adventure or spectatordifficulty: peaceful, easy, normal or hardmax-players: how many players can joinpvp: whether players can damage each otherview-distance: chunks sent to players (lower this to reduce lag)white-list: set true to make the server invite-onlymotd: the message shown in the server list
Apply your changes
Most settings take effect after a Restart from the panel. If a change causes a problem, restore your backup to undo it.
Tips
- Change one thing at a time so you know what caused any change in behaviour.
- Keep a note of values you have changed from the defaults.
- Back up before any large change.
Everything above is done from the 8Bit Hosting panel. Need help? Open a ticket in our Discord or email support@8bit-hosting.com.
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