Minecraft server.properties Settings and Parameter Guide
The most commonly used parameters, their effects, and performance recommendations for Minecraft's core server.properties configuration file.
In brief
- Edit the server.properties file directly through the file manager in the panel.
- Keep parameters like view-distance balanced to maintain optimal CPU and memory usage.
- A server restart is mandatory for any configuration changes to take effect.
What you need
- Access to the file manager in the panel
- The server.properties file in the server root directory
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Accessing and Editing server.properties#
When a Minecraft server is started for the first time, a text configuration file named server.properties is generated in the root directory. This file dictates game rules, player capacity, and networking settings. To edit it, navigate to the file manager in the panel and open server.properties. Save your edits once finished.
Most Frequently Used server.properties Parameters#
| Parameter | Function and Effect | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| motd | Controls the message of the day displayed below the server name in the multiplayer menu. | Minecraft Server |
| max-players | Limits the maximum number of players that can connect at the same time. | 20 |
| difficulty | Sets the game difficulty (peaceful, easy, normal, hard). | normal |
| gamemode | Chooses the default game mode for new players (survival, creative, adventure, spectator). | survival |
| view-distance | Controls the chunk radius sent by the server to connected players. | 8 |
| simulation-distance | Defines the chunk radius around players where ticks, entities, and physics are simulated. | 6 |
| online-mode | Enforces authentication against Mojang session servers to verify official accounts. | true |
| white-list | Restricts server access exclusively to players present on the whitelist. | false |
| pvp | Determines whether players can inflict combat damage on each other. | true |
| level-seed | The seed value utilized for procedural world terrain generation upon first creation. | 482019482 |
| server-port | The networking port on which the server listens; must NOT be modified from the panel allocation. | 25565 |
View Distance and Performance Considerations#
The view-distance setting dictates the number of chunks loaded into memory and transmitted per player. The total chunk count scales quadratically with radius: a distance of 8 loads approximately 289 chunks per player, whereas a distance of 16 loads 1089 chunks. Elevated view distances dramatically increase CPU workload and RAM consumption. To ensure optimal performance, keep view-distance between 6 and 10, and keep simulation-distance between 4 and 6.
motd=Minecraft Sunucusu
max-players=20
difficulty=normal
gamemode=survival
view-distance=8
simulation-distance=6
online-mode=true
white-list=false
pvp=true
level-seed=Was this guide helpful?
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