The Settings page provides access to your server’s core configuration files, allowing you to customize gameplay, performance, and behavior without needing to edit files manually.
Server Properties Overview Basic Settings
World Settings
Performance
Access Settings
Navigate to the Settings tab in your server panel
Core Configuration
Server Name
string
default: "A Minecraft Server"
The name displayed in server lists and MOTD
MOTD
string
default: "A Minecraft Server"
Message shown to players in the server list
Maximum number of concurrent players
Default game mode: survival, creative, adventure, spectator
Apply Changes
Click Save and restart your server for changes to take effect Most setting changes require a server restart to apply
World Generation
Name of the main world folder
Specific seed for world generation
Custom world generation parameters
World Behavior
peaceful, easy, normal, hard
Enable hardcore mode (ban on death)
Allow player vs player combat
View Distance
Chunks loaded around each player (2-32)
Distance for mob spawning and redstone (3-32)
Entity Limits
How far entities are visible to players
Maximum entities in one block before damage
Game-Specific Settings Minecraft Java
Minecraft Bedrock
Other Games
Online Mode online-mode =true # Requires premium Minecraft accounts # Set to false for cracked servers
Spawn Settings spawn-protection =16 allow-nether =true allow-flight =false
generate-structures =true spawn-monsters =true spawn-animals =true spawn-npcs =true level-type =minecraft\:normal
server-port =25565 query.port =25565 enable-query =false enable-rcon =false
server-name =Dedicated Server gamemode =survival force-gamemode =false difficulty =easy
max-players =10 allow-cheats =false default-player-permission-level =member
Server Settings
Player Settings
[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings] Difficulty =None DayTimeSpeedRate =1.0 NightTimeSpeedRate =1.0 ExpRate =1.0 PalCaptureRate =1.0 PalSpawnNumRate =1.0
-name "My Server Name" -port 2456 -world "Dedicated" -password "mypassword" -public 1
server.hostname "My Rust Server" server.description "Welcome to my server!" server.maxplayers 100 server.worldsize 3000 server.seed 12345
Advanced Configuration
View Distance Tuning
Low Population view-distance =12 simulation-distance =8
Better performance for fewer players High Population view-distance =8 simulation-distance =6
Optimized for many concurrent players
Entity Management
max-world-size =29999984 entity-broadcast-range-percentage =100 max-entity-cramming =24
Network Optimization
network-compression-threshold =256 player-idle-timeout =0 max-tick-time =60000
Security Settings Authentication
Anti-Grief
Online Mode
online-mode =true prevent-proxy-connections =false
Only disable online-mode if you understand the security implications
Whitelist
white-list =false enforce-whitelist =false
Enable whitelist for private servers
Spawn Protection
spawn-protection =16 op-permission-level =4 function-permission-level =2
Flight & Movement
allow-flight =false max-player-movement-speed =10
Resource Packs & Data Packs
Resource Pack Configuration
resource-pack = resource-pack-sha1 = resource-pack-prompt = require-resource-pack =false
Data Pack Settings
initial-enabled-packs =vanilla initial-disabled-packs =
Upload Instructions
Resource Packs
Data Packs
Upload the resource pack ZIP to your server
Set resource-pack to the download URL
Generate SHA1 hash for verification
Restart server to apply
Upload data pack to world/datapacks/
Add pack name to initial-enabled-packs
Restart server or use /datapack enable
Configuration Templates Survival Server
Creative Server
Minigame Server
Hardcore Server
gamemode =survival difficulty =normal pvp =true spawn-monsters =true spawn-animals =true generate-structures =true allow-flight =false max-players =50 view-distance =10
gamemode =creative difficulty =peaceful pvp =false spawn-monsters =false allow-flight =true force-gamemode =true max-players =20 view-distance =12
gamemode =adventure difficulty =easy pvp =true spawn-protection =0 allow-flight =true force-gamemode =true max-players =100 view-distance =6
gamemode =survival hardcore =true difficulty =hard pvp =true spawn-monsters =true allow-flight =false max-players =20 view-distance =8
Troubleshooting Settings
Common Issues :
Invalid property values
Syntax errors in configuration
Conflicting settings
Solutions :
Check server logs for error messages
Reset to default configuration
Validate property syntax
Remove conflicting plugins/mods
Problems :
Can’t connect to server
Authentication failures
Proxy connection errors
Solutions :
Verify port settings
Check online-mode configuration
Review firewall settings
Test with different clients
Best Practices
Backup Before Changes Always backup your server before making significant configuration changes
Test Incrementally Make one change at a time to identify what causes issues
Monitor Performance Watch server performance after configuration changes
Document Changes Keep notes on what settings work best for your server
Pro Tip : Use the /gamerule command in-game for temporary testing before making permanent configuration changes.
