Editing server.properties

server.properties holds your server's core settings - player limit, difficulty, game mode, the message players see in their server list and more.

Edit the file

1. Stop the server (it can overwrite your edits if it's running).
2. Open the file manager and click server.properties in the main folder.
3. Change the values you need.
4. Click Save Content, then Start the server.

Settings people change most

Setting	Example	What it does
motd	motd=§bNGP Cloud §7- §fSurvival	Message shown in the multiplayer list. § codes add colour.
max-players	max-players=30	Player slots shown and enforced.
difficulty	difficulty=hard	peaceful, easy, normal or hard.
gamemode	gamemode=survival	Default game mode for new players.
pvp	pvp=true	Whether players can damage each other.
white-list	white-list=true	Only whitelisted players can join.
view-distance	view-distance=8	Chunks sent to players. Lower = less lag.
simulation-distance	simulation-distance=6	Chunks where mobs and crops tick. Lower = less lag.
spawn-protection	spawn-protection=0	Radius around spawn only ops can build in.
level-name	level-name=world	The world folder the server loads.
level-seed	level-seed=12345	Seed for new worlds only.

Keep online-mode=true

online-mode checks that players own a genuine Minecraft account. Turning it off lets anyone join as any username - including as you, with operator permissions. Only set it to false behind a properly configured proxy such as Velocity or BungeeCord.

Changes not applying?

• Make sure you saved while the server was stopped.
• Check for typos: values are case-sensitive and there are no spaces around =.
• A few settings (like level-seed) only affect newly generated worlds.

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