> ## Documentation Index
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# Server Properties
> Standard Minecraft server.properties configuration reference
The `server.properties` file contains the standard Minecraft server configuration options. This file is located in your server's root directory and is shared across all server implementations.
## Location
```
server-root/
โโโ server.properties
```
## Core Settings
The port number the server listens on for incoming connections.
The IP address the server should bind to. Leave empty to bind to all available interfaces.
Maximum number of players that can connect simultaneously.
Packets larger than this size (in bytes) will be compressed. Set to -1 to disable compression.
Lower values increase CPU usage but reduce bandwidth. Higher values do the opposite.
Whether to authenticate players with Mojang's authentication servers.
Only disable this if you're using a proxy with its own authentication (BungeeCord/Velocity).
The name of the world folder. The server will create this folder if it doesn't exist.
The seed for world generation. Leave empty for a random seed.
The type of world to generate. Options:
* `minecraft:normal` - Standard world generation
* `minecraft:flat` - Superflat world
* `minecraft:large_biomes` - Larger biome sizes
* `minecraft:amplified` - Extreme terrain generation
JSON settings for custom world generation. Used with custom world types.
Whether the Nether dimension is enabled.
Paper also provides a global configuration option `misc.enable-nether` for this setting.
Radius in blocks around spawn where only operators can place/break blocks. Set to 0 to disable.
The world difficulty level: `peaceful`, `easy`, `normal`, or `hard`.
If true, players are banned upon death and the difficulty is locked to hard.
Enable player versus player combat.
Default gamemode for new players: `survival`, `creative`, `adventure`, or `spectator`.
Force players to join in the default gamemode.
Maximum radius of the world border in blocks. The diameter will be 2x this value.
The number of chunks sent to players (radius around the player). Higher values increase server load.
For better performance, use values between 6-10. Players can set lower values in their client.
The number of chunks around players where mobs spawn and entities tick. Cannot exceed view-distance.
Percentage to scale entity tracking range. Lower values reduce bandwidth but may cause entities to disappear.
URL to a resource pack. Players will be prompted to download it.
SHA-1 hash of the resource pack for verification.
Custom message shown to players when prompted to download the resource pack.
If true, players must accept the resource pack to join the server.
Maximum time (in milliseconds) a single tick can take before the server watchdog triggers.
Set to -1 to disable the watchdog. Only do this if you understand the implications.
Whether chunk writes should be synchronous. Disabling may improve performance but risks data loss.
Enable command blocks on the server.
Permission level for functions. Levels: 1-4 (1=bypass spawn protection, 2=use command blocks, 3=operator commands, 4=all commands).
Message of the day displayed in the server list. Supports color codes with ยง.
The name of the server shown in various contexts.
Whether the server appears in the server list and responds to status requests.
Hide player list from server queries.
Require players to have signed chat messages (1.19.1+).
Block players connecting through proxies.
Do not enable if using BungeeCord or Velocity!
Kick players not on the whitelist immediately.
Enable the whitelist system.
Enable JMX monitoring for advanced server metrics.
Enable remote console (RCON) for server management.
Port for RCON connections.
Password for RCON authentication.
Use a strong password and restrict access to trusted IPs only!
Send RCON output to online operators.
Send console command output to online operators.
## Example Configuration
```properties theme={null}
# Network
server-port=25565
max-players=100
online-mode=true
network-compression-threshold=256
# World
level-name=world
difficulty=normal
gamemode=survival
allow-nether=true
# Performance
view-distance=8
simulation-distance=8
max-tick-time=60000
sync-chunk-writes=true
# Server Info
motd=Welcome to my Paper server!
enable-status=true
```
## Related Configuration
Server-wide Paper-specific settings
Per-world Paper configuration
Changes to `server.properties` require a server restart to take effect, except for certain settings that can be changed with commands (like difficulty).