Minecraft Server Commands

Complete list of server commands for operators and admins. Copy and paste ready.

Player Management Commands

Give Operator (Admin)

/op username

Makes a player an operator with full permissions

Remove Operator

/deop username

Removes operator status from a player

Kick Player

/kick username [reason]

Kicks a player from the server (they can rejoin)

Ban Player

/ban username [reason]

Permanently bans a player

Unban Player

/pardon username

Removes a ban from a player

Whitelist Commands

/whitelist on /whitelist add username /whitelist remove username /whitelist list

Control who can join your server

Gameplay Commands

Change Gamemode

/gamemode survival username /gamemode creative username /gamemode spectator username /gamemode adventure username

Give Items

/give username item_id [amount]

Example: /give Steve diamond 64

Teleport

/tp player1 player2 /tp player x y z

Teleport players to each other or coordinates

Time & Weather

/time set day /time set night /weather clear /weather rain

World Commands

Set Spawn Point

/setworldspawn [x y z]

Sets the world's default spawn location

Set World Border

/worldborder set 10000 /worldborder center x z

Limits world size (reduces lag and storage)

Difficulty

/difficulty peaceful /difficulty easy /difficulty normal /difficulty hard

Server Commands

List Online Players

/list

Shows all connected players

Save World

/save-all

Forces a world save (automatic saves happen too)

Reload Server

/reload confirm

Reloads datapacks and some configs (not recommended - restart instead)

Stop Server

/stop

Safely shuts down the server

Broadcast Message

/say message

Sends a server message to all players

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