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# How To Turn Off PVP On An Unturned Server

Looking to create a peaceful survival experience in Unturned? Turning off PvP (Player versus Player combat) on your server is a great way to encourage cooperation and prevent griefing. Disabling PvP ensures players can explore, build, and team up without the fear of surprise attacks. 

Disabling PvP can be done in just a few steps using your server’s startup options. Let’s walk through how to configure it.

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## Enabling PVP On An Unturned Server

To enable PVP on an Unturned server: 

1. In the Apollo Panel, turn off your Unturned server.

2. Go to the Startup Tab and change the "PVP/PVE" option to "PVP" to enable Player versus Player Combat.

   ![](https://images.surferseo.art/6197b068-efbb-4dcc-854f-265139f75465.png)

3. Start the server, and you should see that combat is set to Player vs Player.

   ![](https://images.surferseo.art/12f6ed5b-7619-41ff-9846-be206512ea58.png)

## Disabling PVP On An Unturned Server

To disable PVP on an Unturned server: 

1. In the Apollo Panel, turn off your Unturned server.

2. Go to the Startup Tab and change the "PVP/PVE" option to "PVE" to enable Player versus Environment Combat.

   ![](https://images.surferseo.art/2a05babf-7cad-4c10-bc38-5f0271cc7881.png)

3. Start the server, and you should see that combat is set to Player vs Environment.

   ![](https://images.surferseo.art/bdd00017-d5b4-49aa-b440-e48f8986000d.png)

## Still have some questions about enabling or disabling PVP for an Unturned server? 

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