How to Turn Off Spawn Protection - Minecraft
Spawn protection is great for keeping the spawn area safe on your Minecraft server, but sometimes you might want more freedom to build or modify that space.
This guide will walk you through the process step by step, making it easy to adjust your spawn area for your Minecraft server.
Spawn Protection in Minecraft is a feature that prevents players from breaking blocks within a square spawn protection area at the spawn point, which is formed by setting a side length. This helps protect the spawn area from griefing or accidental damage by setting a protected area. Operators (OPs) will be able to bypass spawn protection to break/place blocks.
To disable spawn protection through your properties file on your server:
Open the server.properties file
Locate the spawn-protection
Set it to 0 to disable spawn protection
Save the file and restart your server
To enable spawn protection through your properties file on your server:
Open the server.properties file
Locate the spawn-protection
Set the value to the number of blocks that you'd like the spawn protection field to be (default value is 16). You cannot use a negative value
Save the file and restart your server
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By Hamza E.
This guide will walk you through the process step by step, making it easy to adjust your spawn area for your Minecraft server.
What is Spawn Protection in Minecraft?
Spawn Protection in Minecraft is a feature that prevents players from breaking blocks within a square spawn protection area at the spawn point, which is formed by setting a side length. This helps protect the spawn area from griefing or accidental damage by setting a protected area. Operators (OPs) will be able to bypass spawn protection to break/place blocks.
How to Disable Spawn Protection in Minecraft
To disable spawn protection through your properties file on your server:
Open the server.properties file
Locate the spawn-protection
Set it to 0 to disable spawn protection
Save the file and restart your server
How to Enable Spawn Protection in Minecraft
To enable spawn protection through your properties file on your server:
Open the server.properties file
Locate the spawn-protection
Set the value to the number of blocks that you'd like the spawn protection field to be (default value is 16). You cannot use a negative value
Save the file and restart your server
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By Hamza E.
Updated on: 25/02/2025
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