Essential Minecraft admin commands for server owners

Run these in the server console or in game as an operator. In the console, leave out the leading slash.

Players and permissions

• /op name: make a player an operator
• /deop name: remove operator
• /whitelist on, /whitelist add name, /whitelist remove name
• /kick name, /ban name, /pardon name

World and rules

• /gamemode survival name (or creative, adventure, spectator)
• /difficulty easy (or peaceful, normal, hard)
• /time set day
• /weather clear
• /gamerule keepInventory true

Moving around

• /tp name1 name2: teleport one player to another
• /tp name x y z: teleport to coordinates
• /setworldspawn: set the world spawn where you are

Server care

• /save-all: save the world now
• /stop: save and shut down safely

Tip: always stop the server with /stop or the panel's Stop button instead of killing it. It prevents world corruption.