Setting Up RCON for Your Minecraft Server

In this guide, we'll explain how to set up RCON for your Minecraft server. RCON is ideal for managing a server's console without needing direct access to the panel. Let's get started!

⬇️ Downloading the RCON Client ⬇️

We'll use the RCON client from Tiiffi/mcrcon. Follow the installation instructions on their GitHub page for Linux and other operating systems. This tutorial will focus on Windows.

Download the RCON software from SourceForge.
Once downloaded, extract the file into a folder where you will run RCON.

🔘 Enabling RCON on Your Minecraft Server 🔘

Ensure you have a new port available for RCON. Go to your server's networking settings, navigate to "ports," and create a new port. Note the port number.

Open the server.properties file in your file manager and make the following changes:
Set enable-rcon=true.
Set a password for your RCON connection at rcon.password=your_password.
Set the port for RCON at rcon.port=12345, replacing 12345 with the new port you created.
If you want OP players to see RCON connections, set broadcast-rcon-to-ops=true.



Save the file and restart the server.

🔗 Connecting to Your Server via RCON 🔗

Navigate to the folder where you stored the RCON client. There should be a file named launch.bat.
Double-click launch.bat. You'll be prompted to enter details such as your server IP, RCON port, and the password you set.
After entering the details, you will be connected and can start using RCON!

Updated on: 30/05/2024