Minecraft Server Management - Vanilla Commands

In this guide, you'll learn how to use vanilla commands in Minecraft. These are default commands provided by Mojang. We'll cover commands for Java Edition and Bedrock Edition. We won't list all important ones, but just the most essential ones. Note that some commands may not work on Java or Bedrock, so always make sure to check the available commands in your server with /help!

/ban - Ban a player.

• Syntax - /ban username
• Example - /ban QuickestRhyme

/ban-ip - Ban an IP address.

• Syntax - /ban-ip 123.45.67.89
• Example - /ban-ip 12.345.67.89

/banlist - View the list of banned players.

• Syntax - /banlist
• Example - /banlist 1, /banlist 2

/clear - Clears all the items in your inventory. Can also clear other players' inventory or specified targets.

• Syntax - /clear target
• Example - /clear @a, /clear QuickestRhyme

/deop - De-ops a player.

• Syntax - /deop target
• Example - /deop QuickestRhyme, /deop @a

/difficulty - Set the difficulty of the world.

• Syntax - /difficulty level
• Example - /difficulty normal, /difficulty easy

/gamemode - Set the gamemode of yourself or other players.

• Syntax - /gamemode type target
• Example - /gamemode creative QuickestRhyme, /gamemode survival @a

/give - Give yourself or other players an item.

• Syntax - /give target item
• Example - /give QuickestRhyme diamond_block 64, /give @a stick 1

/kick - Kick a player from the server. The player will disconnect.

• Syntax - /kick player
• Example - /kick QuickestRhyme

/kill - Kill a player or a target instantly.

• Syntax - /kill target
• Example - /kill QuickestRhyme, /kill @a

/list - List the players that are connected to your server.

• Syntax - /list
• Example - /list

/op - Give yourself or a player operator status.

• Syntax - /op target
• Example - /op QuickestRhyme, /op @a

/restart - Restart your server.

• Syntax - /restart
• Example - /restart

/seed - Get the world seed of the world you're in.

• Syntax - /seed
• Example - /seed

/setworldspawn - Set the world spawnpoint to where you are standing, or you can specify coordinates.

• Syntax - /setworldspawn X Y Z
• Example - /setworldspawn, /setworldspawn 100 65 100

/time - Set the time in the server.

• Syntax - /time set time
• Example - /time set day, /time set night

/weather - Set the weather of the server.

• Syntax - /weather type
• Example - /weather clear, /weather rain

/whitelist - Set the whitelist on your server on, off, and add/remove players.

• Syntax - /whitelist args
• Example - /whitelist on, /whitelist off, /whitelist add QuickestRhyme, /whitelist remove QuickestRhyme

Updated on: 02/06/2024