Server.properties



server.properties is the file which stores all the settings for a multiplayer (Minecraft or Minecraft Classic) server.

If you are going to edit server.properties it is important that you use the same structure as the original uses, although the order of the lines is arbitrary. The text before the equal sign is the key, which you shouldn't change. The text after the equal sign is the property's value, which you can edit. Lines that begin with  are comments - altering or removing these lines has no effect on the game.

After changes are made to the server.properties file, the server must be restarted for them to take effect.

If the server.properties file does not list all properties (such as if a new version of the server adds new properties, or if the file does not exist), then on startup the server will rewrite the server.properties file with the new properties listed and set them to their default values.

File Location
This file is automatically generated upon first start of the server (if it doesn't exist).

Server.properties
As of 1.8, these are the default settings for a newly installed Minecraft server: spawn-protection=16 max-tick-time=60000 generator-settings= force-gamemode=false allow-nether=true gamemode=0 enable-query=false player-idle-timeout=0 difficulty=1 spawn-monsters=true op-permission-level=4 resource-pack-hash= announce-player-achievements=true pvp=true snooper-enabled=true level-type=DEFAULT hardcore=false enable-command-block=false max-players=20 network-compression-threshold=256 max-world-size=29999984 server-port=25565 server-ip= spawn-npcs=true allow-flight=false level-name=world view-distance=10 resource-pack= spawn-animals=true white-list=false generate-structures=true online-mode=true max-build-height=256 level-seed= motd=A Minecraft Server enable-rcon=false
 * 1) Minecraft server properties
 * 2) (File modification datestamp)

Minecraft Classic server properties
Server.properties Server.properties Server.properties Server.properties