Server.properties



Server.properties is the file which stores all the settings for a multiplayer (Classic, Alpha or Beta) server.

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

You need to restart your server if you change the settings file for the new changes to take effect.

Server.properties
As of 14th September 2011 [Beta 1.8], these are the default settings for a newly installed Beta Minecraft server: level-name=world allow-nether=true view-distance=10 spawn-monsters=true online-mode=true
 * 1) Minecraft server properties
 * 2) Wed Sep 14 14:33:18 CEST 2011

difficulty=1 gamemode=0 spawn-animals=true max-players=20 server-ip=

pvp=true level-seed= server-port=25565 allow-flight=false white-list=false motd=A Minecraft Server

Other Features
In 1.8, having spawn-monsters=false & difficulty=1 will allow mobs to spawn from spawners and do not instantly disappear. Mob will not spawn just because it is dark. Unconfirmed bug or feature.

Server.properties