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How to Change your Minecraft Server Type With a New Instance
Server types allow you to set your Minecraft server to the version you would like to play, this includes Forge, Paper, Craftbukkit, Fabric and more. Using the Shockbyte Panel, you can easily create a new Server Instance with a different server type. As a result, you can easily swap between your custom Server Instances depending on what you'd like your server to be used for at the time. ::ProseNote{title="Please Note" description="Creating a new instance will not override your current server data. However, if you would like to completely reset your current server instance, you can find our guide on how to do so here." appearance="default"} :: Creating a New Server Instance If you would like to create a new server profile with a new server type, you will need to create a new Server Instance. Please keep in mind that by default, you can only have up to 2 server instances at a time. However, you can purchase more server instance slots by going to and editing your Server Addons. 1. Open your server's Control Panel. 2. Click the Instances tab on the left-hand sidebar. 3. Click the button. 4. Configure your desired Server Type and Version settings. 5. Give your new Server Instance a Name and Short Description. 6. Review your new Server Instance, then click Finish. --- Swapping Server Instances After creating a new Server Instance with your desired server type installed, you will need to change your active instance in order to use it. 1. Open your server's Control Panel. 2. Click the Instances tab on the left-hand sidebar. 3. Click the Switch button next to your desired Server Instance to begin the transition. 4. Confirm the switch over to the new Server Instance, then wait for the process to complete. That's it! Once your server is back up, it will be running on your new instance.
How to Change your Minecraft Gamemode
There are a handful of different gamemodes available when playing Minecraft. As a server owner, you can change what the default gamemode should be for your server, and you can also adjust your gamemode on the fly with commands. --- Available Gamemodes (Default) - In this mode, players have to gather all their materials to build, craft items and tools and gain experience points. Players also have a health and hunger bar that they have to manage, creating a true survival experience. - The player has access to an infinite amount of almost all blocks and items available, and can destroy them instantly. Players are invulnerable and can also fly. - Players can interact with objects such as levers and buttons, and can interact with mobs. However, they can break blocks only with tools having a data tag, and place blocks only if the block they are holding has a data tag, making this mode good for adventure maps. (Java Only) - In this mode, which plays in the same way as Survival mode, the difficulty level is permanently set to "Hard", and when the player dies, they are sent permanently into spectator mode. Enabling this for your players is a slightly different process, and a related article on how to do that can be found here. - When in spectator mode, players can clip through blocks, enter the perspective of other entities by left-clicking on them, and are invisible to all players and mobs except for other spectators. The player can't interact with blocks, entities or their inventory. When in third-person mode, they look like a transparent, floating head with no body. The player can use the scroll wheel to adjust the speed at which they are flying, unlike flying in Creative mode. --- Changing the Default Gamemode By default, new players will be in survival mode when they join the server; however, you can change which gamemode will be applied in your server settings. 1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Click the file. 3. Locate and use the dropdown to change to your desired gamemode. 4. Save the file, then Restart your server --- Changing Gamemode Using a Command If you are a server operator, or you are running the command through console, you can change the gamemode of yourself or another player using one of the following commands: | Command | Example | Description | | ----- | ----- | ----- | | | | Changes the gamemode of the command sender. If you're running this command through the console, it won't work. | | | | Changes the gamemode of the specified player. You can change an in-game player's gamemodes through the console using this command. |
How to Change Your Minecraft Client Version on Java Edition
Whether your game has been updated to a version that you don't want to play yet, or you want to check out what Minecraft was like 10 years ago, there are lots of reasons for wanting to change your Minecraft version, and this guide will show you how! --- Changing your Minecraft Client Version 1. Open your launcher and navigate to the Installations tab. 2. Click New Installation. 3. Select the version that you would like to play, fill out the details, then click Create. 4. Select the Version List in the bottom left and choose the version of your choice. You're now good to go! You can go ahead and press Play and load into the version of Minecraft you had just selected.
How to Change the Spawn Protection on a Minecraft Server
Spawn protection protects the area where players initially join your Minecraft server's world, preventing block destruction. If your server has operators, or "ops," only they can break blocks in the protected zone. --- Configuring your Server's Spawn Protection You may wish to change the default spawn protection behaviour for your Minecraft server. You can decrease, increase, or effectively disable the protected area using your server's configuration options. 1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Click the file. 3. Modify the spawn-protection field to your desired value. You can change the spawn protection to any number value. Setting the spawn-protection field to will effectively disable spawn protection entirely, although one singular block will remain protected. 4. Save the file, and restart your server. That's it! You have successfully set for your Minecraft server.
How To Change The Mob Spawn Rate On Your Minecraft Server
This guide will explain how to increase the mob spawn rates in Minecraft. Please note that to use this method, you must be running Spigot, PaperSpigot or Bukkit on your server. To increase mob difficulty on other server types, you can adjust the difficulty of your server by following this guide. Whilst this won't directly cause more mobs to spawn, it makes them more difficult to contend with in-game. --- How to Adjust Mob Spawning Rates You can adjust mob spawning rates by editing the Bukkit.yml file. 1. Access your control panel and Shut Down your server. 2. Navigate to the Files tab. 3. Click on the bukkit.yml file to edit. 4. In this file, you will find the following settings: Adjusting the settings above will adjust the spawn rates of your mobs. These numbers are the maximum number of mobs that can be spawned in your world at any one time. 5. Click Save and Start your server You may need to adjust these numbers on more than one occasion to find the mob spawn rate that suits you. --- If you have any issues with this, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us.
How to Change the Level Type on a Minecraft Server
The level type server configuration option determines the kind of map or world your server creates. You should only change your server's level type if you also plan on generating a fresh world. ::ProseNote{title="Warning" description="Changes to your level type will only work for newly generated worlds. Do not change your server's level type while using an existing world, this can cause poor terrain generation or even corruption!" appearance="error"} :: Configuring your Level Type 1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Select the file. 3. Locate the field and change to your desired value. Some different level types options you can choose from include: - 1.19+ Standard world type - 1.19+ Standard world with larger biomes - Mountains are much higher, ravines are much deeper, and floating islands can spawn high in the sky. - A superflat world with no features. Make sure you use a level type that is supported by your version of Minecraft. You can find a full list of available level types on this wiki page. 4. Save the file, then restart your server That's it! After restarting your server and generating a new world, your new level type will be used.
How to Ban and Unban a Player on Your Minecraft Server
Banning functionality is built into every Minecraft server out of the box, allowing you to prevent unwanted players from connecting to and playing on your server. Of course, you can also pardon, or unban, a player that you have previously banned if you would like them to be able to play on your server again. ::ProseNote{title="Important Reminder" description="You need to be an operator (OP) to be able to use these commands in-game. If you are not yet an operator, you can follow our guide here: How to get OP on a Minecraft Server." appearance="danger"} :: Banning a Player or IP There are a couple of different commands you can use to ban a player from your server. - This command bans a player by their Minecraft username, preventing them from using their account to connect to your server. Providing a reason is optional. - This command bans a player by their IP, preventing anyone from connecting to your server from the same IP address. If you do not know the IP of a player, you can use the username of an online player to ban their current IP. Providing a reason is optional. --- Unbanning a Player or IP Unbanning players works in a similar manner. The following commands can be used to unban a player from your server. - This command unbans a player who has previously been banned from your server. - This command unbans an IP address that you've previously banned. Note that usernames do not work with this command; only valid IP addresses. --- Viewing Banned Players or IP Addresses Listing all bans works with a similar command. The following commands can be used to view all active bans on your server. - This command displays all IP addresses that are currently banned from the server. - This command displays all usernames of players who are currently banned from the server.