Operators (OPs) have access to a range of commands that are used to help moderate a server. A few of the available commands for Ops are changing a player's game mode, updating server difficulty, giving items, kicking and banning players, whitelisting, and even stopping and restarting a server. You can view a full list of commands available to OPs here.
Players with op permissions will automatically bypass a whitelist if it is configured on your server, granting them access regardless of the whitelist. Ensure that only trusted individuals are given op on your server.
Important
If you're using Bedrock Edition you will need to also enable cheats on your server.
# Using the Server Console
Making a player an operator through your server's control panel is simple, requiring only a single command. This is the fastest method of opping players if your server doesn't have any operators yet.
- Open your server's control panel
- In the Console window, enter the OP command
Type the command op <Username>, replacing
For example, entering OP Steve will give the player named Steve operator permissions.
If the username of the player you're trying to OP has a space in their name, you will have to surround their username with quotes, like so: op "Minecraft Fan123"
# Using OP Commands In-game
If you already have OP, you can give other people OP in-game.
- Connect to your Minecraft server
- Enter the command /op or /deop
The opposite of the op command is the deop command. You can also use the deop command to remove OP permission from a player, should you need to.
Once you are opped, you will be able to run administrative commands and actions on your server.
