Minecraft

How to Enable/Disable PvP on a Minecraft Server⚔️​

Minecraft·March 22, 2026·8 min read

🌟PvP (Player vs Player) is a feature that allows players to fight each other within Minecraft. Depending on the type of server you are managing, you may prefer to have this option enabled to encourage combat between players or disabled to create a more peaceful environment. In this guide, we will explain step by step how to enable or disable PvP on your Minecraft server so you can adapt it to your needs. It's very simple and only takes a few minutes!

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Enter your server panel ​💻

To start, go to your server panel, then navigate to the left side of the panel and click on "Files", then look for the file "server.properties" and open it.

Editing server.properties📜​

Once inside the file mentioned above, you will see a series of configurable options. The one we are interested in is the line "pvp"

server.properties

In this line, you can configure as desired: PvP Enabled: pvp=true

PvP Disabled: pvp=false

Once you have edited the value of this line, click "Save Changes" at the bottom right and restart/start the server.

Conclusion

Done!! Now we know how to enable and disable PvP on our server whenever we want.

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