Minecraft

How to Enable or Disable the Whitelist on Your Server ๐Ÿคโ€‹

MinecraftยทMarch 22, 2026ยท14 min read

Hello Minecraft players! ๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŒ

Are you ready to dive into a private experience with your friends on your Minecraft server? We know there is nothing worse than building your dream world and having an unexpected griefer show up, but do not worry! Today we bring you a super simple guide to enable the Whitelist on your server and keep those intruders away from your realm. ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿšซ

The Whitelist is a feature that allows you to create a private server in Minecraft, where only the players you authorize can join. This is ideal if you want a space only for your friends, family, or for that epic match without worrying about someone else joining without permission.

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  • Open your server panel and go to the console๐Ÿ“บโ€‹.
  • Type whitelist on and press Enter. Now your server is protected. In case you want to
  • disable it, type "whitelist off" in the console

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  • Add your friends with the command whitelist add [player_name].
  • To remove a user from the whitelist, simply type whitelist remove [player name].

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โš ๏ธRemember: You do not need to add users who have "OP" to the whitelist.

How to see which users are on the whitelist ๐Ÿ“œ

To check which users are on the whitelist of your server:

  • Open the server panel.
  • Go to "files".
  • Look for the file "whitelist.json" and click on it, here you can check who is on the server whitelist.

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Java Command ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

Description

/whitelist [on/off]

Enables/Disables the whitelist.

/whitelist add [player]

adds players to the whitelist.

/whitelist remove [player]

removes players from the whitelist.

/whitelist list

shows which players are on the whitelist

/whitelist reload

restarts the plugin, necessary for changes to be saved.

And there you have it! Now you are ready to protect your server and enjoy private matches with your friends.

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