How to Give Players Permissions on Your Minecraft Server

Setting up your Minecraft server to play with others involves installing plugins or mods, configuring files, and another important aspect. The latter is known as permissions, providing players the ability to use commands and actions. In other words, nobody can interact with plugins or mods without them. In some cases, permissions are not needed due to the plugin's design, but most of them require them. Regardless of your server's setup, ensuring that all your users can execute commands and perform other activities is crucial for gameplay. Whether you are hosting a dedicated minigame world or an intricate custom modpack, adding permissions is necessary. Fortunately, there is an all-in-one tool to achieve this goal. Due to the utmost importance of this, we have created this Holy Hosting guide to show you how to give permissions to players on a Minecraft server.

Permission Managers

Minecraft Permission Setup

As briefly mentioned earlier, there is a universal plugin for any modded or plugin-based Minecraft server to implement permission nodes. It is called LuckPerms, a powerful tool that gives you many customization options. Whether you want unique ranks, prefixes, or suffixes, there are many possibilities. This plays an important role in server development, as it not only allows users to execute commands or actions, but also differentiates each member with their specific rank. When they send messages in chat, everyone will know what role they have on their account. Otherwise, it can simply be used to regulate the abilities that players can use in the game. With all this in mind, check the subsections below to get started with this process.

LuckPerms Plugin/Mod

Whether you are using mods or plugins, LuckPerms provides you with many downloadable options. Using the latest Minecraft versions is best suited for this process, but it still allows older options as well. This can even be used on Bungeecord servers, meaning networks can fully integrate with LuckPerm's permissions. Once installed, there is a built-in editor to easily manage everything. Alternatively, manually assigning permissions to groups or accounts can be done in the configuration file. We will show some of these features to help you get started adding them to your Minecraft server.

Feature Showcase

Create LuckPerms Groups

While inside the secure editor, you can create a new group for players to join. Fill in the fields as needed to achieve this goal, such as Group Name, Display Name, Prefix, and others. Note that this is completely optional, as there is a "default" rank for all users. This is mainly for those looking to customize their in-game chat and/or organize permissions. However, it is still highly recommended that you create ranks for your Minecraft server.

Once you are satisfied with the groups, you can start adding permissions to them. This

process involves searching for specific permission nodes to use, such as EssentialsX types from their official wiki. It is recommended to review the main page or website of the plugin to find this information. This applies to both mods and plugins, more to the latter than anything else. After gathering a list of these permission nodes, start typing them in the editor and save the changes.

Conclusion

Building a Minecraft server involves many processes, and setting up permissions is an important part. Whether you play on Forge or Paper, this remains true to ensure all players can execute commands and actions without issues. Both mods and plugins can have permissions, so setting them up properly on your Minecraft server is highly recommended. Using LuckPerms makes this entire process much easier, as there is a built-in editor to manage everything. In addition to this, we wish you the best of luck giving permissions to players in Minecraft. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please reach out to our 24/7 Support Team for help.

Permission FAQs

Are there other plugins or mods that can be used besides LuckPerms?

Yes! There are many other options available online for use on your Minecraft server. We suggest checking out the Finding Mods or Finding Plugins guide for more information on this. However, these other permission managers may lack features or functionality compared to LuckPerms.

What are the "Weight" and "Parent" options when creating groups?

The Weight field determines which group takes priority over others, while the Parent option allows another role to inherit its permissions. These are useful for saving time, effort, and resolving conflicts with ranks. For more information on this, visit the LuckPerms Wiki.

How do I find plugin or mod permissions?

Head to the main website or page of your plugin, then search for them. This technique varies, but is generally listed for your convenience or found on wikis. Note that LuckPerms automatically connects to your mods or plugins to find this information, but it may occasionally have issues.

What happens when my permissions are not working?

Double-check that your permissions are spelled correctly and entered properly, also making sure you have installed their corresponding mod or plugin on the Minecraft server. Then, save these changes and apply them as needed to see if that works in-game. LuckPerms allows you to do this without having to restart the server!**