Minecraft

How to set a welcome message on your Minecraft server💬

Minecraft·March 22, 2026·8 min read

Hello! Below, we will see a guide on how to set a welcome message on your Minecraft server! This will help us customize a message for players who join our server for the first time. To do this, we will use the plugin "EssentialsX" How Do I Install EssentialsX?

To install EssentialsX, we will:

  • Go to the server panel
  • Navigate to the "Plugins" section
  • Type the plugin name in the search bar, in this case "EssentialsX"
    plugins
  • Click on the download button.
  • Restart the server.

Configure the plugin for the welcome message Alright, once we restart the server, the plugin we need will be installed. Now, we will go to the "Files" section and enter the "Plugins" folder, inside it, we will look for the "Essentials" folder and then open the file "config.yml"

config.yml

Once inside, we will look for the line "announce-format" and replace what is written inside with whatever we want new players to see when they join the server. In this case: "Welcome to the HolyHosting server!" will be our welcome message!

config

Done! Now we know how to customize messages for new players who join our server!

🎉 Conclusion

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