Minecraft

Vanilla Minecraft Server Commands

Minecraft·March 22, 2026·9 min read

As a server administrator, commands are essential for managing the world and the player experience. They can be executed in-game (by typing / followed by the command) or directly from the server console (

  • /help – Lists all commands or shows information about a specific one.
  • /give [player] [item] [amount] – Gives items to a player.
  • /weather [type] – Changes the weather: rain, thunder, snow, clear.
  • /gamemode [mode] [player] – Changes the game mode (Survival, Creative, Adventure, Spectator).
  • /summon [entity] – Summons an entity.
  • /tp [player] [target/coordinates] – Teleports players.
  • /time set [value] – Changes the time of day.
  • /xp [amount] [player] – Grants experience.
  • /locatebiome [biome] – Locates the nearest biome.
  • /msg [player] [message] – Sends a private message.
  • /ops – Shows server operators.
  • /debug – Runs debugging to diagnose problems.
  • /save-all – Creates a backup of the world.
  • /stop – Shuts down the server.
  • /restart – Restarts the server automatically.
  • /worldborder – Manages the world borders.
  • /whitelist [add/remove/on/off] – Controls the player whitelist.
  • /gamerule [rule] [value] – Changes world rules (e.g., day/night cycle).
  • /ban [player] – Bans a player.
  • /ban-ip [IP] – Bans an IP address.
  • /pardon [player] – Removes a player from the ban list.
  • /banlist – Lists banned players.
  • /clear [player] – Clears a player's inventory.
  • /datapack [enable/disable/list] [pack] – Manages the server's datapacks.

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