Minecraft Bedrock Server Properties Guide

Complete reference for all server.properties settings on your Minecraft Bedrock Edition dedicated server at XGamingServer.

Here is a complete reference for the server.properties file on your Minecraft Bedrock server. This file controls most of your server's core settings.

Editing Server Properties

Select Your Server

Stop Your Server

Stop your server from the Dashboard.

Open Server Properties

In the sidebar, go to Files and open the server.properties file in the root directory.

Edit and Save

Change any values you need, then save the file and start your server.

Server Properties Reference

Server Identity

Property	Default	Description
`server-name`	Dedicated Server	The name shown in the server list
`server-port`	19132	The UDP port for IPv4 connections
`server-portv6`	19133	The UDP port for IPv6 connections
`max-players`	10	Maximum number of players allowed
`online-mode`	true	Require Xbox Live authentication to join. Setting to `false` allows cracked clients

World Settings

Property	Default	Description
`level-name`	Bedrock level	The name of the world folder in the `worlds` directory
`level-seed`	(blank)	The seed used to generate the world. Only applies when creating a new world
`level-type`	DEFAULT	World type. Options: `DEFAULT`, `FLAT`
`gamemode`	survival	Default game mode. Options: `survival`, `creative`, `adventure`
`difficulty`	easy	Server difficulty. Options: `peaceful`, `easy`, `normal`, `hard`
`allow-cheats`	false	Allow cheat commands like `/gamemode` and `/give`

Player Settings

Property	Default	Description
`default-player-permission-level`	member	Permission level for new players. Options: `visitor`, `member`, `operator`
`player-idle-timeout`	30	Minutes before idle players are kicked. Set to `0` to disable
`allow-list`	false	Only players on the allowlist can join. See our whitelist guide
`texturepack-required`	false	Force players to accept the server's resource pack before joining

Performance Settings

Property	Default	Description
`view-distance`	32	Maximum view distance in chunks. Lower values improve performance
`tick-distance`	4	Simulation distance in chunks (4-12). Affects how far from a player mobs and blocks are active
`max-threads`	8	Maximum threads the server can use
`compression-threshold`	1	Minimum packet size (in bytes) before compression is applied
`compression-algorithm`	zlib	Compression algorithm. Options: `zlib`, `snappy`

Advanced Settings

Property	Default	Description
`content-log-file-enabled`	false	Enable logging for addon/content errors. Useful for debugging behavior packs
`player-movement-score-threshold`	20	Threshold for server-authoritative movement checks
`player-movement-action-direction-threshold`	0.85	Threshold for player action direction validation
`player-movement-distance-threshold`	0.3	Distance threshold for movement validation
`server-authoritative-movement`	server-auth	Movement validation mode. Options: `client-auth`, `server-auth`, `server-auth-with-rewind`
`correct-player-movement`	false	Correct player position if server detects invalid movement
`emit-server-telemetry`	false	Send server telemetry data to Mojang
`disable-player-interaction`	false	Disable all player interactions

💡 Tip: Many of these settings can also be configured through Startup in the sidebar without editing the file directly.

⚠️ Warning: Setting online-mode to false disables Xbox Live authentication. This removes the security layer that verifies player identities and is not recommended for public servers.

Minecraft Bedrock Server Properties Guide

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