How to Change Spawn Protection on Your Minecraft Server
Learn how to adjust or disable spawn protection to control building near the world spawn point.
Spawn protection creates a safe zone around the world's spawn point where non-OP players can't break or place blocks. This prevents griefing at spawn but can also frustrate new players who want to build there. Here's how to adjust it.
Changing Spawn Protection
Access the panel and stop your server
Go to the XGamingServer panel and stop your Minecraft server.
Open the file manager
Go to Files.
Edit the spawn protection value
Open server.properties and change spawn-protection= to your desired radius.
Save and start
Click Save and start your server.
📝 Note: Spawn protection only works when at least one player has OP permissions. If no players are OP, spawn protection is automatically disabled.
Common Values
| Value | Result |
|---|---|
0 | Spawn protection is completely disabled — anyone can build at spawn |
16 | Default — protects a 33x33 block area centered on spawn |
50 | Large protection zone — useful for servers with a custom spawn area |
💡 Tip: The protection radius is measured in blocks from the spawn point in each direction. A value of
16protects a 33x33 area (16 blocks in each direction plus the center block).
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