How to Set Your Minecraft Server to Creative Mode

Learn how to set Creative mode as the default gamemode on your Minecraft server.

Creative mode gives players infinite blocks, instant block breaking, flight, and access to every item in the game. It's perfect for building servers, testing redstone contraptions, or just having fun without survival constraints.

Setting the Default Gamemode to Creative

Open the panel and stop your server

Access the XGamingServer panel and stop your Minecraft server.

Open Files

Go to Files.

Edit server.properties

Open server.properties and set gamemode= to creative.

Save and start your server

Click Save and start your server.

All new players will now join in Creative mode by default.

💡 Tip: Enable force gamemode (force-gamemode=true) to ensure all players are set to Creative every time they join, even if they changed their gamemode previously.

Setting Individual Players to Creative

If you only want to give Creative mode to specific players rather than the whole server:

Open the panel and select your server

Log in to the XGamingServer panel and select your Minecraft server.

Open the Console

Go to Console.

Run the gamemode command

Type gamemode creative PlayerName and press Enter.

The player will be switched to Creative immediately.

📝 Note: You need OP permissions to change gamemodes. If you're already OP and in-game, you can type /gamemode creative in chat to switch yourself.

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