Change Max Players on Your Minecraft Server
How to increase or decrease the maximum player count on your Minecraft Java server.
Changing Max Players
Via Startup Tab
- In the XGamingServer Panel, click Startup
- Find the Max Players field
- Set your desired value
- Restart
Via server.properties
max-players=20Performance Considerations
Each player increases RAM and CPU usage. Recommendations:
| Players | RAM | view-distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1–10 | 2–4 GB | 10 |
| 10–20 | 4–6 GB | 8 |
| 20–50 | 6–10 GB | 6 |
| 50–100 | 10–16 GB | 4–6 |
💡 Tip: If you're hitting performance limits, reduce
view-distanceandsimulation-distancebefore adding more RAM. See Performance Guide.
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