How to Install and Configure WorldGuard on Your Minecraft Server

Learn how to install WorldGuard for region protection, grief prevention, and gameplay flags.

WorldGuard lets you protect areas of your world from griefing, set gameplay flags (disable PvP, mob spawning, etc.), and create custom-protected regions.

Installing WorldGuard

Install WorldEdit first

WorldGuard requires WorldEdit. Install it if you haven't already.

Download WorldGuard

Download from CurseForge or Modrinth.

Upload to your server

Access the XGamingServer panel, go to Files, navigate to /plugins/, and upload the .jar.

Restart your server

Creating Protected Regions

Select an area

Use WorldEdit's wand (//wand) to select two corners of the area you want to protect.

Define a region

/rg define [regionname]

Set flags

/rg flag [regionname] build deny
/rg flag [regionname] pvp deny
/rg flag [regionname] mob-spawning deny

Common Flags

Flag	Values	Description
`build`	allow/deny	Block placing and breaking
`pvp`	allow/deny	Player vs player combat
`mob-spawning`	allow/deny	Mob spawning in region
`creeper-explosion`	allow/deny	Creeper block damage
`tnt`	allow/deny	TNT block damage
`use`	allow/deny	Doors, buttons, levers
`chest-access`	allow/deny	Container access
`entry`	allow/deny	Players entering the region
`greeting`	[message]	Message shown when entering
`farewell`	[message]	Message shown when leaving

Managing Region Access

Command	Description
`/rg addmember [region] [player]`	Allow a player to build
`/rg addowner [region] [player]`	Give full region control
`/rg removemember [region] [player]`	Remove build access
`/rg info [region]`	View region details
`/rg list`	List all regions
`/rg remove [region]`	Delete a region

💡 Tip: Create a global __global__ region to set server-wide defaults, then override with specific regions.

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