Change Spawn Protection on Your Minecraft Server
How to set, reduce, or disable the spawn protection radius on your Minecraft Java server.
Spawn protection prevents non-OP players from modifying blocks near the world spawn point.
Setting Spawn Protection
In server.properties:
spawn-protection=16| Value | Effect |
|---|---|
0 | Disabled — anyone can build at spawn |
1 | 1 block radius (just the spawn block) |
16 | Default — 16 block radius |
50 | Large protected area |
Disabling Spawn Protection
spawn-protection=0📝 Note: OP players can always modify blocks within spawn protection regardless of the setting.
💡 Tip: If you use a world protection plugin like WorldGuard, you can disable spawn-protection and use regions for more flexible control.
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