How to Kick or Ban Players on a Minecraft Server
Remove a player for now, ban them for good, or ban an IP address.
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Kick a player
A kick removes a player, but they can join again straight away.
kick PlayerName Spamming chat
The text after the name is the reason they see.
Ban a player
ban PlayerName Griefing
They can't join again until you unban them:
pardon PlayerName
Ban an IP address
ban-ip 203.0.113.5
pardon-ip 203.0.113.5
You can also run ban-ip PlayerName while they're online to ban whatever address they're on. Be careful: a shared address (a school, a family) bans everyone on it.
Where to run these
- In Console in the panel (without the
/). - In game as an operator, with
/. - On the Players page in the sidebar, where you can see and edit the ban list.
banlist lists everyone banned.
Tip
For temporary bans, mutes and a history of punishments, install a plugin such as LiteBans or AdvancedBan from Package Manager (Paper servers).
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