How to Set the Spawn Point on a Minecraft Server
Choose where new players appear, and where players respawn without a bed.
Set the world spawn
Stand where you want the spawn and run, as an operator:
/setworldspawn
Or from Console, with coordinates:
setworldspawn 100 64 -200
New players and players without a bed or respawn anchor appear there.
Spawn radius
Players don't appear on the exact block; Minecraft spreads them around it. To put everyone on the exact spot:
gamerule spawnRadius 0
Note
Since Minecraft 1.21.11, game rule names are written in snake_case (keepInventory became keep_inventory). On those versions, type gamerule in Console and press Tab to see the exact names.
One player's spawn
Set a player's personal respawn point:
spawnpoint PlayerName 100 64 -200
A spawn command for players
Vanilla has no /spawn for players. On Paper, EssentialsX adds /spawn and /setspawn; install it from Package Manager.
Note
Spawn protection (spawn-protection in server.properties) protects blocks around the world spawn from players who aren't operators.
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