On Beacon, click server.properties in Files to open it in the Minecraft Server Properties editor. Restart the server from Console after saving.
Players and joining
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
server-name |
Dedicated Server |
The name shown in the server list |
max-players |
10 |
The most players online at once |
allow-list |
false |
Only players on the allowlist can join |
online-mode |
true |
Players must be signed in to Xbox. Keep it on |
player-idle-timeout |
30 |
Minutes before idle players are kicked (0 = never) |
Gameplay
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
gamemode |
survival |
Game mode for new players |
force-gamemode |
false |
Put players back in the default mode when they join |
difficulty |
easy |
peaceful, easy, normal or hard |
allow-cheats |
false |
Operators can use commands like /gamemode in game |
default-player-permission-level |
member |
New players' level: visitor, member or operator |
World
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
level-name |
Bedrock level |
The world folder in worlds to load |
level-seed |
blank |
Seed for a new world |
level-type |
DEFAULT |
DEFAULT, FLAT or LEGACY for a new world |
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
view-distance |
32 |
How far players can see, in chunks |
tick-distance |
4 |
How many chunks around players are active (4–12) |
max-threads |
8 |
CPU threads the server uses |
compression-threshold |
1 |
Smallest packet that gets compressed |
Lowering view-distance and tick-distance is the best way to reduce lag.
Packs
| Setting |
What it does |
texturepack-required |
Players must download the world's resource packs to join |
Leave these alone
| Setting |
Why |
server-port, server-portv6 |
Beacon sets your port; changing it stops players connecting |