🔒 How to Set a Password (Whitelist) for Your Minecraft Server

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🧠 Can You Set a Password on Minecraft Servers?

Minecraft does not support setting a password for joining a server.
However, you can restrict access by using a whitelist, which only allows specific players to connect.

✅ Whitelisting is the safest and most common way to make your server private.

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🛠️ How to Restrict Access with a Whitelist:

1. Log into the Control Panel.
   
2. Click 'Manage' next to your server.
   
   
   
3. Navigate to 'File Management'.
   
   
   
4. Open the server.properties file.
   
   
   
5. Set these two options:

white-list=true
    enforce-whitelist=true

6. Save the file and restart your server.
   

👥 How to Add Players to the Whitelist

You can whitelist players using the Console or the Players page:

• Console Command:

whitelist add playername

❗ Important Security Notes

• Never disable online mode ( online-mode=false) unless you know exactly what you're doing — it disables Mojang authentication and opens your server to impersonators.
  
• Whitelisting is the safest way to control access without needing to run risky plugins or alter security settings.
  
• Always keep your server and plugins up-to-date.

📚 Related Guide:

✅ Visit How to Enable Whitelist for a full step-by-step guide.

Updated on: 25/04/2025