Spawn protection creates a safe zone around your world's spawn point where only server operators can modify blocks. This prevents non-admin players from griefing or altering the spawn area.
Follow these steps to adjust your spawn protection radius on your Minecraft server.
Configuring Spawn Protection
Important Note: Spawn protection only functions when your server has at least one OP/Admin player assigned. Without operators, the protection system won't activate.
- Log into the GhostCap panel and stop your Minecraft server
- Navigate to the Files section
- Open the
server.propertiesfile and locatespawn-protection= - Change the value to your preferred radius and save the file
- Start your server to apply the changes
Configuration Options
The spawn protection value represents the radius in blocks from the spawn point. The default setting of 16 blocks creates a 33x33 protected area. Set the value to 0 to completely disable spawn protection, or increase it to safeguard a larger area around your spawn point.
Pro Tip
Use the command whitelist remove [Username] followed by whitelist reload to remove players from your server's whitelist when needed.