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Minecraft3 min readJuly 15, 2026
Enabling/Disabling PvP in a Minecraft Server
Ganidu Sathishka
Support Engineer at CyberNex | 4+ years customer technical support
Step-by-Step Instructions
<ol><li>Open your server's console page and click the Files tab.</li><li>Open server.properties and find the line starting with pvp=.</li><li>Set pvp=true to enable, or pvp=false to disable player-vs-player combat.</li><li>Save the file and click Restart.</li><li>Join the server to confirm the setting works.</li></ol>
Code / Configuration
<pre><code># in server.properties pvp=true # enabled pvp=false # disabled</code></pre>
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