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How to make a Minecraft server appear offline

Set enable-status=false in server.properties and restart the server. It shows as offline in the multiplayer list, but players can still join.

enable-status

Controls whether the server shows up as online in the multiplayer server list.

enable-status=<value>

Examples

enable-status=false

Hide the server status from the server list.

Values

ValueWhat it does
trueDefault On
false Off

Arguments

valueRequired
The value to write after the equals sign.

What it does

When false, the server does not answer server list pings, so it appears offline in the client's server list even though players can still join.

Good to know

  • Changes take effect after a server restart.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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