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How to turn off structures on a Minecraft server

Set generate-structures=false in server.properties and restart the server. New chunks generate without villages, temples or strongholds.

generate-structures

Controls whether villages, temples, strongholds and other structures generate in new chunks.

generate-structures=<value>

Examples

generate-structures=false

Generate terrain without structures.

Values

ValueWhat it does
trueDefault On
false Off

Arguments

valueRequired
The value to write after the equals sign.

What it does

When false, new terrain is generated without structures. It only applies to chunks generated after the change.

Good to know

  • Changes take effect after a server restart.
  • Already generated chunks keep their structures.

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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