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How to make infinite lava in Minecraft

Run /gamerule lava_source_conversion true and flowing lava between two lava sources becomes a new source, like an infinite water pool.

lava_source_conversion

Controls whether flowing lava between two lava sources turns into a new source block.

/gamerule lava_source_conversion <true|false>

Examples

/gamerule lava_source_conversion true

Allow infinite lava pools.

Values

ValueWhat it does
true On
falseDefault Off

Arguments

true|falseOptional
true turns the rule on, false turns it off. Leave it out to show the current value.

What it does

When true, lava behaves like water: a flowing lava block with two adjacent sources becomes a source, letting you create infinite lava pools. It is off by default in vanilla survival.

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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