How to turn off PvP in Minecraft

Run /gamerule pvp false and players can no longer damage each other. Set it back to true to allow PvP again.

pvp

Controls whether players can damage each other.

/gamerule pvp <true|false>

Examples

/gamerule pvp false

Turn off player versus player combat.

Values

Value	What it does
trueDefault	On
false	Off

Arguments

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

What it does

Set it to false for peaceful SMP, building and creative servers where players should not be able to hurt one another. Mobs still damage players.

Good to know

Replaces the old pvp line in server.properties.
Takes effect immediately.

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.

Your own
Minecraft server.

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