How to stop a Minecraft server

Type stop in the server console, or /stop in chat as an operator. The world is saved, players are disconnected and the server shuts down.

stop

Saves the world, disconnects all players and shuts the server down cleanly.

/stop

Examples

stop

From the server console, without the slash.

/stop

From chat, as an operator with level 4.

What it does

Always stop the server this way instead of killing the process, so the world is saved properly. Whether the server starts again afterwards depends on your host or start script.

Good to know

Needs operator permission level 4 (owner), the level op grants by default.

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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