How to Give Ops in a Minecraft Server

Using admin commands in a Minecraft server is essential for system administrators, as it helps manage the game world more conveniently and efficiently.

How to give the op permission to enable admin commands

Before you can use admin commands, you must first have OP (Operator) privileges. To do so, follow these steps:

How to Give Op to a Player in Minecraft Java Edition Server:

Log in to the server console.
In the console, type the command op, followed by a space and the in-game character name.

How to enable admin commands for Minecraft Bedrock Edition servers:

If you open a Minecraft server with VisperHost, you can easily enable admin commands in the Settings menu by turning on Allow Cheat.
If you want to open a server yourself, you can do so as follows:
- Go to the server file.
- Go to the file server.properties
- Set allow-cheats to true as shown in the image below.

After obtaining OP status, players can use various commands by opening the Chat window and typing the / symbol followed by the desired command.

Admin commands in Minecraft Java Edition:

Command	Description:	Example:
/advancement	Delete or check the player’s progress.	Advancement grant: Give Steve everything.
/attribute	Inquire about, add, delete, or configure the attributes of an entity.	/attribute Steve minecraft:generic.max_health base set 40
/ban	Ban the player from the server.	Ban Steve
/ban-ip	Ban the IP address from the server.	/ban-ip 192.168.1.1
/banlist	Display a list of banned players or IPs.	/banlist players
/bossbar	Create or edit the boss bar.	/bossbar add mybossbar “Boss Health”
/clear	Clear items from the player’s inventory.	/clear Steve
/clone	Copy the blog from one place to another.	/clone 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20
/damage	Causes damage to the specified entity.	/damage Steve 5
/data	Read or modify NBT data of blocks and entities	/data get entity Steve
/datapack	Manage Loaded Datapacks	/datapack enable mypack
/debug	Start or stop debugging.	/debug start
/defaultgamemode	Set the world’s default game mode.	/defaultgamemode creative
/deop	Cancel OP status from player	/deop Steve
/difficulty	Set the difficulty level.	Difficulty: Hard
/effect	Add or remove effect status.	/effect give Steve speed 60 1
/enchant	Cast a spell on the item you are holding.	/enchant Steve sharpness 5
/execute	Used to execute other commands.	/execute as Steve run say Hello
/experience	Nickname for /xp: Add or remove player experience points	/experience add Steve 10 levels
/fill	Fill the area with designated blocks.	/fill 0 0 0 10 10 10 stone
/fillbiome	Fill the area with the specified biome.	/fillbiome 0 0 0 10 10 10 plains
/forceload	Force loading or unloading chunks	/forceload add 0 0
/function	Run the specified function.	/function mypack:setup
/gamemode	Set the player’s game mode	/gamemode survival Steve
/gamerule	Set up or inquire about the game rules.	/gamerule keepInventory true
/give	Give the item to the player.	/give Steve apple 64
/help	The placeholder /? is used to indicate how to use various commands.	/help
/item	Manage items in the inventory.	/item replace entity Steve weapon.mainhand diamond_sword
/jfr	Start or stop JFR profiling.	/jfr start
/kick	Kick the player off the server.	/kick Steve
/kill	Kill the specified entity.	/kill Steve
/list	Display a list of players who are online.	/list
/locate	Search for the nearest structure or biome.	/locate village
/loot	Drop an item from your inventory onto the ground.	/loot spawn ~ ~ ~ loot myloot
/me	Display a message related to the sender.	/me is building a house
/msg	Send a private message to another player.	/msg Steve Hello
/op	Grant OP rights to the player.	/op Steve
Pardon.	Remove player from the banned list.	Pardon, Steve.
/pardon-ip	Remove IP from the ban list	/pardon-ip 192.168.1.1
/particle	Creating Particles in a Game	/particle smoke ~ ~ ~
/perf	Record game performance data for 10 seconds.	/perf start
/place	Place the configured feature or structure at the specified location.	/place structure village
/playsound	Play the specified sound.	/playsound minecraft:block.note_block.harp master Steve
Publish	Open the single-player world for network players to join	Publish
/random	Random Value Generation or Random Number Sequence Control	/random roll 1 6
/recipe	Grant or remove player item formulas.	/recipe give Steve minecraft:bread
/reload	Load new data for loot tables, advancements, and functions.	/reload
/return	Control the flow of functions and return values (Java Edition only)	/return 1
/ride	Allow one entity to ride another entity or stop the riding.	/ride Steve mount horse
/save-all	Write server data to disk	/save-all
/save-off	Turn off the automatic recording system.	/save-off
/save-on	Enable the automatic recording system.	/save-on
/say	Display the message to all players.	Hello players!
/schedule	Set a delay for the function to activate	/schedule function mypack:task 10s
/scoreboard	Manage the scoreboard and player scores.	/scoreboard objectives add kills dummy
/seed	Show World Seed	/seed
/setblock	Change the block at the specified position.	/setblock ~ ~ ~ stone
/setidletimeout	Set a time limit for inactive players to be kicked out.	/setidletimeout 10
/setworldspawn	Set the Earth’s birth point	/setworldspawn
/spawnpoint	Set the spawn point for players.	/spawnpoint Steve
/spectate	Allows spectators in spectator mode to view entities	/spectate Steve creeper
/spreadplayers	Teleport the player to a random location.	/spreadplayers 0 0 10 50 false @a
/stop	Stop the server operation.	/stop
/stopsound	Stop playing the sound.	/stopsound Steve master
/summon	Invoke Entity	/summon zombie
/tag	Manage entity tags	/tag Steve add admin
/team	Manage the player’s team.	/team add Red
/teammsg	Send a message to the affiliated team.	/teammsg Go team!
/teleport	Alias for /tp teleport entity	/teleport Steve Alex
/tell	Send a private message to another player.	/tell Steve Hi!
/tellraw	Send a JSON message to the player.	/tellraw Steve {“text”:”Welcome!”}
/time	Change or inquire about the world time.	/time set noon
/tick	Stop or resume the game time and manage the speed of time.	/tick freeze
/title	Display a message on the player’s screen.	/title Steve title Welcome
/tm	Alias for /teammsg: Send a message to the team	/tm Let’s win!
/tp	Alias for /teleport Teleport entity	/tp Steve 100 64 100
/trigger	Enable the trigger for the player.	/trigger exampleTrigger
/w	Nickname for /tell Send private message	/w Steve Hey
/weather	Change the weather in the game.	/weather clear
/whitelist	Manage the server whitelist.	/whitelist add Steve
/worldborder	Manage the boundaries of the world.	/worldborder set 1000
/xp	Increase or decrease the player’s experience points.	/xp add Steve 5 levels

Admin commands in Minecraft Bedrock Edition:

Command	Description:	Example:
/?	This is an alias for /help used to display instructions for various commands.	/?
/ability	Grant or revoke a player’s privileges	/ability Steve fly true
/alwaysday	The alias “/daylock” is used to lock or unlock the day-night cycle.	/alwaysday true
/camera	Custom camera view switching and screen fading (not yet added to the game)	/camera
/camerashake	Use to activate the camera shake effect.	/camerashake add Steve 5 2
/changingsetting	Change server settings while running	/changesetting allow-cheats true
/clear	Clear items from the player’s inventory.	/clear Steve
/clearspawnpoint	Delete the designated spawn point.	/clearspawnpoint
/clone	Copy the blog from one place to another.	/clone 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20
/connect	Connect to the websocket server (Education Edition only)	/connect server.example.com
/damage	Causes damage to the specified entity.	/damage Steve 5
/daylock	The alias for /alwaysday is used to lock or unlock the day-night cycle.	/daylock false
/dedicatedwsserver	Connect to a specific websocket server	/dedicatedwsserver server.example.com
/deop	Cancel OP status from player	/deop Steve
/dialogue	Open the NPC dialogue box for players.	/dialogue open npc1 Steve
/difficulty	Set the difficulty level.	Difficulty: Hard
/effect	Add or remove effect status.	/effect give Steve speed 60 1
/enchant	Cast a spell on the item you are holding.	/enchant Steve sharpness 5
/event	Trigger the event specified on the entity.	/event entity Steve custom:event
/execute	Used to execute other commands.	/execute as Steve run say Hello
/fill	Fill the area with designated blocks.	/fill 0 0 0 10 10 10 stone
/fog	Manage Player Fog Settings	/fog push Steve minecraft:fog_the_end
/function	Run the specified function.	/function mypack:setup
/gamemode	Set the player’s game mode	/gamemode survival Steve
/gamerule	Set up or inquire about the game rules.	/gamerule keepInventory true
/gametest	Use to test the GameTest feature.	/gametest run mytest
/give	Give the item to the player.	/give Steve apple 64
/help	The placeholder /? is used to indicate how to use various commands.	/help
/immutableworld	Set the world in a state of immutable change.	/immutableworld true
/kick	Kick the player off the server.	/kick Steve
/kill	Kill the specified entity.	/kill Steve
/list	Display a list of players who are online.	/list
/locate	Search for the nearest structure or biome.	/locate village
/loot	Drop an item from your inventory onto the ground.	/loot spawn ~ ~ ~ loot myloot
/me	Display a message related to the sender.	/me is building a house
/mobevent	Turn Monster Activities On or Off	/mobevent minecraft:pillager_patrols false
/msg	Send a private message to another player.	/msg Steve Hello
/music	Control music playback in the game	/music play record.cat
/op	Grant OP rights to the player.	/op Steve
/ops	The alias of /permission is used for loading and reassigning permissions.	/ops reload
/particle	Creating Particles in a Game	/particle smoke ~ ~ ~
/permission	/ops alias: load and grant new privileges	/permission reload
/playanimation	Play animation once	/playanimation Steve animation.wave
/playsound	Play the specified sound.	/playsound minecraft:block.note_block.harp master Steve
/recipe	Grant or remove player item formulas.	/recipe give Steve minecraft:bread
/reload	Load new data for loot tables, advancements, and functions.	/reload
/replaceitem	Change item in inventory (Cancelled)	/replaceitem entity Steve slot.weapon.mainhand stone
/ride	Allow one entity to ride another entity or stop the riding.	/ride Steve mount horse
/save	Prepare for data backup or manage status	/save query
/say	Display the message to all players.	Hello players!
/schedule	Set a delay for the function to activate	/schedule function mypack:task 10s
/scoreboard	Manage the scoreboard and player scores.	/scoreboard objectives add kills dummy
/script	(Additional information required)	/script
/scriptevent	(Additional information required)	/scriptevent
/setblock	Change the block at the specified position.	/setblock ~ ~ ~ stone
/setmaxplayers	Set the maximum number of players on the server.	/setmaxplayers 20
/setworldspawn	Set the Earth’s birth point	/setworldspawn
/spawnpoint	Set the spawn point for players.	/spawnpoint Steve
/spreadplayers	Teleport the player to a random location.	/spreadplayers 0 0 10 50 false @a
/stop	Stop the server operation.	/stop
/stopsound	Stop playing the sound.	/stopsound Steve master
/structure	Record or save the structure without using a structure block.	/structure load mystructure ~ ~ ~
/summon	Invoke Entity	/summon zombie
/tag	Manage entity tags	/tag Steve add admin
/teleport	Alias for /tp teleport entity	/teleport Steve Alex
/tell	Send a private message to another player.	/tell Steve Hi!
/tellraw	Send a JSON message to the player.	/tellraw Steve {“text”:”Welcome!”}
/testfor	Count entities that meet the criteria (cancelled)	/testfor @e[type=zombie]
/testforblock	Check if there is a block at the position (cancelled).	/testforblock ~ ~-1 ~ grass
/testforblocks	Check whether the block between two areas matches (deactivated).	/testforblocks 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10
/tickingarea	Add, delete, or display ticking area	/tickingarea add circle ~ ~ ~ 4
/time	Change or inquire about the world time.	/time set noon
/tick	Stop or resume the game time and manage the speed of time.	/tick freeze
/title	Display a message on the player’s screen.	/title Steve title Welcome
/titleraw	Display text on the screen using JSON	/titleraw Steve {“text”:”Hello”}
/toggledownfall	Turn rain on or off (deactivated)	/toggledownfall
/tp	Alias for /teleport Teleport entity	/tp Steve 100 64 100
/volumearea	Add, delete, or display the volume area.	/volumearea add ~ ~ ~ 10 10 10
/w	Nickname for /tell Send private message	/w Steve Hey
/wb	The alias for /worldbuilder allows limited block editing.	/wb
/weather	Change the weather in the game.	/weather clear
/whitelist	Manage the server whitelist.	/whitelist add Steve
/worldbuilder	The alias /wb allows limited block editing.	/worldbuilder
/wsserver	Connect to the websocket server	/wsserver server.example.com
/xp	Increase or decrease the player’s experience points.	/xp add Steve 5 levels