How to Change Minecraft Server Player Slot Limit

Jul 31, 2025 Admin 28

To change the player slot limit on your Minecraft server, you need to edit the server.properties file within your server's control panel.

  1. Log in to your server management panel at https://game.valuegamenode.com.

  2. Click your server.

  3. Navigate to the server.properties file in your server's directory.

  4. Locate the line that says max-players=20.

  5. Change the value 20 to your desired player limit. For example, if you want to set the limit to 50 players, the line should read max-players=50.

  6. Save the changes to the server.properties file.

  7. Restart your Minecraft server for the changes to take effect.

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