How to Enable And Use Command Blocks


This article will show you how to enable and use command blocks on your Minecraft server.

||| For this tutorial, you need to be an OP. If you don’t know how to add yourself as an OP, please follow our guide: [How to: OP Yourself on Your Minecraft Server](/en-us/article/how-to-op-yourself-on-your-minecraft-server-1l4zakc/).

Also, please note that to be able to use command blocks you need to be in creative, which can be done by using the following command:
`/gamemode creative`

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# ❓ What Are Command Blocks ❓

Command blocks are actual in-game blocks that can execute commands. So you can let a block run a command instead of yourself.


Note that command blocks can not be obtained through survival, but only in creative.

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# Enabling Command Blocks In Your Server

Command Blocks are disabled by default. You can enable them in your server settings:

1. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login) and stop your server.

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2. Click on `Files`, then go to `Config Files`.


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3. Click on `Server Settings`.


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4. Find `Enable Command Blocks` and set it to `Enabled`.


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5. Click on `Save` and start your server.

|| Make sure to click “Save” before leaving these settings.

You just enabled command blocks on your server.

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# Getting a Command Block

There is no way to craft a command block, so you need to use the “give” command from Minecraft but depending on the version you run the command format can change.

* For version below 1.12 (ex. 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12) you need enter the command to give someone a command block.

`/give 137`

_Replace ` with the username of the player._

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* For version above 1.12 (ex. 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16) you need enter the command to give someone a command block.

`/give minecraft:command_block`

_Replace ` with the username of the player._

|| You can also execute this command through your server console. Just remember that you don’t want to use the slash `/` in your Multicraft server console.


In this example, we used `@p` in Minecraft to give ourselves a command block.


Example: `/give @p minecraft:command_block`

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# Using Target Selectors With Command Blocks

A target selector is a syntax used to target a player or entity in Minecraft.

– @p – Targets the nearest player.
– @r – Targets a random player.
– @a – Targets all players.
– @e – Targets all entities.
– @s – Target yourself.

### Commandhook Plugin

This plugin adds the possibility to use vanilla selectors in non-vanilla commands written in CommandBlock. More info regarding this plugin can be found [here](https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/commandhook.61415/).

||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-install-plugins-on-your-server-1yxw90a/) is our guide for installing plugins into your server.

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To install this plugin into your server you need to do the following:

1. Download the plugin from its official page [here](https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/commandhook.61415/).


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2. Use Filezilla to upload the plugin to your server `plugins` folder.


||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-connect-with-filezilla-yl0q5r/) is our guide for using Filezilla.

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3. Restart your server.

You just set up the Commandhook plugins into your server.

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| If you find any issues enabling or using command blocks on your server please contact us on live chat or via the [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).

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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

– [Vanilla Commands](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/vanilla-commands-11xx8gv/)
– [How To: Add an Icon to a Minecraft Server](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-add-an-icon-to-a-minecraft-server-st8uif/)
– [How to Use the Minecraft Whitelist](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-use-the-minecraft-whitelist-1nw0h6e/)