{"id":12781,"date":"2021-01-23T05:47:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T05:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2.gginternal.net\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-change-your-server-view-distance\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:05:51","slug":"how-to-change-your-server-view-distance","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-change-your-server-view-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your Server View Distance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/banner10_1mgbruh.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Change Your Server View Distance\" width=\"643\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5wkhXtPQKeY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This article will show you how to change your server view distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, if you want to improve your server performance the first step is to lower the server view distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-alert\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/improve-your-server-performance\/\">Here<\/a> is our guide for improving your server performance and <a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/improve-your-forge-modded-server-performance\/\/\">here<\/a> is the one for doing so on modded servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">  Changing Your Server View Distance  <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>To change your server view distance you need to do the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your Pterodactyl <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.ggservers.com\">here<\/a> and stop your server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <code><strong>Server Properties<\/strong><\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-229x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-229x1024.png 229w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-67x300.png 67w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-11x50.png 11w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find <code>View Distance<\/code> and change it to the desired number, then click on <code>Save<\/code> and start your server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2.png 604w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-50x12.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-60x14.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-100x24.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-3-1024x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-3-1024x350.png 1024w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-3-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-3-768x262.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-3-50x17.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-3-60x20.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-3-100x34.png 100w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-3.png 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you just changed your server View Distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Calculate The View Distance Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Simulation and View Distance<\/strong> (or custom distance setting) uses a specific equation to determine how many chunks the server will load for all players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The equation for simulation distance is:<br><strong>(distance + distance + 1)\u00b2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For a distance of <strong>10<\/strong>, the equation would be:<br><em>(10 + 10 + 1)\u00b2 = 21\u00b2 = 441<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a distance of <strong>16<\/strong>, the equation would be:<br><em>(16 + 16 + 1)\u00b2 = 33\u00b2 = 1,089<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a distance of <strong>50<\/strong>, the equation would be:<br><em>(50 + 50 + 1)\u00b2 = 101\u00b2 = 10,201<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output-50x30.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output-1536x916.png 1536w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output-60x36.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output-100x60.png 100w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/output.png 1979w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\">A single chunk in Minecraft is 16&#215;16 blocks, with no limit to height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2754 View Distance Changed but Chunks Not Loading \u2754<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This is something that is happening if you are running one of the following server types as they all have the <code>spigot.yml<\/code> file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>Spigot<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>Magma<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>Mohist<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>Paper<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>PurPur<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The server types mentioned above present an extra option in the <code>spigot.yml<\/code> file called <code>view-distance<\/code> which controls the chunks generations.  The server will still load the number of chunks mentioned in the <code>server.properties<\/code> file (the one displayer under <code>Server Settings<\/code> in Multicraft) but only if they are generated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>view-distance<\/code> option can limit the number of generated chunks, so if they are not already generated they will not be seen even if the <code>Server Settings<\/code> option is set to a higher number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For example, in a new world there are not so many chunks generated, so even with the <code>View Distance<\/code> set to a high number you will not see so many chunks in the distance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Description: Controls the number of chunks that will be loaded around every player. This value cannot be higher than 15 or lower than 1. Lowering this can lower the load on servers if you have a large number of players online.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\">You can find more details about this option <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spigotmc.org\/wiki\/spigot-configuration\/#wikiPage\">here<\/a>, on the official Spigot page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2728 How to Solve<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this issue you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your Pterodactyl panel <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.ggservers.com\">here<\/a> and stop your server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-9-1024x116.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-9-1024x116.png 1024w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-9-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-9-768x87.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-9-50x6.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-9-60x7.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-9-100x11.png 100w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-9.png 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <code><strong>Files<\/strong><\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-5-231x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-5-231x1024.png 231w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-5-68x300.png 68w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-5-11x50.png 11w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-5.png 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <code>spigot.yml<\/code> file and find the option called <code>view-distance<\/code>. It should be a value between <code>1<\/code> and <code>15<\/code>. The default value is <code>10<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6-1024x117.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6-1024x117.png 1024w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6-768x88.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6-50x6.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6-60x7.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6-100x11.png 100w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-6.png 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set it to a higher number to match your actual server <code>View Distance<\/code> and click on <code>Save<\/code>. Keep in mind the maximum is <code>15<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7.png 549w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-7-100x53.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start your server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-8-1024x111.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-8-1024x111.png 1024w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-8-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-8-768x83.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-8-50x5.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-8-60x6.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-8-100x11.png 100w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-8.png 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Done! Your view distance should improve on the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-success\">If you find any issues changing your server view distance please contact us on live chat or via the <a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-open-a-support-ticket\/\">ticket system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2755 Useful Links \u2755<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-change-your-server-type-and-version\/\">Changing your server version and type<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-upload-a-world-to-your-server\/\">How to Upload a World to Your Server<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-install-any-server-type-clean-installation\/\">How to Install Any Server Type (Clean Installation)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will show you how to change your server View Distance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[27,28,33],"ht-kb-tag":[3168,3170,3179,3173,3164,3162,3172,3169,3178,3176,3174,3161,3160,3166,3177,3175,3163,3171,3165,3167],"class_list":["post-12781","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-minecraft","ht_kb_category-pterodactyl","ht_kb_category-minecraft-bedrock-edition","ht_kb_tag-adjust-server-view-distance","ht_kb_tag-change-view-distance-minecraft-server","ht_kb_tag-how-to-change-minecraft-view-distance","ht_kb_tag-improve-minecraft-server-performance","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-chunk-generation-fix","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-chunk-loading","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-performance-tips","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-pterodactyl-panel","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-render-distance-server","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-server-chunks-not-loading","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-server-lag-fix","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-server-optimization","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-view-distance","ht_kb_tag-minecraft-view-distance-settings","ht_kb_tag-reduce-lag-minecraft-server","ht_kb_tag-server-properties-view-distance","ht_kb_tag-simulation-distance-minecraft","ht_kb_tag-spigot-server-settings","ht_kb_tag-spigot-view-distance-fix","ht_kb_tag-spigot-yml-view-distance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/12781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12781"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/12781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16378,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/12781\/revisions\/16378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=12781"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=12781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}