{"id":13015,"date":"2019-07-04T12:02:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T12:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2.gginternal.net\/knowledgebase\/article\/players-cant-break-blocks-spawn-protection\/"},"modified":"2019-07-04T12:02:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T12:02:38","slug":"players-cant-break-blocks-spawn-protection","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/players-cant-break-blocks-spawn-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Players Can&#8217;t Break Blocks (Spawn Protection)"},"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<p>Have you ever encountered a problem in the world that only players with OP can break blocks and build? This is most likely due to your server having the Spawn Protection enabled.<\/p>\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=\"Players Can&#039;t Break Blocks (Spawn Protection)\" width=\"643\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eqy8g2UYqjk?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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">  What Is Happening?  <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Minecraft servers have a function in the <code>server.properties<\/code> file that allows the server owner to define a protected area on the server, which is referred to in the configuration file as <code>Spawn Protection Size<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This function can be used as a means of protecting the server against griefers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">  Disabling This Function  <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop your server and leave it off for this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To disable spawn protection:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your Multicraft <a href=\"https:\/\/mc.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 class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Click on <code>Files<\/code> and then click on <code>Config Files<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/configfiles_ggcc4r.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>Click on <code>Server Settings<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/serversettings_1cucvz.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Find <code>Spawn Protection Size<\/code>, change the value to <code>0<\/code> (zero), and click on <code>Save<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/spawnprotectionsize_1jjjwiw.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\">NOTE: Yours is probably set to <code>16<\/code>. If it&#8217;s not, no worries, just set it to <code>0<\/code> regardless of the existing value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>Start your Server<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Start your server back up again. Now players can break blocks around spawn!<\/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 disabling spawn protection 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-fix-flying-is-not-enabled-on-this-server\/\">Flying Is Not Enabled On This Server<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-op-yourself-on-your-minecraft-server\/\">How to: OP Yourself on Your Minecraft Server<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-add-an-icon-to-your-minecraft-server\/\">How to Add an Icon to Your Minecraft Server<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show you how to disable your spawn protection zone.<\/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],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-13015","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-minecraft"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/13015","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=13015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/13015\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=13015"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=13015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}