How to Setup RCON on Your Minecraft Server

RCON, short for Remote Console, is a tool that allows server admins to execute Minecraft server commands remotely. This tool is incredibly useful for managing your server without having to be in the game.

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How to Enable RCON

RCON is disabled on Minecraft servers by default, so you’ll need to manually enable it. Here’s how:

1. Stop your server
2. Head to Files -> server.properties
3. Find enable-rcon=false and set it to enable-rcon=true
4. To secure RCON, change rcon.password to a secure password and rcon.port to a new working port (Network -> Create Allocation)
5. Save the file and restart your server

And voilà! RCON is now setup for your server and secure!

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Frequently Asked Questions