--- title: "How to Setup OP (admin) on Your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Server" description: "Learn how to setup and assign OP/admin permissions on your Nodecraft Minecraft: Bedrock Edition server." source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/minecraft-bedrock/how-to-setup-op-admin-in-your-minecraft-bedrock-edition-server" image: "https://dynamic-assets.nodecraft.com/signedurl/w7vokBAexMnVlnMZ1Q/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6ImdhbWVfYmciLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Ntcy1hLm5vZGVjcmFmdC5jb20vZi8xMzM5MzIvMjAwMHg1NTAvNjRiOTFhMDRlNS90cmFpbHMtdGFsZXMtbGFuZGluZy0xLTAtMC5wbmcvbS8ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJnYW1lX2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Ntcy1hLm5vZGVjcmFmdC5jb20vZi8xMzM5MzIvMzc1eDE1MC8xNTZjOTBmM2E1L2xvZ28ucG5nL20vIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY3RhX3RleHQiLCJ0ZXh0IjoiQ3JlYXRlIHlvdXIgb3duIHNlcnZlciEifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJ0ZXh0IiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byBTZXR1cCBPUCAoYWRtaW4pIG9uIFlvdXIgTWluZWNyYWZ0OiBCZWRyb2NrIEVkaXRpb24gU2VydmVyIn1d&s=1b570d477f6c8e1b36d3da2db6302f5421fdb3a464f7e91c5651dc3f3486a1d9" published: "2020-07-13T19:48:10.230Z" updated: "2026-01-29T16:28:00.000Z" --- # How to Setup OP (admin) on Your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Server Learn how to setup and assign OP/admin permissions on your Nodecraft Minecraft: Bedrock Edition server. Minecraft: Bedrock Edition provides a built-in system to set players as administrators of the server. Mojang has chosen the term OP (operator) for theirs. ## Enable Cheats An easy step to miss is making sure your server is enabled to use the special in-game commands Operators (OP's) will use, so let's take care of that first. ### Managing OP in the Nodecraft Panel You'll want to navigate to the "Game Settings" page on the left-hand side, and "Gamemode" tab near the top. Check the box on the "Allow Cheats" setting. ![Allowing cheats in Bedrock](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1366x769/d64ae22870/allowcheats_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart) ### Managing OP in the `server.properties` File If you don't have access to the "Game Settings" page, or you simply prefer to set OPs manually, you can enable cheats in your `server.properties` file. This can be found on the Server Files page and will be in the main directory. In the file, locate to `allow-cheats` and set it to `true`. ![Settings for manually allowing cheats](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/488x788/8a0425a657/allowcheats_sp_bedrock.png/m/) ## Managing OP Players You can give players OP status through three methods: in the Nodecraft Panel, Console Commands, or in-game with commands from a player who is already OP'd. ### Nodecraft Panel Navigate to the "Players" page on the left-hand side of your Nodecraft Pro Panel, then click on the "Manage Permissions" tab. ![Locating Player perms](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1391x810/94504a01a1/playerperm_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart) Next, you'll want to use the search bar to lookup the names of the players you want to add to the server, and assign them Operator status via the dropdown menu. Don't forget to press the **Update** button and **Restart** your server afterward! ![Changing the Players permissions in the Player Settings](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1102x497/b77f102230/changeperm_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart) ### Assigning OP in the Console Using the command /op you can assign or remove ops directly from the console on your panel, or from within the game. `/op ` to add one or several players as OP status `/deop ` to remove one or several players from OP status When using the web-based console, such as the one on the Nodecraft panel, be sure to drop the `/` from the start of the command. ![OP command in console for admin Bedrock](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1732x797/ebd77d0c54/op_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart)![Close up of OP console command](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/681x45/66c1383e22/op_box_bedrock.png/m/) ## Permission Levels There are three different permission levels for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition that allow you to give some control over what they are able to do on your server. | Level | Highest Level of Access | | --- | --- | | Visitor | Cannot build or craft | | Member | Default | | Operator | Admin | ### `permissions.json` File If you wish, you can also add, remove, and edit what level of control players have on your server in the `permissions.json` file in your Server Files. Each player will have three pieces of information: xuid and permission level. ![Permission.Json_BedrockFile](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1809x874/caac919444/permission-json_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart) ![Manually editing permission for Bedrock Players in the Server](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1804x806/afac3da3a0/perm_edit_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart) ### Changing the Default Permission Level Another great way to customize permissions on your server is changing what permission level players have when they first join your server. You can do so in either the Nodecraft Pro panel or in the `server.properties` file. To change it from the panel, navigate to the "Game Settings" page on the left side, then click on the "Player Settings" tab. Please note, if you haven't set any OPs yet, this option will not show up. ![Changing default perms settings for Players joining](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1336x803/a74c0a9bb5/changepermplayer_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart) To change it from the `server.properties` file, navigate to the Server Files page on the left side, then click on the square checkbox next to the file and press the "edit" button that appears. Add the permission level you want to `default-player-permission-level`. ![How to edit default permissions for Players manually](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1796x906/12dc265505/serverprop_defplayer_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart) And that's it! You have OPs now!