How to OP Players on Your Minecraft Server
Minecraft OP (operator) status gives a player full access to all commands and permissions on a Minecraft server. By default, there are no Minecraft server operators on your server. This article will walk you through the steps to OP a player on your server.
Note: Before continuing, be sure that you fully trust the person you provide with OP.
An operator is one of the highest levels of access any player can have on a Minecraft server.
How to Give or Remove OP
You can assign OP players by using either your Minecraft servers control panel, Console Commands, or even in-game commands (by other OPs). For this guide, we will focus on how to complete this using Minecraft servers hosted by Nodecraft.
Using the Nodecraft Control Panel
Navigate to your Minecraft servers control panel.
Locate the Players option on the left-hand side.
Click on the Admins (OP) tab.
Use the available search box to locate the player you wish to provide OP to.
Choose the OP level.
Click the OP Player button.
Click Submit.
Note: After making changes to players, you may need to restart your server to apply the new settings.You can also edit players OP level once they have been provided with the permissions.
Using the Console or In-Game Commands
Using the command /op
you can assign or remove OP from a player.
Navigate to your Nodecraft Dashboard.
Click the Panel button for your Minecraft server.
Locate and click Console in the menu on the left side.
With the server running, type /op <username> at the bottom of the console.
Note: Replace <username> with the Minecraft username of the player you wish to OP. As an example, we would type /op NC_Lottie.
Press the Enter key on your keyboard to enter that command.
You will receive a response similar to:
[Server thread/INFO]: Made NC_Lottie a server operator
You can also remove OP from a player by using the /deop
command.
When using the web-based console, be sure to drop the
/
from the start of the command
Minecraft Operator (OP) Levels
Minecraft Operators (OPs) define a basic permissions system in vanilla Minecraft. Further customization of this would require a permissions plugin, such as LuckPerms.
Level | Title | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | Moderator | Players are able to bypass spawn protection. This level does not allow players to run any commands except for those that are already available to all players. |
2 | Gamemaster | Players are able to run all singleplayer cheat commands, except /publish, as this does not exist on servers. This level is also the minimum required to edit command blocks. |
3 | Admin | Players are able to run all multiplayer commands, including /ban, /kick, and /op. Players will not be able to stop the server or disable autosave. |
4 | Owner | Players can run all commands, including /stop. |
In each level, players are also able to perform the actions of all previous levels.
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