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title: "Configuring the server's difficulty"
description: "Learn how to change your Minecraft server's difficulty level."
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/minecraft/setup/configuring-the-servers-difficulty"
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published: "2016-09-20T20:29:24.524Z"
updated: "2025-03-18T20:17:00.000Z"
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# Configuring the server's difficulty

Learn how to change your Minecraft server's difficulty level.

Minecraft offers varying levels of difficulty, each suited for a different play-style. The difficulty setting can change various aspects of the game, including the amount of damage dealt by mobs, as well as the way hunger and poison affects players.

## Changing the Difficulty

On the left hand side of your NodePanel, click on the "**Game Settings"** section.  
  
Then select the **"Gamemode"** tab near the top of the Panel.  

Here, you will find different option boxes you can select of the various difficulty options, including **Peaceful, Easy, Normal, Hard,** and a checkbox for **Hardmode** as well.

![The setting tab to change the difficulty](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1147x851/396dc3b417/diff_change_mc.png/m/1000x0/smart)

Select which option you prefer, and **Save** the changes.
Your server will now be running at this difficulty when you have issued a server restart.

> Setting the difficulty to peaceful will forcefully despawn any hostile mobs from the world, and prevent any from spawning further.