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title: How to Turn Off PVP on your Minecraft Server
description: "Learn how to disable PVP on your Minecraft server! "
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/minecraft/setup/how-to-turn-off-pvp-on-your-minecraft-server"
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updated: "2025-06-18T00:44:13.507Z"
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# How to Turn Off PVP on your Minecraft Server

Learn how to disable PVP on your Minecraft server! 

PVP can add a layer of fun and offer more challenges to your Minecraft experience. It’s especially useful for combat tournaments and survival-type servers. We understand that sometimes, you just want to hang out and chill with your friends without any PVP enabled. We’ll show you how to turn it off in this guide.

**Note: Be sure that your Minecraft server is fully stopped before making any configuration changes or setting updates!**

## Using the Control Panel

1. Navigate to your Nodecraft Dashboard.
2. Click the **Panel** button for your Minecraft server.
3. Locate and click **Game Settings **in the menu on the left side.
4. Click on the **Gamemode** tab.
5. Scroll down and toggle the **Allow PVP** button to the grayed-out setting.
6. Click the **Submit** button to save.

## Using the server.properties File

1. Click the **Server Files** on the left side.
2. Locate the server.properties file in the main folder.
3. Either **double click** on the file or tick the box and click the **Edit** button.
4. Locate the pvp= setting and change it to **false**.
5. Click the **Save Changes** button.

## Conclusion

You have now successfully learned how to turn off PVP! Go relax and have some fun! Just don’t let those creepers get you. 😉

## Need Help?

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