How to Add an Admin to Your Minecraft Endstone Edition Server

Endstone does not come with an admin system of its own, it uses the operator levels of the Bedrock Dedicated Server. All Endstone admin commands – such as /ban or /reload – are tied to the operator level.

Permission levels at a glance

Add an admin via the console

This is the usual way if you do not have operator rights yourself yet.

1. Open the console
   Open the dashboard of your server and switch to the console.

2. Enter the command
   Enter the following command with the player name:

   op <playername>
   

3. Wait for the confirmation
   The server confirms the change. If the player is online, they receive their operator rights immediately.

Add an admin in the game

1. Join the server
   Connect to your server.

2. Open the chat
   Open the chat with the key matching your device or through the chat icon.

3. Enter the command
   Enter the following command:

   /op <playername>
   

Revoke admin rights

/deop <playername>

This removes the operator rights from the player again.

Commands at a glance

Add an admin through permissions.json

Alternatively you can add a player to the permission file directly. That file uses the player's XUID, not their name.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP or use the file browser in the dashboard.

3. Open permissions.json
   In the main folder of your server, open the file:

   permissions.json
   

4. Add the entry
   Add the following entry inside the square brackets:

   [
       {
           "permission": "operator",
           "xuid": "2535413418839840"
       }
   ]
   

5. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server.