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How to Increase the Slots on a Minecraft Java Edition Server

Increase slots on a Minecraft Java Edition server

1 min read
Jun 19, 2025

  1. Open server.properties
    Connect to your server via SFTP and open the file server.properties.

  2. Find the entry
    Look for the following entry:

    max-players=20

  3. Change the value
    Change the value to the desired number of players.

  4. Restart the server
    Save the changes and restart the server.

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Last updated on Aug 20, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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