Bedrock Dedicated Introduction
The Bedrock Edition has come to revolutionize the big industry that Minecraft has been bringing to the present era.
Formerly known as just a game available for the Java version, Minecraft Bedrock Edition promises to connect players from various platforms such as Mobile, a version dedicated to Windows 10, Xbox, among others.
The following guide is intended to demonstrate a little more about the universe Bedrock offers regarding server versions and how the server works online.
❓ What is Bedrock Dedicated ❓
The simple Minecraft Bedrock (Vanilla). Provided from the official Minecraft Website. You can access it here.
🧵 Possible Connections:
- Minecraft Pocket Edition - MCPE - (Android and IOS)
- Minecraft Windows 10 Edition - Win10 - (From Microsoft Store)
- Minecraft XBOX Edition - Using additional DNS Settings - More info here
- Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition - Using additional DNS Settings - More info here
🔗 Useful Bedorck Edition Links:
🔩 Change Your Server to Bedrock Dedicated 🔩
To get Bedrock Dedicated running on your server you will have to a clean install of the option with the same name.
To do a clean install of the Bedrock Dedicated
server type on your server you will have to follow the next steps:
- Log in to your Multicraft panel here and stop your server.
- Scroll down and click on the
Server Type
option, then selectBedrock Server
.
Click on Yes
when asked if you want to set up your server with the selected server type.
- Do a clean install.
Click Yes
to do a clean install that will delete all your server files. Download via FileZilla any important files from the server before this process!
Then click Ok
on the next pop-up.
- Start your server.
Now you just changed your server to Bedrock Dedicated
⚙ Server Settings ⚙
As Bedrock Edition is not Java Edition, it should offer different settings formatting.
Check out the next box. This is an example of a Minecraft Bedrock server.properties
file.
-name=Dedicated Server
gamemode=survival
difficulty=easy
allow-cheats=false
max-players=10
online-mode=true
white-list=false
server-port=19132
server-portv6=19133
view-distance=10
tick-distance=4
player-idle-timeout=30
max-threads=8
What does each option do?
- Server Name - This is the server name shown in the in-game server list - It can be: Any string
- Gamemode - Always or only for new players - It can be: survival (0), creative (1), adventure (2)
- Difficulty - Set the server's difficulty - It can be: peaceful (0), easy (1), normal (2), hard (3)
- Allow Cheats - Allow commands on the server (to every player) - It can be: true or false.
- Max Players - The maximum numbers of players that should be able to play on the server. Higher values have performance impact - It can be any number (if you have the Unlimited Slots Addon)
- Online-Mode - If true then all connected players must be authenticated to Xbox Live. Clients connecting to remote (non-LAN) servers will always require Xbox Live authentication regardless of this setting. If the server accepts connections from the Internet, then it's highly recommended to enable online-mode - It can be: true or false.
- Whitelist - If true then all connected players must be listed in the separate
whitelist.json
file. See the Whitelist section - It can be: true or false. - Server Port - The Server IP's Port
- View Distance - The maximum allowed view distance. Higher values have performance impact - It can be: Any number.
- Tick Distance - The world will be ticked this many chunks away from any player. Higher values have performance impact - It can be: An number in the range [4, 12]
- Player Idle Timeout - After a player has idled for this many minutes they will be kicked. If set to 0 then players can idle indefinitely - It can be: Any number (in seconds).
- Max Threads - Maximum number of threads the server will try to use - Any number.
📂 Folders and Utilities 📂
Bedrock Servers, by default, generate 3 new directories in your FTP. If you're using another software such PocketMine-MP or NukkitX, it should generate new folders such as the " plugins
" folder.
Properly, for default, it should generate:
- worlds
- resource_packs
- behavior_packs
And their Utilities:
- worlds:
This folder will be created at startup if it doesn't already exist. Every world created will have a folder named according to theirlevel-name
inside theserver.properties
file.
- resource_packs:
This is where new resource packs can be installed. At the moment there's no way of activating them in a level.
- behavior_packs:
This is where new behavior packs can be installed. At the moment there's no way of activating them in a level.
🖥 Commands 🖥
Maybe you're familiar to Minecraft commands, right? Know that they can be similar, however, it has its peculiarities.
For example, we typed the command " /gamerule
".
Not all game rules that are available in the Java version work in Bedrock versions.
Let's check it out:
1.
/clear
Clears items from player inventory.
2.
/clone
Copies blocks from one place to another.
3.
/deop
Revokes operator status from a player.
4.
/difficulty
Sets the difficulty level.
5.
/effect
Add or remove status effects.
6.
/enchant
Enchants a player item.
7.
/execute
Executes another command.
8.
/experience
Adds or removes player experience.
9.
/fill
Fills a region with a specific block.
10.
/function
Runs a function.
11.
/gamemode
Sets a player's game mode.
12.
/gamerule
Sets or queries a game rule value.
13.
/give
Gives an item to a player.
14.
/help
Provides help for commands.
15.
/kill
Kills entities (players, mobs, items, etc.).
16.
/list
Lists players on the server.
17.
/locate
Locates closest structure.
18.
/me
Displays a message about the sender.
19.
/mixer
Mixer interactivity control.
20.
/mobevent
Enables/disables a specified mob event.
21.
/msg
Displays a private message to other players.
22.
/op
Grants operator status to a player.
23.
/particle
Creates particles.
24.
/playsound
Plays a sound.
25.
/reload
Reloads loot tables, advancements, and functions from disk.
26.
/replaceitem
Replaces items in inventories.
27.
/say
Displays a message to multiple players.
28.
/scoreboard
Manages scoreboard objectives and players.
29.
/setblock
Changes a block to another block.
30.
/setworldspawn
Sets the world spawn.
31.
/spawnpoint
Sets the spawn point for a player.
32.
/summon
Summons an entity.
33.
/teleport
Teleports entities.
34.
/tell
Displays a private message to other players.
35.
/tellraw
Displays a JSON message to players.
36.
/time
Changes or queries the world's game time.
37.
/toggledownfall
Toggles the weather.
38.
/weather
Sets the weather.
39.
/xp
Adds or removes player experience.
- Over each update, Mojang releases new commands available only for Java, in Bedrock.
More Info:
✔️ Setting Up a Whitelist ✔️
📜 Gamerules 📜
Not all Bedrock gamerules are available for Java and vice-versa.
More Info:
Anyway, the Bedrock community has been growing because of the solidity players across platforms, making it possible to play together even on the palm of a hand.
This Guide is a simple article explaining more about the Bedrock Community. Whenever it needs, this guide should be updated for the time being.
❕ Useful Links ❕
- How to Upload your World on Bedrock
- How to OP yourself on your Bedrock Server
- How to turn on Show Coordinates option on my Bedrock server
- How to Enable Whitelist on Bedrock Server
Updated on: 06/20/2022
Thank you!