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# How to Use the Minecraft Whitelist

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Do you want to prevent strange players from joining your server? Or only allow a few? This article will help you do this.

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# ❓ What is the Whitelist ❓

The Whitelist is a list of players that are allowed to join your server. If the Whitelist is enabled, players that are not listed there will not be able to join, being automatically kicked.

|| NOTE: Whitelists are a great alternative to creating passwords for your server, which can only be done through Bukkit / Spigot plugins.

Please note that to use the following commands from this article you need to first OP yourself as our guide tells [here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-op-yourself-on-your-minecraft-server-1l4zakc/).

|| NOTE: If you are using commands in the console you need to do it without the `/` at the beginning.  
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# 🔌 Managing the Whitelist via Commands 🔌

You can manage your Whitelist using console commands.

### 💠 Enable/ Disable

You can enable and disable your whitelist through the game or in your console as well.

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**If you are playing Minecraft on your server, you can run:**

* `/whitelist on`

To enable your whitelist.

* `/whitelist off`

To disable your whitelist.  
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### 💠 Add/ Remove Players

If you want to add friends to your Whitelist you need to run the following command:

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**If you are inside your server playing Minecraft. You can type:**

* `/whitelist add <nickname>`

To add a player in the Whitelist.

* `/whitelist remove <nickname>`

To remove a player from the Whitelist.  
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### 💠 Refresh Your Whitelist

If it seems like these commands are not working, you can refresh your Whitelist.

* `/whitelist reload`.

This command will reload your server’s Whitelist file.

* `/whitelist list`.

Show all players from your Whitelist.  
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# 🔌 Managing the Whitelist Via the Multicraft Panel 🔌

You can manage your Whitelist using the Multicraft panel.

### 💠 Find Your Current Whitelist

In order to see your actual whitelist you need to:

1. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login).  
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2. Click on `Tools`, then on `Whitelist Editor`.

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3. There you have your full whitelist.

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### 💠 Enable/ Disable

In order to enable or disable the Whitelist via the Multicraft panel you need to:

1. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login).  
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2. Click on `Tools`, then on `Whitelist Editor`.

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3. Find `Status:`, then click on `Enable Whitelist` or `Disable Whitelist`.  
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### 💠 Add/ Remove Players

In order to add or remove players from your Whitelist using the Multicraft panel you need to:

1. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login).  
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2. Click on `Tools`, then on `Whitelist Editor`.

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3. Put the player username under `Username:` and UUID under `UUID` and then click on `Add`.

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||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-find-a-players-uuid-kagxmm/) is our guide for finding a player's UUID.  
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# 🔩 Activate the Whitelist Manually 🔩

You probably won't need to do this, but if the whitelist is not activating, you can activate it through Multicraft.

1. Login into your Multicraft here and stop your server.  
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2. Go to `Files`, then on `Config Files`.

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3. Click on `Server Settings`.

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4. Find `Whitelisting` and set it to `Enabled`, then click on `Save` and start your server after.

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Now you just enabled your Whitelist manually.  
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| If you find any issue setting up or using the Whitelist please feel free to contact us on live chat or via the [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).  
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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

- [The Difference Between Standard & Premium](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/the-difference-between-standard-premium-104nqdh/)  
- [Vanilla Commands](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/vanilla-commands-11xx8gv/)  
- [How to use the Minecraft Scoreboard](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-use-the-minecraft-scoreboard-wjvzx3/)