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# How to Set Up and Manage a Minecraft Server Whitelist

A Minecraft whitelist restricts server access to approved players. When the whitelist is active, players must be added to the whitelist before they can connect.

> **Console commands:** When entering commands through the game panel's **Console**, leave out the `/` at the beginning.

## Enable or Disable the Whitelist

You can control the whitelist using Minecraft commands.

To enable it:

```text theme={null}
/whitelist on
```

To turn it off:

```text theme={null}
/whitelist off
```

When entering these commands through the panel console, use `whitelist on` or `whitelist off` without the `/`.

## Add or Remove Players

Once the whitelist is enabled, you can control which players are allowed to connect.

Add a player:

```text theme={null}
/whitelist add <username>
```

Remove a player:

```text theme={null}
/whitelist remove <username>
```

For example:

```text theme={null}
/whitelist add Steve
```

Only players with operator permissions can run whitelist commands in-game. Commands entered through the game panel's **Console** do not require the player entering them to have OP.

## Enable the Whitelist Through server.properties

You can also configure the whitelist directly through your server's `server.properties` file.

1. Log in to the game panel at `gamepanel.fourseasonshosting.com`.
2. Open your Minecraft server.
3. Stop the server from the **Console** page.
4. Navigate to **Files**.
5. Open `server.properties`.
6. Locate:
   ```text theme={null}
   white-list=false
   ```
7. Change it to:
   ```text theme={null}
   white-list=true
   ```
8. Save the file.
9. Optionally, locate `enforce-whitelist` and set it to:
   ```text theme={null}
   enforce-whitelist=true
   ```
10. Start the server.

With `enforce-whitelist` enabled, players who are removed from the whitelist while connected will be disconnected from the server.

After enabling the whitelist, use the `whitelist add` and `whitelist remove` commands to control which players are permitted to join.