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

Level	Meaning
visitor	Can only look at the world – no building and no interaction
member	Default level – can build, mine and craft
operator	Full admin rights including all admin commands

Important

For commands to be usable in the in-game chat, the following entry has to be set in the server.properties file in the main folder of your server:

allow-cheats=true

If it is set to false, even a player with the operator level cannot run commands in the chat. In the console of your server the commands are available regardless of this setting.

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.

Note

In the console of your server you enter commands without a leading /. In the in-game chat you write them with /.

Add an admin in the game

Caution

To use this method you have to be an operator yourself already. Otherwise use the console.

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

Command	Description
/op <playername>	Grants operator rights to the given player
/deop <playername>	Removes the operator rights from the given player

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.

Tip

The XUID of a player is shown in the console of your server as soon as the player joins.

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"
       }
   ]

   Note

   If you want to add several players, separate the entries with a comma:

   [
       {
           "permission": "operator",
           "xuid": "2535413418839840"
       },
       {
           "permission": "member",
           "xuid": "2535413418839841"
       }
   ]

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

Caution

Make sure the JSON stays valid: every entry sits in curly brackets, entries are separated by commas, and there is no comma after the last entry. If the file is malformed, the server cannot read it.

Tip

To learn how to remove players from your server as an admin, see Kick & Ban Players.