DocumentationHow to Change the World Border on a Minecraft Java Server
The world border is an invisible, square boundary around the center of your world. Players cannot move past it, and chunks outside the border are no longer generated. By default the border is 60,000,000 blocks wide.
Note
The /worldborder command is a vanilla command and works on all Java server variants — Vanilla, Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Folia, Forge, Fabric and NeoForge.
Prerequisite
You need OP rights (at least level 2) to run the /worldborder command. See Grant OP Rights.
Set the world border
You can run the command either in the in-game chat or via the server console in the dashboard.
Set the size
/worldborder set <diameter>/worldborder set <diameter>The value is the diameter in blocks, measured from the center. Example — set the border to 1000 blocks (500 blocks in each direction):
/worldborder set 1000/worldborder set 1000Change the size over time
You can also resize the border over a given time in seconds:
/worldborder set 1000 60/worldborder set 1000 60In this example the border shrinks or grows to 1000 blocks over 60 seconds.
Change the center
/worldborder center <X> <Z>/worldborder center <X> <Z>Example — set the center to coordinates 100, -200:
/worldborder center 100 -200/worldborder center 100 -200Additional options
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/worldborder get | Show the current size |
/worldborder add <blocks> [time] | Grow or shrink the border relative to the current size |
/worldborder warning distance <blocks> | Distance from the border at which the warning appears (default: 5) |
/worldborder warning time <seconds> | Pre-warning time when the border shrinks (default: 15) |
/worldborder damage amount <value> | Damage per block outside the border (default: 0.2) |
/worldborder damage buffer <blocks> | Buffer outside the border in which no damage is dealt (default: 5) |
Value range
- Minimum:
1block - Maximum:
59,999,968blocks
Tip
The world border is saved automatically and persists across server restarts. It is set per world — in Paper/Spigot multi-world setups, each world has its own border.