How to Add an Admin to Your Minecraft PocketMine Edition Server

In PocketMine-MP admin rights are called operator rights (short: "OP"). They are granted with the op command. What you enter is the player's Minecraft or Xbox player name – not a UUID and not an XUID.

Note

All operators are stored in the ops.txt file in the main folder of your server, one line per player. PocketMine-MP saves the names there in lower case automatically; when checking permissions, capitalisation does not matter.

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 at that moment, they receive their operator rights immediately.

Note

If the server does not react to the command in the console, try it with a leading / as well – so /op <PlayerName>.

Add an admin in the game

Warning

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>

Remove admin rights

/deop <PlayerName>

This removes the player's operator rights again and takes them out of ops.txt.

Command overview

Command	Description
/op <PlayerName>	Gives the specified player operator status
/deop <PlayerName>	Takes the specified player's operator status

Tip

The player does not have to be online. You can also make a player an operator while they are away from the server – the only thing that matters is that the name is spelled correctly.

Edit ops.txt directly

Alternatively you can edit the file yourself.

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 ops.txt
   In the main folder of your server, open the file:

   ops.txt

4. Enter the player names
   Enter exactly one player name per line:

   steve
   alex

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

Warning

The file is read on server start. Changes you make directly in the file while the server is running do not apply reliably and may be overwritten by the server. During operation, always use the op and deop commands.

Fine-grained permissions

Operators receive all admin permissions in one bundle through the permission group pocketmine.group.operator, for example the pocketmine.command.op.give permission for granting operator rights to others.

Note

PocketMine-MP itself offers no way to grant individual permissions – there is only "operator" or "not operator". If you want graded ranks or individual commands unlocked for specific players, you need a permission plugin for that. See Add Mods.

Tip

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