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Change Minecraft Difficulty via the OXY.Games Control Panel

Want to make your server more challenging—or a bit more relaxing for beginners? You can easily adjust the difficulty level of your Minecraft server via the OXY.Games control panel. This is done by editing the server.properties file and requires a server restart.

Ways to change the difficulty​

  • Via the File Manager (recommended – permanent)
  • Via the Terminal/Console (temporary)
  • In-game with OP permissions (temporary)

This guide shows you the easiest and most permanent method: using the File Manager.

Step 1 – Open the File Manager​

Click on Files in the left-hand menu.

Open File Manager

Step 2 – Open server.properties​

Look for the server.properties file in the list and click on it to open it.

File list
File open

Step 3 – Change the difficulty​

Find the line that starts with difficulty=. You can change it to:

  • peaceful – No hostile mobs, relaxing gameplay
  • easy – Mobs do low damage
  • normal – Default Minecraft experience
  • hard – For seasoned players

Difficulty adjusted

Step 4 – Save the file​

Click Save Content at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

Save file

Step 5 – Restart the server​

Changes will only take effect after a server restart. Go to the Terminal tab and click Restart in the top right corner.

Restart server

Extra: Temporarily change difficulty via console​

You can also temporarily change the difficulty via the console or in-game (if you have OP permissions):