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Run your Minecraft server without guessing

Step-by-step guides for creating a server, joining it, running it, fixing it, and handling billing.

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Players, whitelist, and bans

The Players tab gives you the common access controls for a Minecraft server: who can join, who can moderate, and who is blocked.

Whitelist

Use it when your server should be invite-only.

Operators

Use ops for trusted players who can run admin commands.

Bans

Use bans when kick is not enough and a player should stay out.

See who is online

The Players tab shows who is connected right now, with one-click kick, ban, or op next to each name. It is a best-effort list read from your server: it covers the common case of a small friend server well, but a very large server, or one that hides its player list, may show only a count rather than every name.

What loads while the server is stopped

Whitelist entries, operators, player bans, and IP bans come straight from your server files, so they still show even when the server is stopped. Actions such as kick, op, deop, ban, pardon, and whitelist changes send commands to the server and need it to be running.

Add a player to the whitelist

  1. Start the server if it is stopped.
  2. Open Players, then find the whitelist section.
  3. Enter the exact Minecraft username and add it.
  4. Ask the player to reconnect if they were already on the join screen.

Whitelist-only mode and maintenance

Turn on Whitelist-only mode to lock the server to whitelisted players. It applies right away while the server is running. The "Kick players when removed" option disconnects a player the moment you take them off the whitelist; that one takes effect after the next restart.

Enter maintenance does all of this in one click: it whitelists the server to operators, shows a "down for maintenance" message, and removes other players who are on right now. When you are done, turn Whitelist-only mode back off and edit the message under Customize.

Operators are effectively admins in-game.

Only op players you trust. Operators can change game rules, whitelist players, ban players, and run commands that affect the whole world.

Kick, ban, and pardon

Kick removes a player from the current session. Ban blocks the account from joining again. Pardon removes a player ban. Use the lightest action that solves the problem, especially on private friend servers where mistakes are common.

IP bans

Banned IP addresses are shown on Players for visibility. To add or lift an IP ban, use the Console commands ban-ip and pardon-ip.

Sync your whitelist with Discord

Want players to whitelist themselves from your Discord server? That is handled by a third-party plugin you run, not a built-in loothost feature. On a Paper server, open the Mods and plugins tab, search for "discord whitelist", and install one that suits you. You connect it to your own Discord bot and roles; loothost just hosts it.

Still stuck? Try Troubleshooting, or contact support.