How to enable the allowlist on a Minecraft Bedrock server
By default, anyone can join a Minecraft Bedrock Edition server. Enable the allowlist to only allow your friends to join. This guide will show you how to enable the allowlist and add friends in a few simple steps.
Enable the allowlist
- Start your server
- Pause your server
- Open the
Config
screen - Edit the
gameserver/server.properties
file - Find the line that says
allow-list=false
- Change the line to say
allow-list=true
- Save the file
- Restart your server
Add friends to the allowlist
- Start your server
- Open the
Console
screen - Enter
allowlist add YourFriendsUsername
- Replace
YourFriendsUsername
with the username of your friend
- Replace
That's it! Your friend should now be able to join your server.
Remove friends from the allowlist
To remove a friend from the allowlist again, follow these steps:
- Start your server
- Open the
Console
screen - Enter
allowlist remove YourFriendsUsername
- Replace
YourFriendsUsername
with the username of your friend
- Replace
Disable the allowlist
Disabling the allowlist again is just as simple.
- Start your server
- Pause your server
- Open the
Config
screen - Edit the
gameserver/server.properties
file - Find the line that says
allow-list=true
- Change the line to say
allow-list=false
- Save the file
- Restart your server
Allowlist vs whitelist
In version 1.18.10 of the Minecraft Bedrock Edition, the whitelist was renamed to allowlist. Only the name changed, the functionality is exactly the same.