How to agree to the Minecraft server EULA

Minecraft server EULA

Minecraft servers require their admins to agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA) before they can start. Servers without an agreed EULA will not start and instead show an error message like this:

[19:46:29] [ServerMain/INFO]: You need to agree to the EULA in order to run the server. Go to eula.txt for more info.

This guide will show you how to agree to the EULA to get rid of the error message and start your Minecraft server. Make sure you read the EULA on the official Minecraft website before agreeing to it.

Agreeing to the EULA

  1. Start your server
  2. Pause your server
  3. Open the Config screen in the app
  4. Open the gameserver/eula.txt file
  5. Change the line starting with eula to eula=TRUE
  6. Save the file
  7. Restart your server and enjoy playing

Example EULA file

Here is an example of how your eula.txt file could look like after the change:

#By changing the setting below to TRUE you are indicating your agreement to our EULA (https://aka.ms/MinecraftEULA).
eula=TRUE