Files and Commands - Vanilla
Do note that the information here is based on the default files and folders provided by Mojang
Files
In this section you'll learn what a folder or a file is for.
Importance is divided in the following way: Low, Medium, High, Essential
Low: Not something you'll be using at all or doesn't cause issues at all
Medium: Something you may use once or twice/the server uses it or may cause a few issues
High: Important information stored within it, dleeting may lead to server corruption or other issues
Essential: needed for the server to run, the server won't run without it
| File/Folder name |
Description |
Importance |
| libraries | A folder. It store libraries for your server, it's preferred to not delete these as they are needed for the server, nothing will happen if you delete them as they'll regenerate themselves. Don't delete while server's running | Medium |
| .cache | A folder. Cache, stores data temporarily, preferrably keep it. Don't delete while server's running | Medium |
| logs | A folder. Stores your server's logs, by deleting it once in a while you can save up some storage. | Low |
| versions | A folder. As long as the server.jar is in the main directory, it won't cause issues deleting it. It'll autoregenerate. Don't delete while server's running | Medium |
| world | A folder. Don't delete it, it contains some player data, datapack if added and your worlds' data. | High |
|
banned-ips.json banned-players.json |
Both are files. You usually don't delete these unless you want to unban every person who has been banned in the past | Medium |
| server,jar | A file. Don't delete, it's your server's core | Essential |
Commands
The following table contains "essential" or useful commands which a server administrator should be aware of.
| Command | Description | Usage |
|
/op /deop |
Allows you to execute any command available within the server (if |
/op <username> /deop <username> /op MelonOof /deop MelonOof |
| /gamemode | Change yout gamemode to one of the following: survival, creative, spectator and adventure. |
/gamemode <gamemode> /gamemode survival /gamemode creative /gamemode adventure |
| /stop | This command will stop your server (works the same way as the stop button in the panel's console) | /stop |
| /restart | This command will restart your server (works the same way as the restart button in the panel's console) | /restart |
| /whitelist | The command itself doesn't do anything, you need additional arguments for it to work, you can toggle on/off whitelist, add and remove players from whitelist |
/whitelist on || /whitelist off /whitelist add <username> /whitelist add MelonOof /whitelist remove <username> /whitelist remove MelonOof /whitelist list |
| /worldborder |
Manage the world border. With this command you can: |
/worldborder add <diameter> /worldborder set <diameter> /worldborder get |
| /ban | Ban players permanently from your server |
/ban <username> [<reason>] /ban MelonOof Too Juicy |
| /pardon | Unban players from your server |
/pardon <username> /pardon MelonOof |
| /setworldspawn | Set the server's default (re)spawn point the the location you are at | /setworldspawn |
|
/tp /teleport |
Teleport to a location, teleport a player to a location or teleport to a player |
/tp <x> <y> <z> /tp <username> <x> <y> <z> /tp <username> <username> |
| /weather | Sets the weather to one of the following clear|rain|thunder with an optional duration in ticks (1 second = 20 ticks) |
/weather <weather> [<duration>] /weather clear 200 |
| /give | Give yourself or someone else one or multiple items | /give <username> <item> [<amount>] |
| /help | Get to know about any other command you may need, the ones listed here are the essential ones for a server administrator | /help |