How to Ban Someone on a Minecraft Server

To ban someone on a FREAKHOSTING Minecraft server, open your server in the Game Panel, click Players, open the Banned tab and click the + tile. Enter their username, an optional Reason and a Duration (Permanent, 1 hour, 1 day, 7 days, 30 days or a date you pick), then click Look up player and confirm. You can also type ban <player> in the console.

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How to ban a player in the Game Panel

A banned player can’t join, whatever else is set. Bans are stored in banned-players.json. If the server is stopped, the ban is saved straight to that file and applies when it starts.

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How to ban a player with a command

Type these in the console without a /. In game, an operator with level 3 or higher types them with a /. The ban command has no duration. For a temporary ban, use the Duration field on the Banned tab.

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What is the Banned IPs tab?

Banned IPs lists IP addresses banned with ban-ip. They are stored in banned-ips.json. An IP ban blocks every account that connects from that address, so use it carefully: players who share a home network or a public IP can be blocked too.

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How to unban a player

Type pardon <player> in the console. For an IP ban, type pardon-ip <IP>. A ban with a duration ends on its own when the time is up.

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Frequently asked questions

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Can a banned player join with another name?

Yes, with another account. An IP ban stops that, but the player may change their IP. For a private server, a whitelist is more reliable.

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Does banning someone remove their items or builds?

No. A ban only stops them from joining. Their player data and builds stay in the world.

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Can I see why someone was banned?

Yes. Type banlist players in the console to see each ban with its reason. banned-players.json in Files also shows when each ban was made and when it expires.

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Is a ban the same on all my servers?

No. Each server has its own ban list. Use a plugin with a shared database if you run a network.

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