Add a player to the whitelist

How to add players to your Minecraft server's whitelist.

Whitelisting is a feature that allows you to limit the players who can access your server, increasing its security. When enabled, only whitelisted players can join your server.

This guide only works on Java Edition. We have a separate guide for Bedrock Edition.

Using the server console

Head over to the Game Panel and select "Console" on the sidebar menu.

Make sure your server is online. You can now type "whitelist add <username>" in the console. Make sure you replace "username" with the username of the player you wish to whitelist.

You can use "whitelist remove <username>" to unwhitelist the player. You can also use "whitelist list" to list all currently whitelisted players.

Use "whitelist on" or "whitelist off" to enable/disable the whitelist.

Through in-game commands

Alternatively, you can whitelist players in-game. You'll need to be an operator for this to work.

Use the command "/whitelist add <username>" in the server chat. Make sure you replace "username" with the username of the player you wish to whitelist.

You can use "/whitelist remove <username>" to unwhitelist the player. You can also use "whitelist list" to list all currently whitelisted players.

Use "/whitelist on" or "/whitelist off" to enable/disable the whitelist.