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# How to add a whitelist

How to add a whitelist to your Minecraft server!

A whitelist is a way to make a server only accessible/joinable by those whom you choose. It's pretty easy to do and lets dive right in!

Please pick if you are setting up a whitelist through console or in-game

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To turn on a whitelist in console, simple type the command: `whitelist on` in the console's text box

To add a person to the whitelist, simple type the command `whitelist add <the person's username>` in the in the console's text box

To remove a person from the whitelist, simple type the command `whitelist remove <the person's username>` in the in the console's text box

To turn off the whitelist, just type `whitelist off` in console!

**Boom!** You now have a whitelist on your Minecraft server! This makes it so only specific players can join your server, and it's a good way to make a private server only accessible by friends.
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Just use the commands in the console tab and run them through chat instead, make sure to put a `/` in front of each command

ex. `/whitelist on` in chat rather than `whitelist on` in console
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