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# How to Change Your Minecraft Server's Game Mode

**Changing the game mode on your Minecraft server lets you control the kind of experience your players will have. Minecraft has four different game modes for you can choose from:  

* **Survival **– Classic Minecraft with health, hunger, and resource gathering.
    
* **Creative** – Unlimited blocks, flying, and no health/damage.
    
* **Adventure **– Designed for custom maps. Blocks can't be broken without proper tools.
    
* **Spectator **– Fly through blocks and observe the world without interacting. A great option if you are hosting an event on your server and want to view (and potentially record) different players quickly.

### Step 1: Log in

Log in to your [Nexus Hosting Account](https://gamecp.nexuscorehosting.com/auth/login).

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### Step 2: Select the Server

Once on the dashboard, find and select your intended Minecraft server. 

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### Step 3: Open server.properties

To change the game mode for the entire server, click **Files** in the sidebar. Locate and select the **server.properties** file from the list.

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### Step 4: Set the Game Mode

Find the `gamemode` setting and change the value to your game mode of choice. 

Then click **Save Content**.

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### Step 5: Change Game Mode for Individual Players

If you want different players to use different game modes – for example, you stay in Creative to build while others play in Survival – you can set this manually using the console or in-game (if you have [OP privileges](https://help.nexushosting.io/en/article/how-to-make-a-player-an-op-in-minecraft-v9gj6a/)).  The command is the same in both cases:
  
`gamemode <gamemode> [<target>]`

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