Configuration & MOTD

The Configuration tab edits everything about how a server presents itself and plays — and saving recreates the container with the new settings while keeping the world.

Write a rich MOTD

Try it — this is the same format MCSM's editor produces, rendered live in the Minecraft font:

The MOTD editor in MCSM is a rich-text editor for Minecraft's server list message:

• Colors and formatting — pick from the classic 16 § colors, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and obfuscated text.
• Hex colors — full 24-bit color for Minecraft 1.16+ via §x sequences.
• Live preview — see the MOTD rendered in the Minecraft font as you type, including the animated obfuscated-text effect.
• Two lines — just like the real server list.

Codes are saved as standard §-sequences, so the result works with any server type.

Configure the world and game rules

Everything server.properties covers, in a form:

• World name, seed, world type and spawn protection radius
• Difficulty, game mode, max players and hardcore mode
• PvP, online mode, command blocks, flight
• Spawning toggles for animals, monsters and villagers
• Structure generation and the Nether

Minecraft versions are pulled live from minecraft-data, so new releases and snapshots show up automatically.

Set custom environment variables

The Environment tab exposes the underlying itzg/minecraft-server container directly:

• Add any environment variable the image supports — there are hundreds of options beyond what the UI models.
• See the full list of variables MCSM already sets, so you know what's safe to override.

Next steps

• Manage who can join in Players.
• Add mods and plugins in Files & Mods.