# How to enable or disable mob spawning

## **Introduction** <a href="#id-4wsyr3lg2r3j" id="id-4wsyr3lg2r3j"></a>

Greetings! If you're reading this guide, it's because you need to enable or disable mob spawning. This guide will teach you step-by-step how to do it.

## **🚀 Option #1** <a href="#l6gcpvw6y8uo" id="l6gcpvw6y8uo"></a>

**File Modifications**

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Start by going to your server and selecting the Files option. We'll search for this file:

**server.properties**

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## **Text to localize** <a href="#id-63pvticgekyy" id="id-63pvticgekyy"></a>

Once you have located server.properties you must look for the option called

[spawn-monsters=(true or false)](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

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## **🚀 Option #2** <a href="#x4268fudn63y" id="x4268fudn63y"></a>

Go to your server and type the command <kbd>/gamerule doMobSpawnin</kbd>

Now simply type whether you want to enable or disable it.

[An example would be](#user-content-fn-2)[^2] [<kbd>/gamerule doMobSpawning (true or false)</kbd>](#user-content-fn-3)[^3]![](/files/DBpqouOjN2u8w0sFEGvy)

Thanks for reading the guide!

{% hint style="success" %}
Done! You should now know how to enable or disable mob spawning.
{% endhint %}

[^1]: This setting allows mobs to spawn naturally in the game world. If you prefer to disable mob spawning, you can change "true" to "false."

[^2]: Make sure you have operator mode (OP) if you don't have OP the command won't work

[^3]: This command allows mobs to spawn naturally in the game world. If you prefer to disable mob spawning, you can change "true" to "false" in the command.


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