How do I put myself into creative?

🎨 How to Change Your Gamemode to Creative on Your Minecraft Server

Log into the Control Panel.

Click 'Manage' next to your server.

Use the Console to Change Gamemode

In the console input field, type:

gamemode creative playername

replacing playername with your Minecraft username.

Note: The player must be online on the server for the command to work.

Hit Enter to send the command to the server.

- To switch back to Survival Mode, use:

gamemode survival playername

- You can also give yourself operator (admin) permissions by typing:

op playername

- Want more server commands?
See the full list here: Minecraft SMP Server Commands

Updated on: 25/04/2025

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