server.properties

server.properties is a file that specifies settings for the Minecraft server software. There exists a variant for server.jar in Java Edition, as well as for Bedrock Dedicated Server in Bedrock Edition. Those variants are not compatible, but serve a similar purpose with similar syntax.

server.properties is located in the current working directory of the server software. That means if the server is started from some directory, the file will be also placed in that directory.

The file is UTF-8 encoded text using the Properties syntax, as defined for Properties.load(Reader). It can be edited with a text editor, such as Notepad, TextEdit, Kate, nano or Vim.