How can I combat and prevent hacking on a vanilla Minecraft server?
I have a vanilla minecraft server (1.8.7) and I've taken some measures to prevent hacking, but I still have people logging in and breaking stuff at spawn.
Here are some things I've tried to prevent hacking:
Ops.jsonfile is read-only, which is preventing people from adding themselves as OP using certain software.- Command blocks constantly change gamemodes from creative to survivor for anyone in creative that isn't me.
- Command blocks kill any activated TNT in the spawn protected area.
- Books and quills are removed from peoples inventories to prevent them from using them to hack.
- The
spawn-protectionsetting inserver.propertiesset to about 70 (but people are still managing to break individual blocks somehow). - Ban people who are cheating (but I can't always be online)
I've also read that the Bukkit anti-cheat mods aren't 100% when it comes to hacked clients themselves.
Is there anything else I can do to prevent people from logging in and breaking stuff? I have some loyal players and I hate having to do roll-backs and make everyone lose hours of work on the server...
Best Answer
Try making a redstone clock, and attaching a command block to it. In the command block, input this command: /gamemode 2 @a[x=(centre of your spawn X), y=(Y of your spawn), z=(Z of your spawn), r=(The radius you want) . That will give Adventure mode to anyone within the custom Radius of your spawn.
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Use a whitelist and player-vetting
Rather than being reactive and banning problem players, be proactive and restrict connections only to the people you personally allow.
Players can act as a vetting service for new players too: if they refer their friends, there's a level of trust and your chances of adding a troll is significantly reduced.
From the Minecraft Server/Admin Console:
# Enable/Disable the Whitelist
/whitelist on
/whitelist off
# Add/Remove a player to the Whitelist
/whitelist add <PlayerName>
/whitelist remove <PlayerName>
# List all players currently whitelisted
/whitelist list
You can also modify the whitelist manually, by enabling it in server.properties and then adding names to white-list.txt (or in later versions, whitelist.json). If you modify these files while the server is running you can force a reload without restarting the server:
# Reload the whitelist from disk
/whitelist reload
Note that OPs will bypass the whitelist, so no need to add them to the list explicitly.
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