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  1. Basic Server Setup

How to set a custom MOTD

This guide will show you how to setup a custom Minecraft server MOTD

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Hey there MinecraftGamers! 👋 TThis guide will show you how to setup a custom Minecraft MOTD

Create your MOTD!

Option 1 Create your MOTD using an MOTD generator such as

Option 2 To create your MOTD, add one of the following color codes before the message.

(Example: "\u00A71Welcome to my server!" would output "Welcome to my server!"). \u00A70 - BLACK \u00A71 - DARK BLUE \u00A72 - DARK GREEN \u00A73 - DARK AQUA \u00A74 - DARK RED \u00A75 - DARK PURPLE \u00A76 - GOLD \u00A77 - GRAY \u00A78 - DARK GRAY \u00A79 - INDIGO \u00A7a - GREEN \u00A7b - AQUA \u00A7c - RED \u00A7d - PINK \u00A7e - YELLOW \u00A7f - WHITE \u00A7k - Obfuscated \u00A7l - Bold \u00A7m - Strikethrough \u00A7n - Underline \u00A7o - Italic \u00A7r - Reset \n - Next Line

Change your MOTD!

Step 1 First you'll need to login to the

Step 2 Select the file manager menu and look for the file named server.properties

Step 3 Message of the Day change it to motd=\u00A71Welcome to my dedicated Minecraft server!

Step 3 Restart your server

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