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# Change the Bedrock server difficulty

> Set a Purpify Minecraft Bedrock Edition server to Peaceful, Easy, Normal, or Hard.

Set the difficulty to `peaceful`, `easy`, `normal`, or `hard`. You can use the console, an in-game command, or `server.properties`.

| Difficulty | Effect                                                            |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `peaceful` | Removes the normal hostile-mob survival threat.                   |
| `easy`     | Uses reduced hostile-mob damage and an easier survival challenge. |
| `normal`   | Uses the standard survival difficulty.                            |
| `hard`     | Uses stronger hostile-mob damage and a harder survival challenge. |

## Change difficulty with a command

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Game panel console">
    Start the server, open its console view, and enter `difficulty` without a leading `/`.

    ```text theme={"dark"}
    difficulty normal
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="In Minecraft">
    Join as an [operator](/bedrock/operators), open chat, and enter the command with a leading `/`.

    ```text theme={"dark"}
    /difficulty normal
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Replace `normal` with `peaceful`, `easy`, or `hard` when needed.

## Change difficulty in server.properties

<Steps>
  <Step title="Stop the server">
    Stop the server before editing its configuration.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open server.properties">
    Open the file manager and select `server.properties`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the difficulty">
    Set `difficulty` to one supported value.

    ```properties theme={"dark"}
    difficulty=normal
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save and start">
    Save the file, start the server, and join to confirm the new difficulty.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Card title="Bedrock server properties" icon="gear" href="/bedrock/server-properties">
  Review other settings stored in `server.properties`.
</Card>