How to fix the "You are not invited to play on this server" message on a Bedrock server¶

The message You are not invited to play on this server usually means the server's allow list is on and the player is not on it. The fix is to disable the allow list in server.properties, then restart the server.

Steps¶

1. Open https://panel.nexuscloud.id/.
2. Click your server.
3. Go to Files, or scroll down until you find the Files section.
4. Scroll down and open server.properties.
5. Scroll down until you find the line allow-list.
6. Change the value from true to false.

7. Also tune these related values while you are here:

   • view-distance: change from 32 to 16.
   • tick-distance: change from 10 to 8.
   • At the very bottom of the file, on an otherwise empty line, add:

   emit-server-telemetry=true
   

   8. Click Save Content. 9. Go back to the Console menu (scroll up if needed) and click Console. 10. Restart the server.

Verify¶

Share the IP and PORT shown on the panel with a friend or member and ask them to join. If they connect without seeing the "not invited" message, the fix worked.

Notes¶

• allow-list=false means anyone with the IP and PORT can join. Only use this on a server you intend to keep open.
• If you want the allow list back later, set allow-list=true and add each player to allowlist.json with /allowlist add <gamertag>.
• Lowering view-distance and tick-distance reduces the bandwidth and CPU the server uses per player, which helps on smaller Bedrock hosts.

Cheers, Team NexusCloud