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How to Enable or Disable Fire Spread and TNT Explosions on Your Minecraft Server

It’s important to keep builds safe, especially in creative mode or community-driven worlds. Accidental fire spread from a lightning strike or a rogue TNT block set off by a griefer, can destroy hours of work in seconds. Thankfully, Minecraft gives you full control over fire behavior and explosions using simple gamerule commands.

The commands covered in this guide can be run either directly from your server host’s console or right in the in-game chat (with OP privileges).

Step 1: Log in

Head to your Nexus Hosting Account and log in.

Step 2: Select the Server

Once on the dashboard, find and select your intended Minecraft server.

Step 3: Control Fire Spread

Head to the Terminal tab, where you can use gamerule commands in the console. By default, fire can spread to nearby flammable blocks. This includes wooden structures, leaves, wool, and haybales. If you'd rather not risk it, you can disable fire spread completely with:

gamerule doFireTick false

This freezes the fire in place. It’ll still burn visually, but it won’t jump to other blocks.

To re-enable fire spread, reverse the command with:

gamerule doFireTick true

Step 4: Control TNT Explosions

TNT is great for mining or clearing space, but it’s also a common tool for griefers. Use the following command to disable its destructive power:

gamerule tntexplodes false

TNT will still ignite and animate, but it won’t damage blocks.

To re-enable TNT explosions at any time, use:

gamerule tntexplodes true

Updated on: 27/05/2025

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