{"id":102209,"date":"2023-03-14T14:40:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T18:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=102209"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:26:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:26:05","slug":"setting-instance-defaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/minecraft\/setting-instance-defaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Minecraft Instance Defaults"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Setting-Minecraft-Instance-Defaults-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Learn How to Set Minecraft Instance Defaults\" class=\"wp-image-103443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Setting-Minecraft-Instance-Defaults-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Setting-Minecraft-Instance-Defaults-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Setting-Minecraft-Instance-Defaults-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Setting-Minecraft-Instance-Defaults.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/inmotionhosting.com\/minecraft-server-hosting\">Minecraft Server Hosting<\/a> plan includes the ability to create new server instances. In this guide, we\u2019ll show you how to select the default settings for a new instance that is created in the Game Management Panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set New Instance Defaults<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to the Game Management Panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Configuration<\/strong> in the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>New Instance Defaults<\/strong> link in the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can then select if you want new instances to \u201c<strong>Match ADS Version<\/strong>\u201d by toggling the switch to on. This is recommended since you may be limited from making changes if ADS and the instance versions do not match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, choose if you want to \u201c<strong>Exclude new instances from firewall<\/strong>\u201d. If this is enabled,\u00a0 you will be unable to access this outside of your server since the instance\u2019s ports will not be added to the firewall.<br>There is no need to save any changes since they will be applied immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, now you know how to set new instance defaults in your Game Management Panel. Don\u2019t forget to bookmark our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/minecraft\/\">Game Management Panel Product Guide<\/a> for more helpful tutorials on how to build and manage your game server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Minecraft Server Hosting plan includes the ability to create new server instances. In this guide, we\u2019ll show you how to select the default settings for a new instance that is created in the Game Management Panel. 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