The Minecraft Server Seed Change
Setting or changing the world seed of a Minecraft server takes six steps in the GPORTAL web interface, without FTP, server.properties editing or mods being involved. Looking up the seed of an existing world is even quicker: a single chat command does the job.
Quick Answer:To set the seed, log in to GPORTAL → select your server → Basic Settings → enter the value into the World Seed field → set World Selection to Create a new world → enter a new world name → save and restart the server. To find the seed of your current world, type /seed into the in-game chat (op rights required).
What Is A Minecraft Server Seed?
A seed is a numeric value Minecraft uses to deterministically generate the entire world. The same seed plus the same game version equals the exact same biomes, villages, and structures. On a server, this value can be set before the world is generated for the first time, or replaced later if you want to play a specific map. A handful of ready-to-use codes are listed in our seed roundup.
GPORTAL Minecraft Server: How to Set A Seed
Setting a seed is easy in the GPORTAL web interface. The following steps replace the world seed without erasing your old map. The existing world folder stays in place and can be selected again at any time:
- Pick the world seed you want to play.
- Log in to GPORTAL and open the Basic Settings of your server.
- Enter the numeric code into the World Seed field.
- Set World Selection to Create a new world.
- Give the new world a name (no spaces or special characters).
- Save and restart the server.
The new seed generates the specific world on the first start.
Note:Some seeds need more memory than the default allocation provides. This happens especially in combination with modpacks or biome mods. If your server hangs on startup, a RAM upgrade usually solves it.
How to Find the Seed of A Minecraft Server (Running)
If you no longer remember which seed your current world is built on, two methods will give you the answer:
- type /seed into the chat in-game: the server prints the current world seed as a number (Op rights are required)
- check the World Seed field in the Basic Settings of your GPORTAL server
Following the second option, if the field is empty, the world was generated with a random seed. In that case, the /seed command is still the reliable route.
FAQ
Type /seed into the in-game chat. With op rights, the server returns the current world seed as a number. Alternatively, the value is stored in the Basic Settings of your GPORTAL server under the World Seed field, provided it was set explicitly when the world was created.
Yes, as long as you set World Selection to Create a new world and give the new world its own name. Both worlds then sit side by side in the server directory. You switch between them through World Selection.
No, Java and Bedrock Edition use different generation algorithms. The same numeric code produces completely different terrain in each edition.
Plant the Right Server Seed in Minecraft
Whether you want to recreate a specific map or give an old world a fresh roll of the dice: the GPORTAL web interface makes the swap a sub-minute job. If you don’t have the right setup yet, this is the place to rent your own hosted Minecraft server and start straight away with the seed of your choice and a few friends in tow.
