How to use WorldEdit on your Minecraft server

WorldEdit is a plugin that changes big chunks of your world in one go: lay a floor, flatten a hill or copy an entire castle. You select an area with a wooden axe, then run a command such as //set stone. All you need is a Java server running Paper or Spigot, and permission to use WorldEdit.

How do you install WorldEdit?

1. Make a backup first under Backups. Create and restore a backup shows you how.
2. Find WorldEdit under Plugins in the game panel, or download the jar from EngineHub and drop it into the plugins folder.
3. Restart your server. You’ll see WorldEdit load in the console.
4. Sort out permissions. Operators can use everything unless that’s switched off in the WorldEdit config. If you use LuckPerms, give the worldedit.* permission to whoever is allowed to build.

WorldEdit runs on 26.3, 26.2 and 26.1, as well as older versions. Its faster cousin FastAsyncWorldEdit (FAWE) has supported 26.3 since version 2.16.0 (early October 2026).

How do you select an area?

Type //wand in chat and you’ll get a wooden axe. Left-click a block for the first corner and right-click a block for the opposite corner. Everything in between is your selection, shaped like a box. Rather skip the axe? //pos1 and //pos2 set a corner where you’re standing, and //hpos1 and //hpos2 set one on the block you’re looking at.

Which commands will you use most?

• //set stone fills the whole selection with stone. //set air clears it.
• //replace dirt grass_block swaps only the dirt for grass blocks.
• //walls oak_planks builds four walls with no floor or roof. A quick start for a house.
• //copy and //paste copy your selection. WorldEdit remembers where you stood when you copied, and pastes from that same spot relative to you. //paste -a skips the air, so nothing around it gets wiped.
• //rotate 90 turns your copied build a quarter turn.
• //stack 5 north repeats your selection five times to the north. Great for a long bridge or a row of lamp posts.

How do you undo a mistake?

//undo reverses your last action, and //undo 5 the last five. //redo brings it back. By default WorldEdit remembers your last 15 actions. Water that started flowing or torches that popped off aren’t tracked. If things really went sideways, your backup is the safety net.

Why does my server freeze during a big edit?

A command that touches millions of blocks is heavy work for your server. Edit in smaller pieces and save the big jobs for when few players are online. //limit 100000 caps how many blocks a single command can change, so one typo can’t flip half your world. If you build big a lot, a fast CPU helps: Premium runs on an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X or 9950X. You can compare both lines on the specifications page.

Does it work on Bedrock?

No, WorldEdit is Java Edition only. On a Bedrock server you use the built-in /fill and /clone commands for the same kind of job, with coordinates instead of an axe.

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This article is a refreshed version of a CakeHosting knowledge base article from 2022.