How to Enable, Disable, or Reset the End on Your Minecraft Server

The End is Minecraft's ultimate challenge. It's home to the Ender Dragon, Elytras, Shulkers, and end-game building materials. However, depending on the type of server you run (like a mini-game network, a faction server, or a creative world), you might want to completely disable access to the End—or perhaps reset it so new players get a chance to fight the dragon.

This guide covers everything you need to know about managing the End dimension on your Cubes Hosting server.

1. Disabling & Enabling the End (Paper, Spigot, Bukkit)

If you are running a performance-optimized server software like PaperMC, Spigot, or Bukkit (which we highly recommend for all multiplayer servers), turning the End on or off is incredibly simple.

Go to your Cubes Hosting Game Panel and navigate to the File Manager.
Scroll down and open the bukkit.yml file in your root directory.
Locate the settings block, and specifically look for allow-end.
```
settings:
  allow-end: false
```
Change the value to false to disable the End, or true to enable it.
Save the file and Restart your server.

Tip: When allow-end is set to false, players who attempt to jump into an End portal simply will not be teleported, and the world_the_end folder will stop loading, saving your server RAM and CPU!

2. Managing the End on Vanilla Servers

Vanilla Minecraft does not have a simple true/false toggle for the End in the server.properties file. By default, the End is always generated if the level-type is set to DEFAULT.

If you absolutely must restrict the End on a purely Vanilla server, you have two options:

Command Blocks: You can set up a repeating command block at spawn that teleports anyone who enters the End dimension immediately back to the Overworld (/execute in the_end run tp @a[dimension=the_end] 0 100 0).
Manual Portal Destruction: Since Vanilla players must find a Stronghold to enter the End, an admin in Creative Mode can locate the nearest strongholds using /locate structure stronghold and physically break the End Portal frame blocks.

3. How to Reset the End (Respawn the Dragon)

On long-running survival servers, the End gets raided quickly. The dragon is killed, and the outer islands are stripped of Elytras. If you just want to fight the dragon again, you can easily revive it in-game. If you want a completely fresh End dimension, you can reset the world files.

Option A: Reviving the Dragon In-Game

You can respawn the Ender Dragon naturally without deleting any files! To do this, craft 4 End Crystals (using Glass, an Eye of Ender, and a Ghast Tear). Place one End Crystal on the middle of each of the four sides of the exit portal in the End. This will trigger a spectacular animation that respawns the dragon and resets the obsidian pillars.

Option B: Completely Resetting the End Dimension

If you want to completely regenerate the End (so players can find fresh End Cities and Elytras), you can delete the dimension's world files:

Stop your server. (Never delete world files while the server is running!)
Go to the File Manager.
If you use Paper/Spigot/Bukkit: Find the folder named world_the_end, select it, and hit Delete.
If you use Vanilla/Fabric/Forge: Open your main world folder, find the folder named DIM1 (this is the End dimension), and hit Delete. (Do not delete DIM-1, as that is the Nether!)
Start your server.

As the server boots up, it will notice the End folder is missing and will automatically generate a brand new, pristine End dimension.

Important Considerations

Before you disable the End, remember that you are cutting off access to crucial end-game items:

Elytras and Shulker Boxes are considered essential by most late-game builders. If you disable the End, consider adding a custom crafting recipe or a server shop where players can buy these items instead.
Wither Fights: Many players prefer to spawn and fight the Wither underneath the bedrock portal in the End to prevent damage to their Overworld bases.

Whether you're resetting the dragon for a community event or disabling the dimension entirely for a lobby server, having control over your dimensions is key to building the perfect Minecraft experience.