How to add a server icon to your Minecraft server
Add a custom 64x64 server-icon.png so your Minecraft server shows a picture in the multiplayer list.
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To give your server a picture in the multiplayer list, upload a 64 by 64 pixel PNG named server-icon.png to the root folder of your server and restart it.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| File name | server-icon.png (all lowercase) |
| Format | PNG |
| Size | Exactly 64 x 64 pixels |
| Location | Server root folder, next to server.properties |
If the image is not exactly 64 by 64, the server ignores it and you will see an error in the console when it starts.
Make the image
- Start with a square image, ideally something simple that is readable when tiny, like a logo or a block.
- Resize it to 64 x 64 pixels in any image editor. Free web-based editors work fine.
- Export or save it as PNG, not JPG. Renaming a
.jpgfile to.pngdoes not convert it. - Name the file
server-icon.png.
Transparency is supported, so a logo with a transparent background looks clean in the list.
Upload it
- Open your server in the Schokr console and go to the file manager.
- Make sure you are in the root folder (where
server.propertiesandeula.txtare). - Upload
server-icon.png. - Restart the server. The icon is only read at startup.
- In Minecraft, refresh the multiplayer list.
Icon not showing?
- Wrong size. Check the image is exactly 64 x 64. The console may show an error about the icon dimensions on startup.
- Wrong name. Check for a double extension such as
server-icon.png.png, or capital letters. - Wrong folder. It must be in the root folder, not inside
worldorplugins. - Not a real PNG. Re-export the image as PNG.
- Cached list. Remove the server from your list and add it again.
On Paper, some MOTD plugins can also set the icon. If one is installed, its settings may override server-icon.png.
Want to change the text too? See change your MOTD.