Adjust Sleep Requirements for Your Server's Player Count

Choosing the Right Percentage

The sleep percentage gamerule determines what portion of active players must be in bed to skip the night. A lower percentage means nights pass faster; a higher percentage requires more consensus.

How to Configure

1. Determine your typical online player count during peak hours

2. Decide on fairness: A 50% threshold means half your players must sleep—good for balanced servers. Lower percentages (like 25%) suit larger, more casual communities

3. Run the gamerule command with your chosen percentage value

4. Monitor gameplay for the first few nights and adjust if needed

Common Scenarios

• Small servers (2–4 players): Higher percentages work well since everyone's usually present
• Medium servers (5–10 players): 50% is a fair middle ground
• Large servers (10+ players): Lower percentages prevent one or two inactive players from blocking progress

You can change this value anytime without restarting, making it easy to fine-tune for your community.