---
title: "LuckPerms: set up ranks and permissions"
url: https://help.endercloud.in/docs/luckperms-ranks-and-permissions
category: "Minecraft Hosting › Plugins, Mods & Modpacks"
type: Guide
tags: ["commands", "permissions", "plugins"]
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difficulty: intermediate
time: "15 minutes"
updated: 2026-11-14
source: Endercloud Knowledge Base (official)
---

# LuckPerms: set up ranks and permissions

> Install LuckPerms from the Plugins tab, give yourself luckperms.* from the console, then create groups, add permissions and assign players with lp commands or the web editor.

**LuckPerms** controls who can use which commands and features. You put permissions into **groups** (ranks such as default, vip, mod and admin) and then put players into those groups. Install it, give yourself access from the console, and build your ranks with commands or the web editor.

## Install LuckPerms

1.  In the [Game Panel](https://panel.endercloud.in), open your server and click **Plugins**.
    
2.  Search for **LuckPerms**, click **Install** and restart the server.
    

LuckPerms also has versions for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Velocity and BungeeCord on [luckperms.net/download](https://luckperms.net/download). Pick the one for your server software.

## Give yourself full access

Right after install, nobody can use LuckPerms commands. Open **Console** and run (replace the name with yours):

```
lp user YourName permission set luckperms.* true
```

> **Note:**
> In the panel **Console**, type commands without the `/`. In game, add the `/` in front: `/lp ...`

## Key ideas in one minute

-   **Permission (node):** a text like `essentials.home` that unlocks one feature. Each plugin lists its nodes in its docs.
    
-   **Group:** a set of permissions. Every player is in the group `default` automatically.
    
-   **Parent:** a group a player or another group inherits from. If admin has mod as a parent, admins get everything mods have.
    

## Create ranks with commands

Example: a mod rank that inherits from default, and an admin rank that inherits from mod.

```
lp creategroup mod
lp creategroup admin
lp group mod parent add default
lp group admin parent add mod
lp group mod permission set minecraft.command.kick true
lp group admin permission set minecraft.command.ban true
```

Put a player into a rank, or take them out:

```
lp user Steve parent add mod
lp user Steve parent remove mod
```

To take a permission away from a group, use `unset` instead of `set`, for example `lp group mod permission unset minecraft.command.kick`. Setting a node to `false` blocks it on purpose.

Want every new player to have something, like `/home`? Give it to the default group: `lp group default permission set essentials.home true`.

## Use the web editor (easier on a phone)

1.  Run `lp editor` in the console (or `/lp editor` in game).
    
2.  Open the link it gives you. You can add groups, permissions and parents with clicks, and it suggests permission names as you type.
    
3.  When you are done, click **Save**. The editor shows a command.
    
4.  Copy that command and run it in the console or in game. Your changes apply right away.
    

## Find the permission a command needs

Check the plugin's documentation first. If you can't find it, let LuckPerms record it: run `lp verbose record Steve`, ask Steve to try the command, then run `lp verbose paste` and open the link to see which permission was checked.

## Prefixes in chat

You can store a prefix on a group:

```
lp group admin meta addprefix 100 "&c[Admin] "
```

LuckPerms does not change chat by itself. To show prefixes, also install **Vault** and a chat plugin that reads from Vault, such as EssentialsX Chat. See [EssentialsX setup](/docs/essentialsx-setup).

## Using LuckPerms across a network

On a Velocity or BungeeCord network, install LuckPerms on the proxy and on every backend server, and connect them all to the **same MySQL/MariaDB database**. You can create one in the **Databases** tab (see [How to create a MySQL database](/docs/how-to-create-a-mysql-database)) and put its details in the `storage-method` and `data` settings of each LuckPerms config. On the proxy, the command is `lpv` (Velocity) or `lpb` (BungeeCord) instead of `lp`.

> **Warning:**
> On a single server, LuckPerms stores everything in a file in `plugins/LuckPerms` (by default `luckperms-h2-v2.mv.db`). Don't delete it, and include it in your backups.

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: Players get "You don't have permission" for basic commands**

Many plugins only allow operators by default. Give the needed nodes to the `default` group so every player gets them.

**Q: How do I add a Bedrock (Geyser) player to a group?**

Use their name with the Floodgate prefix, for example `lp user .Steve parent add vip`. The player should join once first.

**Q: Should I still give people op?**

Only to people you fully trust. Op gives almost every permission at once. A LuckPerms rank lets you give staff exactly what they need.