Log In to the Control Panel ↗

Select Your Server

Stop the Server

Click on the Files tab

Open the server.properties file

Set the Difficulty Value

Scroll down until you find difficulty=[value]. Change [value] to your preferred difficulty (peaceful, easy, normal, or hard) and click Save Content.

Start the Server

Log In to the Control Panel ↗

Select Your Server

Run the Difficulty Command

Type difficulty [value] in the console input. Replace [value] with your preferred difficulty (peaceful, easy, normal, or hard).

Join Your Server

Connect to your server using your server IP address.

Use the Difficulty Command In-Game

Type /difficulty [value] in chat. Replace [value] with your preferred difficulty (peaceful, easy, normal, or hard).