Minetest.conf

minetest.conf is the configuration file used for numerous purposes. This file is read every time the game starts and is always created/modified when the menu quits.

The configuration file is located in one of these locations:

• ../minetest.conf - (RUN_IN_PLACE version, relative to executable)
• ../../minetest.conf - (RUN_IN_PLACE version, relative to executable)
• ~/.minetest/minetest.conf - (globally installed version on Linux)

A custom path to a configuration file can be specified in command line using the option --config /path/to/minetest.conf.

A file called minetest.conf.example is provided as an example. See that file for a more complete list of options.
This C++ code automatically generates minetest.conf, it contains all the default settings: [1]

Default settings

fullscreen = false
screenW = 800
screenH = 600
vsync = false
video_driver = opengl

enable_clouds = true
enable_3d_clouds = true
new_style_leaves = true
opaque_water = false
new_style_water = false
smooth_lighting = true
enable_fog = true

wanted_fps = 30
fps_max = 60
viewing_range_nodes_min = 35
viewing_range_nodes_max = 160
view_bobbing_amount = 1.0
desynchronize_mapblock_texture_animation = true
fsaa = false
fullscreen_bpp = 24

enable_texture_atlas = true

enable_farmesh = false
farmesh_trees = true
farmesh_distance = 40

console_color = (0,0,0)
console_alpha = 192


enable_sound = true
sound_volume = 0.5


creative_mode = false
enable_damage = true
fast_move = true
free_move = false
time_speed = 96

default_game = minetest
only_peaceful_mobs = false
give_initial_stuff = false



active_object_send_range_blocks = 3
active_block_range = 2
server_map_save_interval = 5.3
ignore_world_load_errors = false
motd =

disallow_empty_password = false
enable_pvp = true
default_privs = interact,shout

max_users = 100
unlimited_player_transfer_distance = true
strict_protocol_version_checking = true
disable_anticheat = false
enable_rollback_recording = false

max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client = 2
max_simultaneous_block_sends_server_total = 8
max_block_send_distance = 10
max_block_generate_distance = 6
time_send_interval = 5
full_block_send_enable_min_time_from_building = 2.0
server_unload_unused_data_timeout = 29
dedicated_server_step = 0.05


address =
name =
port = 30000
client_unload_unused_data_timeout = 600

texture_path = ../textures/all
screenshot_path = ../sceeenshots


selected_mainmenu_tab = 0
selected_world_path =


keymap_forward = KEY_KEY_W
keymap_backward = KEY_KEY_S
keymap_left = KEY_KEY_A
keymap_right = KEY_KEY_D

invert_mouse = false

keymap_jump = KEY_SPACE
keymap_sneak = KEY_LSHIFT
keymap_inventory = KEY_KEY_I
keymap_special1 = KEY_KEY_E
aux1_descends = false

keymap_chat = KEY_KEY_T
keymap_cmd = /
keyman_console = KEY_F10

keymap_rangeselect = KEY_KEY_R
keymap_freemove = KEY_KEY_K
keymap_fastmove = KEY_KEY_J
keymap_screenshot = KEY_F12


keymap_print_debug_stacks = KEY_KEY_P
keymap_quicktune_prev = KEY_HOME
keymap_quicktune_next = KEY_END
keymap_quicktune_dec = KEY_NEXT
keymap_quicktune_inc = KEY_PRIOR
random_input = false
continuous_forward = false

Default Settings

Key	Type	Default Value	Description
video_driver	string	opengl	Allows the user to chose the video renderer used to render Minetest. null - No rendering at all. software - Software rendering (not accelerated by graphics card, everything done by the processor), very slow. burningsvideo - Also software rendering, very slow. direct3d8 - Uses Direct3D 8, unlikely to work. directdd9 - Uses Direct3D 9, may not work. opengl - Uses OpenGL, latest version possible. Best stability.
address	string	blank	The address used for connecting to a server, if it is blank, the game will start a local server when attempting to connect.
port	integer	30000	The port used when connecting to, or creating a server. For creating a server, ports above 1024 are preferred for security, compatibility and standards compliance reasons.
creative_mode	boolean	0	Enables creative mode. This only affects local server. 1 - Creative mode enabled. 0 - Creative mode disabled.
enable_damage	boolean	0	Enables damage. When disabled, players cannot die or receive damage of any kind. This only affects local server. 1 - Damage enabled. 0 - Damage disabled.
name	string	blank	The name of the player.
new_style_leaves	boolean	1	Whether to make leaves transparent (1) or opaque (0); opaque leaves are faster, thus recommended on slower computers. 1 - Leaves are transparent. 0 - Leaves are opaque.
new_style_water	boolean	0	Whether to lower water surface (1) or not (0) compared to other nodes; default water is faster to render and more accurate. 1 - Water surface is lowered compared to other nodes, does not affect physics or gameplay. 0 - Water surfaced is not lowered.
opaque_water	boolean	0	Whether to enable opaque water. 1 - Opaque water enabled. 0 - Opaque water disabled.
show_debug	boolean	0	Whether to enable debug info (coordinates, draw times...) on startup. 1 - Debug info shown by default. 0 - Debug info hidden by default.
smooth_lighting	boolean	1	Whether to use smooth lighting. 1 - Smooth lighting enabled. 0 - Smooth lighting disabled.
client_delete_unused_sectors_timeout	integer	600	This will set the client to delete parts of the map from memory when they haven't been accessed for N seconds.
enable_texture_atlas	boolean	1	You can disable the building of the texture atlas with this line. (A texture atlas is a big texture with multiple smaller textures tiled in it).
invert_mouse	boolean	0	Allows the user to invert their mouse vertical axis. 1 - Mouse vertical axis inverted. 0 - Mouse vertical axis not inverted.
texture_path	string	blank	Allows the user to specify an additional texture directory, from which Minetest will first search for textures.
time_speed	integer	72	This changes the speed of the day/night cycle (also applies to local/singleplayer game). When set to 0, the day/night cycle stops. The higher is the value, the faster the day/night cycle will be.
viewing_range_nodes_min	integer	25	Allows the user to change their minimal view range. This is very useful for slow computers.
viewing_range_nodes_max	integer	160	Allows the user to change their maximal view range. This is very useful for slow computers.
fov	integer	72	Allows the user to change their field of view.
view_bobbing	boolean	1	Whether to enable view and wielded tool bobbing. 1 - View bobbing enabled. 0 - View bobbing disabled.
view_bobbing_amount	float	1.0	Controls view bobbing intensity, 1.0 being 100%, 1.5 being 150% and so on.
enable_fog	boolean	1	Whether to fog out the end of the visible area. 1 - Fog enabled. 0 - Fog disabled.
enable_clouds	boolean	1	Whether to draw clouds. 1 - Clouds enabled. 0 - Clouds disabled.
enable_3d_clouds	boolean	0	Allows the user to enable 3D clouds. 1 - 3D clouds enabled. 0 - 3D clouds disabled (2D clouds used instead).
enable_sound	boolean	1	Whether to enable sound; sound can only be enabled if you have installed OpenAL. 1 - Sound enabled. 0 - Sound disabled.
sound_volume	float	0.8	Allows the user to change sound volume. 1 is 100% volume whereas 0 is 0% volume.

Controls

The key bindings are configurable in the “settings” menu.