How to Enable In-Game Coordinates Display in itzg/docker-minecraft-bedrock-server?

[TFidk]

Hi,

I’m currently running the itzg/docker-minecraft-bedrock-server and would like to enable the display of coordinates in-game. When playing with friends, it can get difficult to find each other again after exploring, so having coordinates visible would be very helpful.

I have tried setting the environment variables in the Docker Compose file like this:

SHOW_COORDINATES: "true"
PROP_showcoordinates: "true"

However, this does not seem to work and the coordinates do not appear in the game.

Could you please advise how to properly enable coordinate display? Is there an alternative solution or a different setting I need to use?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best regards

[itzg]

This image only runs the server side. What you're describing sounds like a client side setting since it renders in the UI.

[TFidk]

In the game, when I go to “Settings” and then to the “Game” tab, there are usually toggle buttons for various options, like changing the game mode or enabling coordinates. However, all of these buttons are greyed out and can’t be changed from within the game.

From what I understand, these settings are likely enforced server-side. For example, the game mode is set via the Docker Compose file and cannot be changed in-game. I have to adjust it directly in the Compose configuration.

[itzg]

Here's the mapping of server properties

https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-bedrock-server/tree/master#server-properties

and how to send commands, if needed after the world is generated

https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-bedrock-server/tree/master#executing-server-commands

[TFidk]

I found a solution. I gave myself the permissions of an 'Operator' and then I was able to switch the lever to 'On' for the coordinates in the game, but it still didn’t work. However, with the operator permissions, I was able to activate the coordinates by using the command '/gamerule showcoordinates true,' and now they are displayed.

[itzg]

So glad you found the solution.

I'm going to switch this to a discussion so that it will remain open for others to find the answer.