Sleeping and keeping the night

Skip the night

One player can sleep to skip the night, unless another player has opted out. Enter a bed and read the announcement. Sleeping does not accelerate random block ticks, so it does not speed up crop growth.

Keep the night for an activity

Use /preventsleep when you need nighttime, for example for a planned night build or hunt. Use /allowsleep when you are finished. /togglesleep switches your opt-out state.

Your night-skipping opt-out resets daily. Do not leave night skipping blocked after your activity ends. Coordinate with other players rather than repeatedly interrupting their sleep.

If morning does not arrive

Read the current announcement: another player may be preventing sleep, the threshold may not be met, or the current world may behave differently. A bed in an unsafe location can also fail for normal Minecraft reasons.

Sleeping is not a substitute for the AngelChest recovery process or a guarantee that every temporary gameplay effect is removed. Specific consumable recovery mechanics are explained in tolerance and recovery.