Cheats and commands work a bit different on a server than on the client.
While these have to be activated on a server, the server uses an operator system.
Grant a player operator rights
To grant a player operator rights, you have to add them to the OP list. On exaroton you can easily do that on the players page:
- Navigate to Players → OPs (https://exaroton.com/players/ops)
- Enter your in game name and press "Add"
That's it. You can now use cheat commands like /gamemode on your server.
Repeat this for every other player, you also want to grant operator rights.
Adding a Bedrock Edition player with GeyserMC
If you are using the Geyser plugin to allow Bedrock Edition players to join your Java Edition server, and you want to OP a Bedrock player, add '.' as the Geyser prefix in front of their name like this:
Grant a player operator rights (alternative way)
If the first method, for whatever reason, does not work for you, you can try to OP yourself using the console.
- Start your server as usual
- Navigate to the console page (https://exaroton.com/console/)
- Enter op example (replace "example" with your actual in-game name)
Please note that if your server has cracked enabled, this way might not work correctly. That's why it is recommended to OP players using the players page.
Additional steps for Bedrock edition servers
For Bedrock Edition servers, make sure to enable "Allow Cheats" on the options page.
If it's disabled, you have to enable it and restart your server afterward.
Additionally, the default OP permission level on Bedrock Edition servers is 1, so some special commands like /reload can't be used even by operators. To change this, increase the "OP permission level" option in your server.properties file.