Default Groups

Every player needs a group. The default group is assigned automatically to new players.

Set the default group

/pex default group
/pex set default group default true

In permissions.yml:

groups:
  default:
    default: true
    permissions:
      - modifyworld

Only one group should have default: true per context (global or per-world).

Per-world default

/pex set default group default true world_nether

What new players get

When createUserRecords: true in config (the default), PEX creates a user entry on first join and assigns the default group.

Common setup

groups:
  default:
    default: true
    permissions:
      - modifyworld
  member:
    inheritance: [default]
    permissions:
      - essentials.sethome

Promote players by moving them to other groups:

/pex user Steve group set member

FAQ

Player has no permissions? Check they are in a group: /pex user <name> group list

Wrong default group? Run /pex default group and verify default: true in your YAML.