# Land Management

The server provides a powerful land management system which allows players to purchase and rent protected land on the server similar to a real-world real estate economy. This allows players to build large communities with [home owners](/land-management/home-ownership.md), [home renters](/how-to-play/renting-real-estate.md), and [players trusted with specific permissions](/land-management/settlement-ranks.md).

Players can claim land on the server by creating a settlement in The Frontier. Players can then claim additional plots for their settlement which can be converted into homes and shops. Homes can be sold or rented to other players for emeralds. All claimed land is automatically protected by the server.

### Settlements And Homes

Settlements are public, while homes are private. Anyone can teleport to a settlement, but only the current home resident can teleport to a home. Homes are owned, managed, and resided in by one player at a time, while settlements allow multiple players to collaborate on builds together.

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Players are encouraged to both rent and buy a home before creating a settlement.
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### How Land Is Protected

All blocks in claimed plots are protected by the server including chests, shulker boxes, decorated pots, armor stands, item frames and more. Settlement owners can build and access protected storage in all plots claimed by their settlement, except for those which have been claimed by homes or shops that are owned by other players. Renters are not allowed to build but they do have exclusive access to protected storage while renting. Markets are owned exclusively by the settlement owner.

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All plots in The Frontier are protected by the server to prevent [griefing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Griefing).
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