Minecraft players know all too well how dangerous the world can be, especially at night. That is why in this article we will see how to build a door in Minecraft to ensure the safety of players.
Various defense mechanisms are present in Minecraft that allow players to protect themselves from hostile mobs and live without fear of attacks. Armor and shields are two, but to protect your home from intruders or unwanted intruders, a door is of utmost importance!
Below we look at how to make a door in Minecraft and all its features.
Door in Minecraft


The Gate is a block in Minecraft that can be opened and closed and serves as a barrier against the game’s most hostile mobs. They can be opened by hand, broken, or opened via a Redstone signal.
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Natural generation


Doors can appear naturally in all villages and forest dwellings in the outside world. In the Nether, they can appear in Nether Fortresses. Fortresses, some wrecks, may also contain a natural door at the entrance.
Types of doors


There are a variety of doors that players can craft depending on the material they use to craft them. However, this does not change the function of the door, but possibly its durability.
The door types and materials used in Minecraft are listed below:
- Oak door (oaks)
- Spruce door (spruce)
- Birch door (birches)
- Jungle Gate (Jungle Wood)
- Acacia door (acacia wood)
- Dark oak door (Dark Oaks)
- Iron door (iron ingot)
- Crimson Door
- Warped door
All of the doors above, except the iron door, are made of wood and can be broken by hand or with an axe. A pickaxe is needed to open the iron door.
Likewise, wooden doors can be opened by hand by villagers, street traders, defender and piglins. But opening the iron door requires the power of Redstone.
Possible uses of doors


- Doors can be used by players Guardhouse or area entrances because they don’t let even the most hostile crowds in Minecraft pass. Players can install them by placing them on a solid block.
- Players can create a temporary one Aquatic breathing bag by placing a door underwater. However, this trick only works in Java Edition and not Bedrock Edition.
- Players can also connect doors with Redstone performance and components to make it an automatic door with a lever or pressure plate. However, be careful as zombies and other monsters can also trigger pressure plates.
Players should be careful as some The living dead and defenders have the power to break wooden doors on hard mode.
How to make a door in Minecraft?
Players only need one type of item to craft the door in Minecraft. The player must collect the above type of item to craft the door of their choice.
- Any type of object (Oak, Spur, Birch, Dark Oak, Jungle, Acacia, Iron, Purple, Warped) x 6


Players can then arrange the items on the crafting table as shown above to craft a door!
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