How to Make a Secret Base in Minecraft

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Last Updated: January 31, 2026

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Do you want to hide your house from enemies? This tutorial will show you how to build a secret base in Minecraft.

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Find a spot that's empty where you'll be able to dig down.^{[1]
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Dig a 3x3x3 hole for the redstone device. It will serve as an entrance.

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Make the redstone device. Put 2 blocks in the middle and a raised block to the back and a block to the right. Place a redstone torch to the right, redstone dust under the raised block, redstone comparator, detector rail and a minecart with hopper in the rail.^{[2]
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- To open the entrance, throw an item on the block near the hopper. To close it, collect the item.
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Dig down another five blocks and put the ladder from the ground to the redstone entrance.^{[5]
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Dig a 2x2x2 pathway.
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At the end of the pathway, dig a 9x6x3 room for the base.
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Put a quartz pillar at the corner and a door at the front.
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Make the ceiling. Put 2 quartz slabs around the quartz pillars. In the gap put a sea lantern with wooden trapdoors.
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Replace the stone walls with gray concrete.
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Make the first room. Connect the quartz pillar and place a black bed in the middle. Surround it with quartz slabs.
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Put 3 paintings surrounding the bedroom.
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Make the flooring.
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Add flower pots.
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Make one left side and one right side rooms.
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Place the double chests in the left side room. This will be the storage room.^{[6]
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Place a furnace, ender chest, brewing stand in the right side room. Put 2 crafting tables under it. This will be the crafting room.^{[7]
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That's it for the basics! Keep building as you'd like to make the base your own.

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Will somebody find my base with their tools?

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You should build the base in an area where people don't mine. They could find it with tools or by going in spectator mode.

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What if I build a base and I forget where it is, but I do not want to put anything near it because it will look suspicious?

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You should go in spectator mode and find it. If not, plant a flower or tree nearby so you remember.

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Will mobs attack my secret base in Minecraft?

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Not unless they see you go in, or they might follow you. Don't leave the door open.

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For extra security for your valuables, you can make a lava lake with a chest containing fire resistance potions as a barricade, so only you know where the chest is.
When making a secret base, make the underground first. Then go to the top and cover the evidence up for a seamless design.

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