I tried it with a vanilla client, without cheats. The spawn point was brutal, bed rock as long as you could see, large walls and lava. And other players trying to kill you. Had to try several times. Found enough tree to build a pickaxe... dig down, wait for the night. Desperately running trying to avoid zombies. Found a hidden farm, plundered, but two carrots left, enough to not die from starvation. Managed to get outside the spawn zone. Found more tree and food. Walked for several IRL days, old ruins everywhere. Gathered enough resources, built a boat and traveled the ocean. Found a large area surrounded by water and high cliffs, perfect for a base, touched nothing on the surface to not leave any trace, built a hidden farm at a mountain, some secret outlook windows, underwater base. And all sort of traps and labyrinths, prepared for the day the griefers would come.