Question	Answer
Are Minecraft servers down?	Check the server’s status on its official website or forums. Servers may go down due to maintenance or issues with hosting providers.
Are Minecraft servers free?	Some are free to join, but hosting typically incurs costs covered by subscriptions, donations, or in-game purchases.
Are Minecraft servers cross-platform?	Servers running Bedrock Edition support cross-platform play. Java Edition servers require plugins like GeyserMC for cross-play.
Can Minecraft servers detect Xray?	Yes, anti-cheat plugins like OreObfuscator can detect or prevent Xray use.
How do Minecraft servers make money?	Through donations, in-game purchases (e.g., cosmetics), and subscription fees for premium access.
What Minecraft servers have Bedwars?	Hypixel is the most popular server offering Bedwars.
Where to buy Minecraft servers?	Hosting services like Apex Hosting, Shockbyte, and BisectHosting sell server hosting packages.
Why are Minecraft servers so expensive?	Costs scale with server performance, capacity, and hosting location.

Abrams TownyRPG

Looking for staff – https://discord.gg/EVmbRCGqrK TownyRPG – WIP, Coming soon. – 200+ Slots – High CPU prioritization with 15 Ram to ensure a no lag experience. – Races with own unique skills and attributes. – Custom Huge dungeons with unique custom bosses that drop the finest loot. – Player Driven but balanced economy. (Auction House) – NO P2W – Custom Quest system to keep you grinding! – Custom Towny system. – Magic – Playtime Rankup system. – Pets with their own skill tree. – Custom Arena with custom modes. – Many more custom features.

51.81.171.189:25573

Terra Nova

Survival, Vanilla, Whitelist

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Draw Forth and Join the Ranks of Terra Nova, A Vanilla Survival Server! (18+) Our 1.20.1 server is once again recruiting players from all corners of the earth to join our amazing community. We are an 18+ only community, and cater to those ages.

We are a purely community server. We are catered to your enjoyment and do not sell roles, ranks or benefits on the server. We are a free to play community that aims at bringing creative players together and foster a community that lasts.

To join, simple press on our discord server invite link!

terranova.dedimc.io

OakMC

Bedwars, Mini Games, Skyblock, Survival

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We are an up and coming Minigames Network, releasing on the 7th October! We have Skyblock, BlockWars, our own custom Minigame and Survival with some of our own custom structures and mobs!

play.oakmc.net

ChillZone SMP

Economy, PvE, Survival, Towny, Vanilla, Whitelist

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ChillZone SMP is a new whitelisted semi-vanilla Minecraft server where community is highly valued, and players have a say in server decisions. The server has been around for 4 years and features a user-friendly land-claiming plugin, various vanilla tweaks, Discord linking, Dynmap, player shops, and a diamond-based player-controlled economy. The staff members are all friendly, experienced, and fair, and the server rules are relaxed, prohibiting things like exploiting, griefing, stealing, and abuse. Join the excitement today by filling out a quick application form on the ChillZone Discord!

Discord: https://discord.gg/chills

play.chillzone.cc

Zentrium

PvE, PvP, Survival

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Zentrium is a survival server with nations and towns, advanced fishing, Coliseum where people kill each other, purchaseable player shops at spawn, Fishing competitions, Revive friends, Protect your items, Trade with others, propose to others, pose to others, join now.

Zentrium.net:25750

McBloof SMP Server

Economy, Survival, Vanilla

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Welcome to McBloof, your gateway to an unparalleled Minecraft experience that combines the best of survival gameplay with a thriving economy and a welcoming, tight-knit community. Step into a sprawling, breathtaking world where the possibilities are as endless as your imagination. In McBloof, survival is just the beginning; it’s a canvas upon which you can paint your adventures, friendships, and accomplishments. (ty AI)

McBloof.aternos.me

OG-Network

Cross-Play, LifeSteal, PvP

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OG Network is a Minecraft server that offers a thrilling and challenging game mode: Lifesteal SMP. In this mode, you can steal health from other players by killing them, but you can also lose health if you are killed. This adds a new layer of strategy and excitement to the survival experience. You will need to team up with your friends, as you can’t fight alone in this ruthless world. OG Network also features custom biomes, daily-spawning bosses, and unique gear sets to collect. Join now and see if you have what it takes to survive and thrive in Lifesteal SMP!

play.ognetwork.fun:6012

BarcelTowny MC

PvE, PvP, Survival, Towny

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Welcome to BarcelTowny Mc. BarcelTowny is a community based server on which towns, survival, and PVE is the basis of the experience. You can join a town, start a town or live in the Wilderness. We have special dungeons, along with a lot of unique structures. We are a very new server and we strive to run a family, peaceful, and fun server. Come and join our community today! This modpack started years ago. Tekkit classic, about 2012. Throughout the years, there have been a few other public servers. This is the first one that has come this far. A lot of thought has come into this. Hopefully, this server stays for the long haul. 1.7.10, is a good Modding version. There are items and mobs that did come later that are in this modpack. This modpack is called Machines and Magic Lite, but it was called Machines and Magic Futuristics first.

barceltownymc.xyz

SagaMC

Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Join us in the heart of the jungle, where the survival experience meets unparalleled customization and a thriving player-driven economy. Cast your vote and be part of our ever-growing community!

sagamc.net

Sanctum Network

Earth, Economy, Factions, PvE, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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400 Sci-Fi Mods in 1.20.1 Play as a dragon Build Factories Make your Meka-Suit Become the strongest Mage with your custom abilities

sanctum.network

WaveyMC Survival

Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival

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We are a 1.20.1 Survival Multiplayer (SMP) server with many cool features to keep our players having a great time. This includes features such as: Quests, a Level System, Factories, Deliveries, Random Teleport (RTP), Coins and much more!

As a server we aim to provide a welcoming yet exciting experience with our Minecraft game server. At WaveyMC we have taken the time to develop an experience that will truly keep the blockcrafters crafting blocks!

DISCORD: https://discord.waveymc.net

play.waveymc.net

ThunderMC

LifeSteal, PvP, Survival

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ThunderMC [BoxPvP]

Season 1 is out now!!! Mine your way to better gear Packed with tons of PvP Play Now! Why Not? The IP is: play.thundermc.net We are waiting for you! Good luck and Have fun! Also, make sure to join our discord https://discord.gg/thundermc

play.thundermc.net

Hylex

Bedwars, Mini Games, Parkour, Skywars

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We are a Brazilian minigame server in Minecraft Java Edition with more than 10 thousand daily players, made up of thousands of people who are fanatical about the game and totally addicted to BedWars, SkyWars, The Bridge, Build Battle, Duels, RankUP and other various minigames.

What are you waiting for? Get in there, let’s play!

Access Hylex via the IP hylex.gg or original.hylex.gg, available for the original and alternative versions of the game.

Discord: https://discord.gg/hylex Website: https://hylex.gg/

Hylex is a Brazilian server of minigames in Minecraft Java Edition with over 10,000 daily players. Its community is made up of thousands of Minecraft fanatics who are totally addicted to minigames like BedWars, SkyWars, The Bridge, Build Battle, Duels, RankUP and others.

hylex.gg

ResGamingInc Mystical Block Server

Skyblock, Survival

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Enjoy ya selves and Be Nice simple as that please join our discord and help us grow into a bigger community with others and various games to share Using Mystical Block 2.7.3 https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/mystical-block forge-36.2.34

resgamingincminecraft.ddns.net:30153

Nova Gilded Aegis

Cross-Play, Survival

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Here at Nova Gilded Aegis, We are a community oriented server! We believe that without the players we wouldn’t be here so we focus on listening to what our players want! We have a variety of plugins, there is always something for everyone, whether is be jobs, PvP (which is toggle-able of course!), Or clans. We have something for all. With staff ready to lend a helping hand, we look forward to seeing you around!

novagildedaegis.cloudnord.net:21932

ThreadsMine – Grief and Anarchy

Anarchy, Economy, KitPvP, PvP, Vanilla

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Do you want to test your survival skills and plunge into a world full of dangers? Welcome to the ThreadsMine server – a place where exciting adventures and adrenaline-pumping battles await. Here you can express yourself in a real griefer atmosphere! The ability to destroy, loot and spy – choose your path and create chaos around you!

On the ThreadsMine server, a world of full PVP awaits you, where every step could be your last. Powerful PvP battles with other players, capturing bases and battles for resources will become your daily reality.

Our server offers unique plugins and modifications that will allow you to unleash your griefing potential. Create secret bases, build traps, use secret passages and plot betrayals. Your imagination will not be limited!

Join the ThreadsMine server and become a real griefer! But be prepared for a brutal struggle for survival and seizure of territory. Only the strongest and most cunning survive here.

Don’t hesitate, come and become a part of our lawless world! This place is only for real griefers, and there is no place for weaklings!

mc.threadsmine.ru

Players:	106/400	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	1	Lost Cities Unearthed:	1
Crops Grown:	8397	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	28
Mines Excavated:	1077	Cursed Amulets Found:	1
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	4	Reality Distortions Fixed:	1
Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	13	Epic Battles Fought:	17
World-Altering Spells Cast:	0	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	0
Divine Scrolls Written:	21	Magic Items Found:	6097

Players:	110/300	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Glitched Entities Encountered:	1	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	4
Epic Shields Constructed:	25	Blood-Forged Axes Created:	10
Falling into the Void:	2	Unique Catgirls Spotted:	4
Cursed Lands Purified:	10	Necronomicon Pages Collected:	2
Parallel Universes Unraveled:	0	Secret Libraries Discovered:	3
Reality Distortions Fixed:	3	Chimeras Created:	4
Magic Wands Crafted:	8	Forbidden Doors Opened:	3

Players:	105/800	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Gods Slained:	1	Forbidden Tomes Read:	3
Demonic Pacts Formed:	3	God-Tier Weapons Forged:	20
Glitched Entities Encountered:	2	Vanishing Structures Built:	4
Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	12	Farms Harvested:	441
Wizards Turned into Frogs:	0	Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	2
Secret Passages Found:	3	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3
Volcanoes Explored:	3	Forbidden Grimoires Read:	3

Players:	99/800	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Unseen Monsters Slain:	3	Evil Lairs Raided:	5
Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	4	Astral Orbs Gathered:	12
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	44	Underground Cities Explored:	4
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	5	Soul Swords Wielded:	3
Mines Excavated:	1562	Wyrmholes Dug:	4
Mysterious Portals Opened:	10	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	2
Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	2	Ether Blades Crafted:	6

Players:	108/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Gryphons Tamed:	1	Whispering Caves Entered:	8
Unbreakable Chains Forged:	2	Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	6
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	6	Mystic Runes Engraved:	5
Mines Excavated:	4351	Eternal Flames Captured:	4
Goblin Armies Outwitted:	3	Dragon Eggs Found:	9596
Towns Built:	10	Magical Moments Shared:	19
Epic Weapons Forged:	3	Cursed Scrolls Read:	5

Players:	99/700	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Celestial Events Witnessed:	5	Dragon Eggs Hatched:	1
Farms Harvested:	290	Blood Moons Survived:	0
Unseen Monsters Slain:	6	World-Altering Spells Cast:	0
Dragon Eggs Found:	3801	Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	1
Unique Catgirls Spotted:	3	Magic Items Found:	4903
Reality Warps Survived:	2	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	2
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	1	Time-Warping Watches Found:	3

Players:	97/900	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Chaos Orbs Controlled:	14	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3
Moonlit Rituals Performed:	3	God-Tier Weapons Forged:	43
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	3	Lava Oceans Crossed:	1
Magical Beanstalks Grown:	1	Gnome Villages Protected:	5
Dragons Adopted as Pets:	1	Dragon Eggs Found:	5488
Unbreakable Chains Forged:	4	Living Statues Befriended:	2
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	1	Parallel Universes Unraveled:	2

Players:	109/700	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	1	Secret Passages Found:	8
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1	Secret Libraries Discovered:	3
Invisible Pathways Walked:	3	Meteorite Armor Created:	23
Elemental Crystals Collected:	69	Legendary Items Repaired:	5
Forbidden Tomes Read:	2	Cosmic Entities Communed With:	0
Mines Excavated:	2386	Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1
Emeralds Found:	7192	Dragon Scales Harvested:	264

Players:	99/200	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	2	Infernal Machines Built:	2
Void Armor Forged:	22	Shadow Figures Spotted:	7
Fabled Crowns Discovered:	7	Gryphons Tamed:	1
Chaos Gates Opened:	0	Ores Mined:	4275
Wailing Winds Heard:	1	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	1
Soul Contracts Signed:	2	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	9
Celestial Blades Sharpened:	11	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	2

Players:	93/1000	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Forbidden Doors Opened:	3	Astral Orbs Gathered:	17
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	29	Ancient Guardians Awoken:	1
Living Shadows Defeated:	5	Wilderness Tamed:	8
Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	6	Warlock Pacts Sealed:	2
Hidden Passages Discovered:	4	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	40
Soulbound Rings Equipped:	12	Elemental Crystals Collected:	87
Crystal Wands Charged:	13	Crops Grown:	6227

Players:	107/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Secret Libraries Discovered:	3	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	18
Battle Standards Raised:	13	Herobrine Sightings:	7
Chimeras Created:	4	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	2
Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	12	Fabled Crowns Discovered:	10
Phantom Ships Sailed:	1	Mythical Quests Completed:	42
Forgotten Legends Remembered:	9	Magical Moments Shared:	8
Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	1	Evil Lairs Raided:	7

Players:	103/900	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Divine Spears Created:	22	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	3
Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	5	Mimic Chests Discovered:	1
Endless Staircases Climbed:	0	Cursed Scrolls Read:	2
Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	2	Cursed Villages Purged:	3
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	4	Whispering Caves Entered:	8
Teleportation Mishaps:	4	Ancient Ruins Explored:	4
Chaos Gates Opened:	2	Star Shards Collected:	272

Players:	104/800	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Haunted Mines Explored:	3	Shattered Realms Restored:	1
Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	5	Royal Decrees Issued:	1
Dragon Scales Harvested:	315	Magic Crystals Found:	16
Underground Cities Explored:	1	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	4
Divine Relics Bestowed:	13	Infernal Machines Built:	2
Unbreakable Chains Forged:	2	Reality Warps Survived:	1
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	5	Glitched Entities Encountered:	2

Players:	102/600	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Phoenix Feathers Found:	8	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	1
Magical Moments Shared:	15	Forbidden Relics Collected:	8
Magical Ponies Rescued:	3	Demonic Pacts Formed:	3
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	1	Alternate Realities Explored:	1
Vanishing Items Found:	2	Potions Brewed:	139
Epic Bosses Defeated:	1	Divine Scrolls Written:	23
Forbidden Tomes Read:	2	Soul Contracts Signed:	1

Players:	90/100	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	3	Godly Talismans Bestowed:	5
Wizards Turned into Frogs:	1	Mystic Runes Engraved:	6
God-Killer Bows Constructed:	2	Farms Harvested:	658
Legendary Heroes Trained:	5	Epic Weapons Forged:	2
Players Killed by Monsters:	6409	Teleportation Mishaps:	3
Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	3	Soul Swords Wielded:	1
Invisible Walls Found:	2	Alien Abductions:	5

Players:	99/900	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Vanishing Structures Built:	1	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	2
Love Letters Sent:	10	Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	1
Glorious Feasts Held:	5	Sentient Weapons Trained:	5
Titan Hearts Harvested:	5	Reality Warps Survived:	2
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	3	Goblin Armies Outwitted:	2
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	1	Potions Brewed:	59
Mythical Quests Completed:	40	World-Altering Spells Cast:	2