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.

Arcane Survival

Arcane Survival is a 100% legitimate, Semi-Vanilla Minecraft server. We value a legitimate server and a strong community! No items have ever been spawned in. We’ve never switched into creative mode or installed WorldEdit in our survival world. Everything you see has been placed or mined how it should be – by hand!

Come visit us! If you’d like to join us, type `/apply` in-game for a link to to fill out a quick greylist application. If you want to apply first, go to https://arcaneminecraft.com/apply/ to get started. Don’t forget to join our Discord at https://arcaneminecraft.com/discord/

Also, visit us at reddit.com/r/ArcaneSurvival.

arcaneminecraft.com

Nomad Nation

Creative, Cross-Play, Economy, PvE, Survival

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Nomad Nation is launching a new survival server in just 2 days! Come join us on our adventures. Some features this new SMP will have: Economy | Land Claims | Warps | Set home | Survival only Few weeks after launch we will start adding additional fun things such as Custom fishing plugin, quests and more. Minecraft servers available on Nomad Nation: #1 SMP – Seasonal world scheduled to run for 12 months + #2 Creative – Flat map with plots and world edit! Servers currently in development and scheduled to launch throughout 2024: Cobblemon | Vault huntersAll of the above servers run on dedicated machines that are owned by Nomad Nation. Age requirement: 16+ Join our discord to play https://discord.gg/mUxUeuwjX4

play.nomadnation.info

L.A World

Bedwars, Creative, Mini Games, OneBlock, Parkour, Skyblock, Survival

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A fun oriented minecraft server.. friendly staffs and admins. ======== Game modes ======== Survival Bedwars Lifesteal Skyblock ————— IP: laworld.apexmc.co Discord : https://discord.gg/C9VdyseJt8 malayalam, kerala, india

laworld.apexmc.co:25576

BusinessCraft City Roleplay

Earth, Economy, MCMMO, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

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Are you ready to explore a new role play server? BusinessCraft is a minecraft-survival City Roleplay server that uses custom easy to use plugins to simulate aspects of a real city. The server includes a wide selection of jobs such as: Engineer, Miner, Lumberjack, Doctor, Lawyer and many more! This server also has a government and democratic elections!Live in a cozy house in the suburbs while building your business empire downtown. You can start businesses ranging from agriculture to manufacturing, scale your business into a large corporation or keep it a small local business, or you can work for another company and enjoy everything else the city has to offer!The city has lots to explore, you can rent apartments including penthouses, explore easter eggs like the sewers, or venture into the acres of wildlife preserve just outside city limits! Buses, trains, subways, and planes can help you travel throughout the city and world. Nearly everything built within the city is player owned and operated.

play.mcbusinesscraft.com

GoldenSky Server

Cross-Play, Economy, PvE, Skyblock, Survival

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The GoldenSky server has been around since 2013 and is 10 years old this year! Over the years it has included many players who have collected very personal memories in the game and with other players. The focus of the server is the game modes SkyBlock and Survival.

play.golden-sky.de

Ruinous Horizons

Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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Welcome to Ruinous Horizons, the most thrilling Cobblemon server pack you’ve ever seen! Dive into a world where Pokémon become your greatest ally and embark on an epic journey filled with adventure. Additional mods are added to enhance the experience. Use our modpack! Just search up Ruinous Horizons on technic or curseforge, or join our discord to see more ways.

rhorizons.apexmc.co:25602

Aether SMP

Economy, Survival

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› ˖°꒰ What is Aether SMP? Aether SMP is a Java and Bedrock SMP server founded on friendship and having a good time. We seek to create a comfortable and fun atmosphere for everyone. If you’re looking for a server that feels like a family, check us out.› ˖°꒰ Server Features: ╭ ────────────────── :: -﹆ ៸ ៸ Non-P2W ︰﹆៸៸ Java/Bedrock crossplay ︰﹆៸៸ Appealable bans ︰﹆៸៸ Vote ranks with perks A ﹆ ៸ ៸ TPA / Sethomes ︰﹆៸៸ Warp creation ︰﹆៸៸ Player driven economy ︰﹆៸៸ Open staff applications ︰﹆៸៸ Relaxed rules ╰ ────────────────── ::

play.aethersmp.com

Bloom SMP

Cross-Play, Survival

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Welcome to the original Bloom SMP! The perfect place to play Minecraft Survival, have fun and make new friendships.Features: – Anti griefing – Cross play – A welcoming community – An active Discord – A friendly staff team – Regular eventsBloom SMP is not modded, but does contain gameplay enhancing plugins. Please keep things friendly to ensure a good playing experience for everyone, our mod team will keep an eye out.

play.bloomsmp.net

Swemy Horseys

Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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Swemy Horseys is equestrian roleplay and economy server. Swemy Horseys is based off the SWEM mod, as well as it features a variety of other mods. We offer economy, roleplay, competition, and adventure. Our server is still in early development, but still open to the public as we continuously work on upgrading the server and creating better and better content. Check out our website for much more in depth information and see what future plans we have cooking up!Economy Buy, sell, get a server job, or create your own business. Become a farrier, vet, stablehand, rescue worker, swe-mart employee, riding instructor, facility owner/business owner, breeder, builder, contractor, photographer, videographer, and much more!Roleplay Build, compete, create your own facilities, take care of your horse, ride with friends.Adventure Play survival, explore, fight bosses, complete dungeons, and fight to earn your own dragon egg. You can travel the skies by dragon, and travel the lands by horse!Tags Java > 1.18.2 > Equestrian > Forge > Economy > Survival > Adventure > Roleplay > Modded

51.81.37.166:36570

LumaMC

Economy, MCMMO, Roleplay, Survival, Towny, Vanilla

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We’re a TownySMP focused on quality gameplay with a strong and friendly community. On Luma you’ll find tons of fun and unique features such as custom items (custom coded), seasons world (syncs up to real life), item wraps, mcMMO, and of course Towny!

play.lumamc.net

Gratopia

LifeSteal, MCMMO, Survival, Vanilla

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[1.20] Just RESET Welcome to the ultimate survival experience! Gratopia combines the excitement of survival with the thrill of an economy-based gameplay. Our community is made up of friendly players who are always eager to help each other out. With our user-friendly features, you’ll find yourself fully immersed in the survival aspect of Minecraft. From gathering resources to trading with other players, you’ll have everything you need to thrive in this virtual world. See you in game! [Java + Bedrock Supported]

gratopia.gg

HibiscusMC

Survival

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Step into a unique world unlike others on HibiscusMC: Reimagined – a revolutionary Minecraft Survival experience filled with custom mobs, furniture, blocks, and so much more, all without the need for any mods. Join our amazing community today on 1.19.2/3!

ms.hibiscusmc.com

GT New Horizons by CraftersLand

FTB, PvE, Survival, Tekkit, Towny

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░░░ Website: www.craftersland.net | Forum: forum.craftersland.net ░░░>> Server address: gt.craftersland.net░░░░░░ Server Info: ░░░░░░ > Town land protection system (MyTown 2 Mod). > Multiple chat channels. > Economy – Server Shops, Market and Auctions. > Daily and Vote Rewards. > Clans and PvP. > Server Live map. > Hosted in Data Center in Germany.

gt.craftersland.net

HaxMC

Anarchy, Cross-Play, KitPvP, LifeSteal, Mini Games, Parkour, PvP

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HaxMC Public Lifesteal server that have a mechanic of stealing life from players to replenish their own. They are a type of Minecraft SMP server and are often called “lifesteal smp” or ”pvp” servers. HaxMC Server Are 90% More Dangerous While Comparing to other Lifesteal Servers it has custom structure and custom Dark Night System in which it is hard for you to survive! Make Sure to vote daily for keys and stuff! Here you can find a server IP for a public lifesteal smp, for Java edition or Bedrock edition.

play.haxmc.fun

Shaded

PvE, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to Shaded, a brand new survival server where we aim to keep it simple and up to date.We’re focused on building our community, through continued development and player to player interactions.We support both Java and Bedrock edition, so no one is left out!

play.shaded.gg

Hjonkcraft Servers

Creative, Economy, Hardcore, Mini Games, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to Hjonkcraft Servers We are proudly a fully free to play server that has no paid entry and no donation store or micro transactionsWe have multiple servers to play on including Survival / Minigames / Hardcore / CreativeHardcore will reset every month and we give rewards to top hardcore players.Minigames are fully automatic and have their own server on the network, we host minigame Sunday every SundaySurvival has a few quality of life additions including bosses, we will occasionally run a server wide boss rush event. Hjonkcraft is a server that celebrates it’s community and player’s achievements, come be a part of it 🙂

Play.hjonkcraft.com

Players:	90/800	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Wailing Winds Heard:	4	Forbidden Grimoires Read:	1
Necronomicon Pages Collected:	6	Alternate Realities Explored:	4
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	2	Secret Passages Found:	6
Eldritch Scrolls Read:	6	Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	1
Soul Contracts Signed:	3	Dragonkin Hatched:	1
Blood Moons Survived:	3	Titanic Battles Fought:	26
Magical Familiars Summoned:	2	Mythical Swords Crafted:	99

Players:	109/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	4	Unicorn Sightings:	0
Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	7	Ethereal Couriers Hired:	1
Glitched Entities Encountered:	4	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	3
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	3	Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	3
Demon Skulls Collected:	25	Mimic Chests Discovered:	1
Legendary Scepters Created:	8	Forbidden Doors Opened:	1
Legendary Titles Earned:	1	Runic Tablets Deciphered:	27

Players:	99/300	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	5	Orbs of Power Found:	10
Cosmic Entities Communed With:	2	Blood-Forged Axes Created:	19
Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	37	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	1
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	11	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	23
Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	6	Phantom Blocks Placed:	2
Infernal Machines Built:	0	Star Shards Collected:	255
Omnipotent Charms Created:	1	Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	0

Players:	93/100	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	9	Talking Trees Consulted:	1
Mystic Runes Engraved:	5	Reality Warps Survived:	1
Living Statues Befriended:	1	Dragonkin Hatched:	5
Towns Built:	2	Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	2
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	0	Spectral Entities Defeated:	1
Goblin Armies Outwitted:	3	Backwards Speech Heard:	2
Invisible Pathways Walked:	3	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	1

Players:	91/700	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Animals Bred:	140	Haunted Forests Traversed:	2
Cursed Statues Activated:	1	Evil Lairs Raided:	7
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	1	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	7
Divine Relics Bestowed:	10	Fairy Circles Danced In:	10
Pirate Ships Captured:	2	Astral Projections Made:	4
Evil Twin Fights:	1	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	2
Phantom Blocks Placed:	4	Secret Libraries Discovered:	5

Players:	100/1000	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	3	Crystal Caves Mapped:	10
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	5	Vanishing Items Found:	3
Hidden Passages Discovered:	7	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	1
Animals Bred:	118	Wyrmholes Dug:	6
Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	4	Gnome Villages Protected:	7
Treasure Maps Found:	15	Unicorn Sightings:	0
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	2	Cursed Scrolls Read:	5

Players:	105/600	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Immortal Anvils Forged:	13	Heroic Oaths Sworn:	9
Epic Mounts Acquired:	7	Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	5
Dark Rituals Completed:	7	Cosmic Pies Baked:	8
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	4	Demonic Pacts Formed:	0
Astral Mages Summoned:	4	Animals Bred:	111
Epic Weapons Forged:	8	Shadow Daggers Crafted:	41
Enchantments Applied:	297	Enchanted Armories Found:	5

Players:	97/100	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Haunted Chests Opened:	1	Dark Rituals Completed:	5
Cosmic Hamsters Found:	5	Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	2
Cursed Amulets Found:	0	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	3
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	4	Fairy Circles Danced In:	7
Unicorn Sightings:	1	Cursed Taverns Survived:	4
Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	22	Emeralds Found:	7099
Sentient Weapons Trained:	7	Legendary Scepters Created:	4

Players:	101/400	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Magical Beanstalks Grown:	1	Sentient Weapons Trained:	7
Endless Night Skies:	1	Divine Relics Bestowed:	7
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	33	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	6
Eternal Flames Captured:	5	Talking Trees Consulted:	6
Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	2	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	4
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3	Forbidden Doors Opened:	3
Horror Stories Survived:	2	Endless Staircases Climbed:	0

Players:	100/200	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Mineshafts Explored:	2	Phantom Horses Ridden:	2
Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	2	Unseen Monsters Slain:	3
Royal Courts Attended:	4	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	9
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	14	Forbidden Doors Opened:	2
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	8	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	4
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	5	Portal Loops Escaped:	2
Talking Trees Consulted:	6	Dragon Scales Harvested:	388

Players:	106/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Shadow Daggers Crafted:	40	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	5
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	3	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	6
Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	4	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	0
Herobrine Sightings:	9	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2
Celestial Blades Sharpened:	10	Ores Mined:	4390
Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	3	Dragon Eggs Found:	9581
Magical Familiars Summoned:	2	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	5

Players:	94/500	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Lost Artifacts Recovered:	1	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	0
Endless Mazes Solved:	2	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	9
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	2	Haunted Mines Explored:	1
Elemental Crystals Collected:	73	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2
Shadow Figures Spotted:	3	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	1
Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	1	Omnipotent Charms Created:	2
Powerful Allies Recruited:	6	Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	7

Players:	109/800	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Demonic Pacts Formed:	2	Forbidden Doors Opened:	2
Wilderness Tamed:	8	Curse of Binding Applied:	3
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3	Mystic Runes Engraved:	2
Holy Grails Found:	4	Love Letters Sent:	9
Evil Portals Destroyed:	2	Alien Abductions:	2
Evil Twin Fights:	2	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	2
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	2	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	2

Players:	96/900	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Reality Distortions Fixed:	1	Enchanted Armories Found:	2
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	192	Eternal Flames Captured:	6
Gnome Villages Protected:	4	Underground Cities Explored:	3
Runic Tablets Deciphered:	46	Magical Frogs Kissed:	1
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	8	Legendary Items Repaired:	3
Mythical Relics Collected:	5	Dragonkin Hatched:	1
Whispering Shadows Heard:	1	Glitched Entities Encountered:	2

Players:	106/100	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Enchanted Forests Planted:	7	Legendary Heroes Trained:	1
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	4	Blood-Forged Axes Created:	11
Wailing Winds Heard:	4	Legendary Items Repaired:	2
Hedge Mazes Navigated:	10	Glitched Entities Encountered:	2
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	3	Legendary Scepters Created:	8
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2	Magical Frogs Kissed:	1
Shadow Realms Conquered:	0	Fairy Circles Danced In:	11

Players:	91/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Villages Defended:	10	Reality Distortions Fixed:	3
New Chunks Explored:	319455	Goblin Armies Outwitted:	10
Runic Tablets Deciphered:	12	Soul Contracts Signed:	2
Secret Libraries Discovered:	2	Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	5
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	6	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	13
Unique Catgirls Spotted:	2	Alien Abductions:	5
Secret Passages Found:	5	Endless Staircases Climbed:	3