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.

Arctic adventures

Bed wars, Faction Survival, Hunger Games, Kit PvP, Survival

Arctic Adventures is a newly created Minecraft Network, offering a Factions game mode, next to a Survival game mode with Discord-integrated proximity chat, infernal mobs, custom boss fights, more than 60 custom enchantments, economy, MCMMO, and grief prevention in player-claimed areas. For more bloodthirsty players we offer a KitPVP integration with a level up system, leaderboards, buyable kits and more! Join the Arctic Adventures server so you don’t miss a thing!Cross-Play: Java/Bedrock1.8 – 1.20

ArcticAdventures.ServeMinecraft.Net

VanillaHub

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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1.20 HAS JUST HAPPENED ON VANILLAHUB!An active survival server, that brings new and exciting updates regularly. Including custom cosmetics to customize your player, epic events and much more! We also have a very active discord server to chat with the whole community! https://discord.gg/vh– Item based shopping district– (/rtp) RTP at spawn– (/keepinv) Toggleable keep inventory– (/claim) Claims and grief protection

vanillahub.net

PokeRetreat

Pixelmon, Roleplay

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IP » play.pokeretreat.com Website »https://store.pokeretreat.com/ Discord » https://discord.gg/B4sq2bUkzpPokeRetreat is a server providing the popular Cobblemon mod. At PokeRetreat, we strive to bring the best quality gameplay for all players in mind, whilst trying to build and connect a community together. IMPORTANT: We’re a fabric server on minecraft version 1.20.1 please download the cobblemon mod here: https://modrinth.com/mod/cobblemon or if you’re on technic search for cobblemon and download the fabric version » Features: • #1 Cobblemon Experience • Customized Builds • GTS • Events • Player Gyms

play.pokeretreat.com

RawMinecraft 2.0

Survival, Vanilla

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[email protected].

RawMinecraft2.mcserv.co

VortexNetwork

Economy, Prison, PvP, Skyblock

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Vortex Network (CRACKED)As of currently, we have two unique gamemodes: Prisons and Skyblock. Both give a balanced and unique experience that is different from all other servers.Skyblock consists of features such as: Ore Totems, Island Upgrades, Custom coded Chunk Hoppers, Custom Coded Mobs/Stacking system, Island Worth, UNIQUE Replatantable Seeds system, Free flight, Equipment Paths (Custom system for enchants), /claim system and much more!Prisons consists of features such as: Player Advancements, Mining Levels, Pickaxe Energy, Pickaxe Crystals, Key Backpacks, 12+ Custom Enchants, Key Backpacks, Special Crates, Cryptics, Lucky Crates, Mine Crates, Donor Rankupgrades and much much more! You can join our discord to know more about the prison server features!https://discord.gg/sES3aRn VortexNetwork.me

VortexNetwork.me

RTVCRAFT

Survival, Vanilla

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Welcome to RTV Craft! This is a semi-vanilla survival server. Claiming! The messenger! Jobs! Shop! RTP! TPA! And so much more!

rtv_craft.apexmc.co:25667

Alternative World

Survival

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Survival Server with a lot of features– Custom Terrain – Custom Structure – Multi Currency – Cross Platform

playmc.alt-w.net

GlitchyMC

Bedwars, Cross-Play, LifeSteal, Skyblock, Survival, Survival Games

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GlitchyMC, A Minecraft Server Where The Fun Never Ends!~our Minecraft server has many type of games you can choose do you want survival?-we got it! Lifesteal?-No problem! Bedwars?-We also got it!

glitchy.mc-server.eu:30045

SweetPea Middle School

Economy, PvE, Survival, Vanilla

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sweetpeamc.com

CasualCrafters Vault Hunters

PvE, Whitelist

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Join Discord to request Whitelist!We are a friendly community of people who like to vault hunt without malding at every death. I made this server because I suffer from a crippling debilitation called Skill issue, and so far we get a lot of chill people so come and join us :)Age Restriction: 18+ preferred but all welcomeRule Set: VaultMode Casual (Deaths only cost durability) VaultLoot Plenty (2x Vault loot and exp gained) No Griefing, Stealing or PVP unless both parties consent Don’t create unnecessarily laggy farms Trading encouraged, we can help each other out with items when needed Build somewhere around spawn if possible (Within 1000 blocks radius)

vh.casualcrafters.net

FriendlyCraft

Economy, Mini Games, Parkour, PvE, Survival

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We are a family-friendly community with a natural economy. Earn money by working for other players, farming crops that actually develop while you are away, or selling mob eggs you have captured. Scavenging unprotected chests and abandoned homes is allowed! Work your way up a unique ranking system of 50 ranks, based on playtime, and accumulated wealth! You will unlock special rewards and abilities along the way! Have you ever wanted to live in the Nether? Now you can build an epic Nether base and claim it! Come Join Us Now!

play.friendlycraftmc.com

FaeTalesMC

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Roleplay, Survival, Towny

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Welcome to FaeTalesMC – Features – Bedrock Port : 19132– Slimefun (We will be adding in more add-ons as we grow!) – Towny /w Map – Cosmetics – Jobs – McMMO – PyroFishing ( WIth custom textures!) – PyroMining – Marriage Plugin – Balanced Economy – Player Shops – Big Community and Streamer Friendly – Shop

play.faetalesmc.net

SuperSurvivalX

Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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→ IP : supersurvivalx.minesr.com ← Discord : discord.gg/esbBGAe6KjOperating a nuclear powerplant ? check ! Drug and alcohol plugins ? check ! Economy ? check ! Player warps and minigames ? check ! Joining the server now ? check !

supersurvivalx.minesr.com

Veroxus

Anarchy, Factions, KitPvP, LifeSteal, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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Do you want a hot chick, a Ferrari, and a trillion dollars? Well, we don’t offer that in the Lifesteal department. But we do offer an AMAZING MINECRAFT SMP Introducing the Veroxus Lifesteal SMP, the DonutSMP alternative without the sweaty losers and Lifesteal added!We offer: * Fusion Think of if DonutSMP and the Lifesteal SMP had a baby * Smooth KB + Zero Lag This is an SMP with actual good knockback. The PvP is amazing. You won’t find any lag here * Zero Claims and Constant Raids Server is aiming to grow to 500 concurrent players by the end of July, so expect to find lots of bases where you can destroy and loot bases with no claim protection, be water, my friend 🥋 * 1.20 LATEST AND GREATEST VERSION SUPPORT We offer Minecraft on the latest version, you won’t have to play 1.12 like cheating noob servers such as 2b2t * HIRING STAFF Must be qualified We pay our staff monthly too! DM staff to get a job!We don’t have: Joe Biden’s Chocolate Chip. Ice Cream Vanilla is waaaay better

veroxus.club

IipuCraft

Creative, Skyblock, Survival

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Iipukema Network presents Ipucraft, the official McMMo server of the iipukema network, a survival with economy, in which you can sell and buy objects with in-game money, Bank to be able to save all the millions of iipucoins that you get, auctions to be able to sell what you don’t need, claims so that your things are always protected, Clans so that you and your friends can have a meeting place. Arenas con ranking, Surprise boxes through daily votes, Food market where you can buy any item you need, lore and much more!!! Find out at iipukema.com port 25565 Java and Bedrock! Iipukema.com the only server that shows its face! Follow us on Twitch and other social networks!!! Join the community…what are you waiting for?We have SquidGames, OneBlock, Skyblock, Skywars, Parkour, Lifestile, Minigames, Normal Survival and Technical Survival. What are you waiting for to come in and try?

iipukema.com:25580

Lava Rising

Anarchy, Cross-Play, Economy, Mini Games, PvP, Survival

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Looking for a thrilling and competitive Minecraft mini-game? Look no further than Lava Rising! Battle to death against other players while trying to survive as the lava rises around you. When you join the server, you’ll enter one of the elevators and be teleported to the game itself; you will receive randomized items that match the biome you’re in, such as blaze rods in the nether or elytras in the end. Craft armor and weapons to defend yourself and be the last one standing. Once you’ve completed the game, return to the lobby with your newfound items and sell any extras for totems, gapples, and other valuable items. And if you’re looking to upgrade to netherite, head to the nether to collect random items until you obtain netherite ingots. Parts of the lobby can move, it is designed unlike any other server, you will just have to see for yourself. Join Lava Rising now for a competitive and thrilling Minecraft experience.

lavarising.org

Players:	107/900	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	4
God-Tier Weapons Forged:	29	Unicorn Sightings:	0
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	3	Inescapable Mazes Solved:	4
Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	1	Enchanted Forests Planted:	10
Cursed Statues Activated:	4	Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	4
Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	1	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	26
Phantom Ships Sailed:	2	Crops Grown:	4778

Players:	99/500	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Crystal Palaces Visited:	3	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	2
Secret Guilds Joined:	5	Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	1
Phantom Rings Equipped:	23	Runic Tablets Deciphered:	12
Magic Items Found:	1068	Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	2
Magical Moments Shared:	23	Heroic Legacies Created:	4
Alternate Realities Explored:	4	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	1
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	30	Wyrmholes Dug:	9

Players:	102/200	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Chaos Gates Opened:	0	Titanic Battles Fought:	29
Mimic Chests Discovered:	2	Mythical Relics Collected:	16
Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	5	Dragon Eggs Found:	3266
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	6	Hedge Mazes Navigated:	10
Starry Nights Enjoyed:	49	Secret Libraries Discovered:	3
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	2	Titan Hearts Harvested:	3
Epic Weapons Forged:	6	Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	3

Players:	106/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Enchanted Forests Planted:	5	Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	2
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	13	Endless Mazes Conquered:	3
Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	1	Magic Crystals Found:	22
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	1	Meteorite Armor Created:	10
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	4	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	3	Undead Armies Raised:	0
Forbidden Doors Opened:	1	Celestial Events Witnessed:	1

Players:	106/700	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Moonlit Rituals Performed:	4	Battle Standards Raised:	8
Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	3	Soulbound Rings Equipped:	8
Wyrmholes Dug:	9	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	0
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	3	Hidden Passages Discovered:	8
Rainbows Spotted:	9	Corrupted Trees Chopped:	3
Chaos Gates Opened:	2	Divine Spears Created:	29
Alternate Realities Explored:	4	Glitched Entities Encountered:	1

Players:	108/700	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	2	Hedge Mazes Navigated:	10
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	5	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	4
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1	Dragon Eggs Found:	9335
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	1	Shadow Daggers Crafted:	43
Fabled Crowns Discovered:	8	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	4
Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	2	Farms Harvested:	369
Shattered Realms Restored:	0	Cosmic Entities Communed With:	1

Players:	110/500	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Living Shadows Defeated:	4	Void Armor Forged:	15
Meteorites Collected:	2	Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	4
Lava Oceans Crossed:	1	Blood Moons Survived:	2
Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	5	Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	9
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	2	Demonic Pacts Formed:	2
Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	2	Epic Battles Fought:	13
Ether Blades Crafted:	13	Celestial Blades Sharpened:	9

Players:	91/800	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Dragons Tamed:	3	Ores Mined:	9094
Rune Stones Activated:	11	Fairy Circles Danced In:	5
Epic Bosses Defeated:	0	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3
Epic Battles Fought:	8	Talking Trees Consulted:	3
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	1	Endless Night Skies:	1
Cosmic Entities Communed With:	1	Invisible Pathways Walked:	7
God-Killer Bows Constructed:	7	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	2

Players:	102/300	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Cozy Campfires Lit:	16	Meteor Showers Witnessed:	1
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	3	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	8
Void Armor Forged:	17	Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	0
Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	4	Infinite Doors Opened:	1
Pirate Ships Raided:	0	Celestial Gardens Planted:	2
Parallel Universes Unraveled:	2	Paranormal Events Investigated:	4
Alternate Realities Explored:	2	New Chunks Explored:	717819

Players:	92/400	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	3	Endless Night Skies:	4
Secret Guilds Joined:	4	Epic Shields Constructed:	19
Endless Mazes Conquered:	3	Shadow Figures Spotted:	4
Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	1	Orbs of Power Found:	3
Divine Spears Created:	25	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	4
Cursed Taverns Survived:	1	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3
Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	2	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	7

Players:	96/800	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Dragonkin Hatched:	5	Infernal Machines Built:	1
Crystal Wands Charged:	7	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1
Epic Shields Constructed:	24	Ghost Trains Ridden:	1
Legendary Titles Earned:	1	Enchanted Forests Planted:	10
Wailing Winds Heard:	4	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	25
Rainbows Spotted:	1	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	1
Phantom Horses Ridden:	4	Spectral Entities Defeated:	3

Players:	107/500	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Warlock Pacts Sealed:	2	Magical Moments Shared:	5
Hidden Villages Discovered:	3	Blood Moons Survived:	1
Endless Mazes Solved:	2	Dimensional Rifts Closed:	3
Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	2	Vanishing Structures Built:	3
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	7	Infinity Stones Found:	2
Lava Oceans Crossed:	1	Elemental Crystals Collected:	79
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	2

Players:	95/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	5	Invisible Walls Found:	2
Villages Defended:	5	Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	150
Arcane Towers Raised:	2	Magical Frogs Kissed:	8
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	14	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	1
Players Killed by Monsters:	7863	Magical Ponies Rescued:	8
Invisible Pathways Walked:	6	Sunfire Helmets Forged:	7
Twisted Realms Survived:	2	Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	1

Players:	93/500	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	3	Secret Guilds Joined:	3
Magical Frogs Kissed:	8	Cosmic Pies Baked:	9
Astral Orbs Gathered:	10	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	1
Ores Mined:	1465	Alternate Realities Explored:	3
Elemental Crystals Collected:	68	Ancient Ruins Explored:	3
Magical Familiars Summoned:	5	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	2
Backwards Speech Heard:	6	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	2