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.

Bedrock SMP

Welcome to Bedrock SMP, we host a non lag server (PG-13) with great plugins so you can enjoy your time on our server. Some of our plugins include: Sitting, claims, an economy with a shop, /sell hand to make money, etc. We even have a discord and our own store so you can talk to your friends and show off your cool rank which includes a prefix and perms such as /nick /repair and even /kittycannon. If you ever need help on our server you can ask a staff member in-game or just make a support ticket on our discord server. We all hope that you come and bring your friends to play on our new server.

51.81.53.213:25641

Modesty

Factions, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Want a peaceful server where you can build with your friends? Or, do you prefer to play survival with a few minigames? Modesty has it all! Modesty has multiple worlds to explore. The world is a non-griefing, community supporting world with lots to explore. You can challenge mob arenas, or take on your friends at pvp.

66.70.252.188

Minecafe

Survival

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We have a 1.14.4 SMP and are working on adding new servers. The SMP has grief prevention, TorchWand, fast leaf decay, and more. Come hang out with us, and help build our community. 🙂

mc.minecafe.net:25609

Lootcraft

Economy, PvE, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

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Welcome to Lootcraft, a survival server with a friendly community! We offer a chill and laid back experience, so if you’re looking for a casual server to play on you’ve come to the right place! We offer many features, such as land claiming to protect your builds, chest shops and auctions to buy and sell items, and player warps so other players can check out what you made. With the world border being 10,000 x 10,000, there is plenty of land to explore. Come join us and become part of the Lootcraft community!

play.lootcraft.org

WheatField

Creative, Factions, KitPvP, PvP, Skyblock

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WheatField,WheatField is a community based server that is now online! We cater for lovers of all gamemodes featuring KitPvP, Skyblock, Factions and soon to be Creative. We can’t wait to see the community flourish. We hope you enjoy the server and appreciate the heartfelt time and effort we have put in to the server. We love you guys!

WheatField.MC.GG

Furry Refuge Community Server

Creative, Economy, Mini Games, PvP, Survival

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We’re a small but growing community of Furries with a community server that is welcome to anyone and everyone who wants to join! We’ve got landclaiming, a bit of an economy going, along with Slimefun! We try to foster a a friendly encronment with players on daily. Lands will allow you to claim a property by doing “/lands claim”.. you can also use the little menu book we’ve provided. Slimefun book is also very easy to use and uses xp to unlock tech stuff. If you want a more vanilla play, you can definitely do that without having to worry about tech stuff. On the other hand, you can delve deep into tech without mods, allowing even players with crappy computers to play on our server and have just as much fun. Remember, you can save your xp by using a empty bottle item in a crafting table. keep “soulbound” items in your inventory upon death, and other stuff! Join us on telegram at telegram.furryrefuge.com or our discord which is discord.furryrefuge.com. We hope to see you in-game, and if not, you can use the bot to chat to people in-game from telegram or discord minecraft chats!

mc.furryrefuge.com

MegaCityCraft

Creative, Economy, Factions, MCMMO, Survival

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24/7 Hosted /back /tpa /sell etc !! Wait for it… Our free commands are free. We have tons of features — Come play a while and see why we’re so AWESOME !!

149.56.107.7

Swyft Minecraft Network

Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to Swyft, your next destination for an exceptional Minecraft experience! Immerse yourself in the world of Swyft, a dedicated 1.20 Minecraft server that pushes the boundaries of creativity and community. Operating on Java and incorporating custom resources, our server creates a unique and immersive gameplay environment.But that’s not all! We’re currently hard at work on a Java and Bedrock Hybrid server, where Java players can seamlessly join forces with Bedrock players. Swyft is committed to fostering a united gaming community where players from both platforms can share their adventures and experiences.Support the Swyft community by participating in voting and unlocking exciting perks, including extra homes, chest shops, player vaults, spawners, and much more. Whether you’re a seasoned Minecraft enthusiast or just embarking on your gaming journey, Swyft warmly welcomes you to join our ever-growing community.Connect now to Swyft, the server where creativity knows no bounds, and the community is at the heart of every adventure. Your journey begins here!

Play.SwyftMC.net

gamemode Creative

Creative, Cross-Play

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Asia’s largest CREATIVE ARCHITECTURE SERVER Everyone can receive Flat Personal World and Wild Personal Worlds for free to engage in personal creative activities. With this, unleash your creativity and create your own architectural masterpieces.Our server provides various features to allow players to enjoy creative activities freely. You can use a variety of functions including WorldEdit without any restrictions, enabling you to turn creative ideas into reality.Moreover, our server is enhancing multilingual support. With support for languages like English, Japanese, and more, you can communicate and collaborate with players from around the world.Make new friends and enjoy the joy of construction through Minecraft! We are waiting for you on our server.

play.gamemode.fun

Kohar Mc

Factions, Survival

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You can’t find a server where you can consistently play on?KoharMC Is an exclusive faction server that will allow you to experience countless adventures and many memoriesThis server allows you to create your faction and let you release your inner conquerer.You can lead the strongest faction on the server and dominate everybody.You might want to become a headhunter and make money for the factions by hunting their enemy’s head.The possibilities are limitless. Join today and become an exclusive member of our community!

play.koharmc.com:25750

16-Bit MC

Skyblock, Survival

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We aspire to be your Skyblock home. Server is new, however we’re here for the long haul! Come be a founding member of our server, build your Skyblock, and check out our unique cave system!

play.16bitmc.net

Cake Realm

Cross-Play, Economy, OneBlock, Survival, Vanilla

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Cake Realm is a cross-play Minecraft server that focuses on Survival and Sky Block. The play through should be as normal as possible with some fun extra functions. So you can play with your friends with no compromises. This is the discord server where you get updates on the progress on the server and can connect with fellow Minecraft players.This server is a great and simple way for everyone to interact with the fantastic world which is Minecraft. Therefore do we have crossplay between Minecraft Java and Minecraft Bedrock. So you can play Minecraft with your friends no matter what.Game modes: Survival and Sky Block

Play.cakerealm.com

Planet X Vanilla

PvE, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla, Whitelist

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Hello Minecrafter! We invite you to our friendly community!We offer an immersive survival experience while staying completely true to the classic game style.To start playing, just join our Discord channel and submit an application. Don’t worry, we will quickly check it and you can immerse yourself in the exciting world of our server!

95.217.68.76:25616

Infernal Network

Survival

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play.infernalmc.net

BetoCraft

Anarchy, Cross-Play, Factions, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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Betocraft is a semi-anarchist Minecraft Java and Bedrock server. Basically you can do everything except use hacks and be toxic towards other members Port for minecraft bedrock: 19132English: BetoCraft is a cross-play Survival Minecraft Java and Bedrock server for Portuguese-speaking players. It includes features like PvP and Factions and is set up in offline mode (aka cracked). The server’s gameplay is semi-anarchy, so you can pretty much do everything except use hacks and be toxic with other members. To join BetoCraft from Bedrock Edition, use port 25565.

betocraft.ddns.net

Aurora Middle School

Survival, Vanilla

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A small friendly SMP with a vanilla experience and friendly players. We hope to see many new faces there!

aurora.my.pebble.host:25583

Players:	96/500	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Phantom Blocks Placed:	3	Legendary Scepters Created:	6
Rune Stones Activated:	6	Potions Brewed:	60
New Chunks Explored:	92128	Animals Bred:	24
Secret Libraries Discovered:	2	Cursed Statues Activated:	2
Witch’s Brew Drunk:	5	Ancient Dragons Awakened:	0
Celestial Blades Sharpened:	5	Evil Lairs Raided:	2
Ether Blades Crafted:	7	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	1

Players:	105/900	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Meteorites Collected:	2	Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	1
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	74	Ancient Relics Unearthed:	330
Demon Skulls Collected:	41	God-Tier Weapons Forged:	23
Ancient Ruins Explored:	2	Soulbound Rings Equipped:	12
Dimension Hops:	5	Mimic Chests Discovered:	3
Celestial Events Witnessed:	2	Titanic Battles Fought:	29
Eerie Music Discs Played:	3	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	2

Players:	108/800	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Reality Distortions Fixed:	3	Epic Mounts Acquired:	8
Elemental Crystals Collected:	31	Crystal Caves Mapped:	10
Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	2	Legendary Items Repaired:	7
Ores Mined:	4313	Cursed Amulets Found:	4
Orbs of Power Found:	8	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	0
Astral Projections Made:	2	Battle Standards Raised:	6
Unseen Monsters Slain:	8	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	3

Players:	110/600	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Living Shadows Defeated:	3	Gnome Villages Protected:	8
Portal Loops Escaped:	3	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	1
Dungeon Sieges Launched:	5	Players Killed by Monsters:	6724
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	6	Endless Staircases Climbed:	2
Astral Mages Summoned:	1	Wailing Winds Heard:	3
Eerie Music Discs Played:	6	Infinite Doors Opened:	3
Star Shards Collected:	76	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	1

Players:	98/1000	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	1	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	2
Gryphons Tamed:	4	Spectral Entities Defeated:	5
Enchantments Applied:	115	Divine Relics Bestowed:	9
Lunar Scepters Activated:	11	Cursed Swords Broken:	2
Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	3	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	56
Orbs of Power Found:	11	Magic Items Found:	6183
World-Altering Spells Cast:	0	Potions Brewed:	87

Players:	99/100	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	5	Epic Battles Fought:	14
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	3
Zombie Dances:	1	Meteorite Armor Created:	22
Cosmic Pies Baked:	3	Celestial Events Witnessed:	3
Necronomicon Pages Collected:	2	Dimensional Rifts Closed:	4
Blood-Forged Axes Created:	16	Dragon Eggs Hatched:	3
Goblin Markets Raided:	5	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	3

Players:	109/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	3	Cursed Scrolls Read:	2
Hedge Mazes Navigated:	6	Endless Staircases Climbed:	3
Backwards Speech Heard:	3	Shattered Realms Restored:	0
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	2	Cozy Campfires Lit:	13
Endermen Teleportation Errors:	0	Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	1
Pirate Ships Raided:	1	Ethereal Couriers Hired:	2
Soul Contracts Signed:	2	Celestial Crowns Worn:	2

Players:	92/100	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Void Armor Forged:	10	Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	3
Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	25	Magic Items Found:	8529
Omnipotent Charms Created:	5	Mythical Relics Collected:	14
Forbidden Tomes Read:	4	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	3
Haunted Mines Explored:	1	Phantom Ships Sailed:	1
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	2	Ores Mined:	900
Ender Pearl Glitches:	1	Treasure Maps Found:	6

Players:	102/500	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Glitched Entities Encountered:	5	Endless Staircases Climbed:	3
Star Shards Collected:	125	Forbidden Doors Opened:	3
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	5	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	12
Epic Battles Fought:	17	Astral Staffs Crafted:	13
Haunted Chests Opened:	3	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	11
Epic Shields Constructed:	36	Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	4	Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	15

Players:	107/600	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Elemental Crystals Collected:	98	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	1
Invisible Pathways Walked:	4	Evil Portals Destroyed:	2
Dragon Hoards Looted:	2	Godly Talismans Bestowed:	16
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	2	Secret Libraries Discovered:	3
Parallel Universes Unraveled:	2	Enchanted Armories Found:	7
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	1	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	5
Magic Items Found:	7642	Alternate Realities Explored:	1

Players:	99/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Shadow Realms Conquered:	0	Phantom Ships Sailed:	1
Hidden Passages Discovered:	5	Inescapable Mazes Solved:	2
Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	3	Warrior Spirits Summoned:	12
Endermen Teleportation Errors:	2	Titanic Relics Retrieved:	2
Legendary Scepters Created:	7	Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	2
Ancient Ruins Explored:	1	Goblin Markets Raided:	5
Epic Bosses Defeated:	0	Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	3

Players:	90/800	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Eclipse Rings Activated:	2	Celestial Events Witnessed:	2
Mysterious Portals Opened:	14	Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	1
Goblin Armies Outwitted:	8	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	5
Crystal Wands Charged:	17	Mineshafts Explored:	1
Epic Weapons Forged:	8	Living Shadows Defeated:	5
Star Shards Collected:	100	Royal Courts Attended:	2
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	1	Soul Contracts Signed:	4

Players:	104/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	11	Unicorn Sightings:	1
Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	1	Secret Guilds Joined:	3
Gryphons Tamed:	4	Immortal Potions Brewed:	15
Star Shards Collected:	74	Celestial Crowns Worn:	3
Whispering Caves Entered:	6	Reality Distortions Fixed:	3
Titan Hearts Harvested:	4	Falling into the Void:	2
Magic Items Found:	4119	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2

Players:	97/400	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Wailing Winds Heard:	3	Immortal Anvils Forged:	17
Dragon Eggs Hatched:	3	Arcane Towers Raised:	5
Epic Mounts Acquired:	3	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	1
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	4	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	4
Enchantments Applied:	252	Cursed Statues Activated:	2
Soul Contracts Signed:	1	Mysterious Portals Opened:	8
Reality Distortions Fixed:	2	Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	1

Players:	107/1000	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Celestial Beings Befriended:	0	Corrupted Trees Chopped:	3
Zombie Dances:	10	Werewolf Howls Heard:	1
Void Gems Collected:	33	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2
Endless Mazes Solved:	1	Undead Armies Raised:	3
Ancient Relics Unearthed:	215	Heroic Oaths Sworn:	10
Goblin Markets Raided:	5	Cursed Scrolls Read:	5
Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	3	Living Shadows Defeated:	2