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.

Bucketsmp – survival

Why BucketSMP Stands Out in the Minecraft Community

Join our thriving community in BucketSMP, where players come together to build, explore, and embark on epic adventures. Our server offers a rich, player-driven world filled with exciting activities, custom events, and engaging game modes suitable for all types of Minecraft enthusiasts.

Tips for New PlayersStart by exploring the server’s unique features and custom builds.Participate in server-wide events to win exclusive rewards.

play.bucketsmp.com

MineBox Network

Creative, Economy, Mini Games, Skyblock, Skywars, Survival

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Do you need a high-performance Minecraft community? Join MineBox Network! We are the number one server in quality and modalities, we take our work very seriously to progress as much as possible. We have been online for more than 5 years!

mcs.minebox.es

TavernMC

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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TavernMC is a Survival Minecraft server that adds a ton of new layers to the game. Players can team up with their friends, and explore a massive world with beautiful biomes. Be careful! because there are bears, and other creatures that spawn. Go on quests, take on some jobs, and level up to become the strongest. What makes this server unique? – Custom Mobs (Bears, Racoons, Skunks, and Bosses) – Custom Items (Ones that are better than netherite) – Custom Biomes (Over 80+ Beautiful biomes to explore) – Meant for both Casual Players and PVPers

tavernmc.net

Roleplay Hub

Anarchy, Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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mc.roleplayhub.net

Loka

Economy, Factions, PvP, Survival, Towny

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Loka is a Semi-Vanilla, PvP Survival Server that uses custom plugins to create a one of a kind Minecraft experience. Loka features a custom-written Territorial Conquest System, a very rich story, unique, talent-based Battlegrounds, ELO-rated Arenas, a custom Market, Thievery, and World Events.Loka’s biggest feature, Territories, is custom system wherein Towns vie for control of static Territory Nodes throughout our three Continents. The strongest Town or Alliance at the end of each month becomes the Capital of Loka and gets to implement global policies. Alliances, Enemies, Friends, and Mortal Enemies have been forged and destroyed through our Territory System. Territorial Conquest, Custom World, Towns, Town Industries, Jobs, PvP, Powerful Market, Thievery, Story.

play.lokamc.com

From PokeBa

Economy, Factions, Parkour, Pixelmon, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Dear PokeBalta family!We look forward to bringing you exciting news after a long wait! Our brand new season is at the door and we are sure that we will fascinate you once again with the innovations we bring. Here are some special features we have prepared for you: Version 1.16.5 and Latest Pixelmon, Exclusive Datapack, WARZONE Add-on, Fun Activities, Server Exclusive Costumes, Dungeons and MoreDon’t forget to follow our social media accounts and forums so you don’t miss this season full of exciting innovations. We look forward to collecting unique memories together in our new season! Are you ready? We are ready! We welcome you to this magical adventure. See you later!

play.pokebalta.com.tr

RealBox

Bedwars, Economy, Mini Games, PvP

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BoxPvP server. Features: Powerful hosting, nearly best anti-cheat system possible, premium plugins

play.realbox.fun

Minewind

Anarchy, Bedwars, Creative, Hardcore, KitPvP, Raiding, Survival Games

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Choose your class and go on an epic adventure to gather all the OP loot that suits your play style!

A big variety of loot can be found in any chest in the world, or traded with many villagers for emeralds. More loot can be stolen from OP monsters, but they will use it against you first!

Special events happen on spawn every few hours that offer more unique OP rewards.

At the end of the day, explore the natural beauty of Minecraft wilderness and build a work of art in the perfect spot.

For more information visit https://minewind.com

gyat.minewind.net

PocketPixels

Creative, Economy, MCMMO, Pixelmon, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

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All our servers offer unique and enjoyable Pixelmon experiences, for all involved in the Pixelmon community, which you won’t feel anywhere else! Our aim is to provide you with a pixelmon experience like no other filled with our custom content, events, and a one of a kind friendly community. Join our servers, and begin your adventure of a lifetime!Put your skills and knowledge to the test by challenging our 8+ Gym System, run by experienced staff members, to earn all the badges! If you’re into the competitive scene or looking for another challenge, you can challenge our Hard-Mode Gyms, Elite Four and Battle Frontier. Try our daily quests where you complete challenges to earn a range of rewards and experience the Pixelmon gameplay to its fullest!You’ll constantly see new custom content and network updates, staff members actively improving your experience, giveaways and events with prizes, and much more!Everyone can find something to do on our servers! Fitting into your play style is easy, whether it be competitive battling, trading, catching Pixelmon, hunting down legendaries, or even hanging our with friends! You’ll find a place in the PocketPixels community.

play.pocketpixels.net

VanillaPlus

Anarchy, Economy, Hardcore, PvP, Raiding, Survival, Vanilla

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NO LAND CLAIMING | NO GRIEF PREVENTION | NO KEEP INVENTORY | PVP ENABLED | RAIDS We have a protected spawn that you can teleport to trades, meet up with people, or fight to the death against other players. You also can set homes and teleport so that you can easily get around without traveling far distances to get to farms, bases, or friends. On Vanilla Plus, you can experience classic Minecraft, but better! Build an epic base, fight to the death, or hang out. Anything is possible, so come check it out!

play.vanillaplus.net

PlayCDU

FTB, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Skyblock, Survival

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Our Links: Website: https://www.craftdownunder.co Discord: https://discord.gg/playcdu Forums: https://forum.playcdu.co/About Us: To view all 35+ servers that we host and their IPs, head to https://forum.playcdu.co/servers/Craft Down Under is a gaming community that specializes in hosting and playing Minecraft modpacks. Our servers, located in Australia, Germany and the United States, offer a wide variety of modpacks to suit different playstyles and preferences. We’re dedicated to providing a welcoming environment for all players, regardless of their skill level, to come together and enjoy the unique experiences that modpacks provide. Join us today and see why Craft Down Under is the go-to destination for Minecraft modpack enthusiasts!

nohub.playcdu.co

JackpotMC

Anarchy, Economy, Factions, LifeSteal, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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JackpotMC is a server focused on PvP game modes, with our latest game mode being Lifesteal SMP. This is a one of kind, unique SMP that allows players to steal hearts from each other. Once a player kills another, they take a heart from them. If you die to a player, you lose a heart to them. Once you’re out of hearts, you’re banned for the rest of the day. With no claims and no rules on griefing, it is a pure Anarchy experience.

play.jackpotmc.com

NAVELYA

PvP

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NAVELYA NETWORK Our server is a server played within the scope of PvP. If you have just started our server, use the (/kit) command. You Can Use It To Kill Other Players And Take Their Sets. You Can Enter Places in the PvP Area and Strengthen Your Set You can review our server. 1.16.5x 1.20.4

play.navelya.net

CedarMC

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, Factions, LifeSteal, Survival, Towny

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The ZedarMC community is a very friendly one, and our staff is always available to help you. We are also a crossplay network, which means we support Bedrock Edition.ZedarMC has a variety of gamemodes ranging from peaceful to competitive, so you can always have fun and vibe! Survival SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Earth SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Lifesteal SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Oneblock 1.13 – 1.20 Skyblock 1.13 – 1.20 [Coming Soon]

Prison 1.13 – 1.20 [Coming Soon]IP: ms.zedarmc.com Bedrock Port: 19132 Discord: discord.gg/zedar

ms.zedarmc.com

EYServer

Cross-Play, LifeSteal, Pixelmon, Prison, Skyblock, Survival, Vanilla

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The official Minecraft server for the YouTuber Eystreem who has over 7 million subscribers and 100 million monthly viewers! The server has a Survival SMP gamemode based on update 1.20 with grief protection and a Prison gamemode that contains custom pickaxe enchantments, pets, minions, prison cell islands, and more!Join IP: mcs.eyserver.com (Java and Bedrock)Claim FREE bundle on our store! https://store.eyserver.com

mcs.eyserver.com

Foxcraft

Cross-Play, Economy, OneBlock, Parkour, PvP, Skyblock, Survival

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Foxcraft is a Minecraft Server Network that has been around since 2011 and provides it’s playerbase with multiple classic gamemodes like Prison, Skyblock, Survival, Creative, and more! All of our gamemodes feature custom additions to keep things interesting and modern. We also provide custom gamemodes like Kingdoms (a custom take on the popular factions gamemode) and we like to run a wide variety of events.Our gamemodes: – Oneblock – Kingdoms – Skyblock – Prison – Creative – Survival – Parkour [NEW]Player Statistics: https://www.mcfoxcraft.com/stats/ IP: play.foxcraft.net Forums: www.mcfoxcraft.com Store: store.foxcraft.net

pog.foxcraft.net

Players:	101/500	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Demon Skulls Collected:	15	Celestial Crowns Worn:	2
Star Shards Collected:	249	Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	6
Hedge Mazes Navigated:	12	Lost Cities Unearthed:	5
Celestial Gardens Planted:	2	Buildings Constructed:	29
Mines Excavated:	3159	Heavenly Choirs Heard:	1
Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	7	Spontaneous Duels Fought:	13
Evil Lairs Raided:	7	Epic Mounts Acquired:	7

Players:	98/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	6	Magical Familiars Summoned:	4
Storm Giants Negotiated With:	2	Dragon Hoards Looted:	1
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	2	Whispering Shadows Heard:	5
Dungeon Sieges Launched:	3	Phantom Knights Defeated:	7
Werewolf Howls Heard:	3	Dragon Eggs Found:	4346
Void Gems Collected:	14	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	2
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	17	Orbs of Power Found:	3

Players:	103/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Invisible Walls Found:	4	Heavenly Choirs Heard:	2
God-Tier Weapons Forged:	22	Celestial Blades Sharpened:	13
Lunar Scepters Activated:	3	Wyrmholes Dug:	8
Rune Stones Activated:	4	Warlock Amulets Crafted:	10
Royal Decrees Issued:	0	Pirate Ships Raided:	2
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	1	Whispering Caves Entered:	2
Falling into the Void:	3	Phantom Knights Defeated:	6

Players:	97/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Dragon Hoards Looted:	3	Meteorites Collected:	3
Cursed Amulets Found:	0	Immortal Potions Brewed:	3
Animals Bred:	42	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	3
Epic Quests Completed:	27	Hidden Villages Discovered:	3
Forbidden Tomes Read:	3	Horror Stories Survived:	3
Corrupted Trees Chopped:	4	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	2
Phoenix Feathers Found:	8	Chaos Gates Opened:	1

Players:	94/200	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Phantom Ships Sailed:	3	Astral Mages Summoned:	2
Ether Blades Crafted:	5	Celestial Gardens Planted:	4
Epic Weapons Forged:	3	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	5
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	4	Cosmic Pies Baked:	4
Dungeon Sieges Launched:	5	Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	2
Vanishing Structures Built:	3	Corrupted Trees Chopped:	2
Haunted Mines Explored:	2	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	1

Players:	98/1000	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Unbreakable Curses Broken:	2	New Chunks Explored:	29312
Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	2	Heroic Oaths Sworn:	23
Eldritch Scrolls Read:	6	Mineshafts Explored:	5
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	3	Meteorites Collected:	1
Dragons Tamed:	2	Mystical Amulets Crafted:	37
Secret Libraries Discovered:	3	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	0
Rune Stones Activated:	11	Secret Passages Found:	3

Players:	99/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Cursed Swords Broken:	3	Demonic Pacts Formed:	1
Vanishing Structures Built:	4	Magical Frogs Kissed:	6
Inescapable Mazes Solved:	4	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	4
Glorious Feasts Held:	9	Magic Wands Crafted:	15
Curse of Binding Applied:	3	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	10
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	39	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	5
Players Killed by Monsters:	8721	Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	157

Players:	93/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	3	Parallel Universes Unraveled:	0
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3	Wyrmholes Dug:	10
Legendary Scepters Created:	2	Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	3
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	2	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	2
Haunted Forests Traversed:	7	Chimeras Created:	1
Curse of Binding Applied:	5	Spectral Entities Defeated:	4
Reality Warps Survived:	0	Shattered Realms Restored:	1

Players:	104/600	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Storm Giants Negotiated With:	0	Divine Spears Created:	29
Chimeras Created:	4	Shadow Realms Conquered:	1
Phoenix Feathers Found:	15	Cursed Lands Purified:	10
Divine Relics Bestowed:	11	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	1
Living Shadows Defeated:	5	Endless Legions Commanded:	32
Heroic Legacies Created:	2	Reality Warps Survived:	0
Cursed Villages Purged:	3	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	13

Players:	103/800	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	18	Phantom Horses Ridden:	1
Eerie Music Discs Played:	6	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	5
Corrupted Trees Chopped:	1	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	4
Mystery Villagers Spotted:	1	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	3
Blood Moons Survived:	3	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	5
Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	3	Towns Built:	5
Celestial Gardens Planted:	6	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	5

Players:	105/800	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Elemental Temples Cleansed:	4	Phantom Horses Ridden:	2
Vanishing Structures Built:	2	Mystical Amulets Crafted:	33
Underground Cities Explored:	1	Warrior Spirits Summoned:	26
Alternate Realities Explored:	5	Emeralds Found:	697
Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	28	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	2
Arcane Towers Raised:	2	Blood Moons Survived:	3
Infinite Doors Opened:	1	New Chunks Explored:	664750

Players:	109/300	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Ancient Ruins Explored:	1	Titanic Battles Fought:	29
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	2	Mystery Villagers Spotted:	6
Runic Tablets Deciphered:	14	Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	2
Eerie Music Discs Played:	5	Phoenix Feathers Found:	9
Dragons Tamed:	4	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	2
Rune Stones Activated:	2	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	6
Cosmic Hamsters Found:	5	Infernal Machines Built:	1

Players:	109/900	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Orbs of Power Found:	8	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	6
Ender Pearl Glitches:	2	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	2
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	2	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	1
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2	Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	1
Crops Grown:	8023	Endless Legions Commanded:	46
Dimension Hops:	8	Wilderness Tamed:	20
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	3	Eternal Flames Captured:	5

Players:	95/300	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Phantom Ships Sailed:	4	Ether Blades Crafted:	15
Treasure Maps Found:	12	Magical Ponies Rescued:	4
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	6	Heroic Legacies Created:	2
Whispering Caves Entered:	2	Endless Night Skies:	2
Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	9	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	3
Blood Moons Survived:	3	Fairy Circles Danced In:	7
Legendary Heroes Trained:	1	Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	6