Campfire SMP is a small 18 plus server that is trying to last for years and not just a few weeks. It is a semi vanilla survival world with no resets and a whitelist so it feels more like a long term home than a random server.
The world has a 20k by 20k border so there is still a lot of exploring to do and they plan to expand it with big updates. There is already a shopping district with a diamond based economy plus shared stuff like nether highways a battle arena and a Christmas area.
The server uses Purpur 1.21.9 and is self hosted 24 7 on strong hardware so it should be pretty stable. They run some plugins and datapacks that are mostly for quality of life and admin tools like Coreprotect Bluemap simple voice chat custom armor stands mini blocks player heads and a few others. You do not get easy commands like slash tpa or slash home so it keeps that real survival feel.
Most players hang out in voice chat on discord while they build work on projects play other games or just talk. Everyone has to be 18 or older and a lot of people are in their twenties thirties or even older so it is more of a grown up chill vibe. They want respectful players who want to help build a long lasting community and they seem excited to invite new people in.
Campfire SMP 18+ Long Term Survival

Cozy Whitelisted Survival With Lasting Worlds

Farmlands SMP is a cozy survival server with a small community feel. It is whitelisted so people actually take their time and stick around.
The main world is meant to last so long term builds farms and big projects matter. You can settle in and build without feeling rushed.
There is also a separate resource world that resets regularly. That way you can gather materials without messing up the main world where everyone lives.
The gameplay is kept close to vanilla with a few quality of life features and a custom advancement pack for extra challenges. The rules are strict about no griefing no stealing and no toxicity so it stays safe and relaxed.
The economy is player driven so you can trade with others or open a shop. There are no ranks and no pay to win so it feels fair.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPDavidscloud SMP PvE Survival Crossplay

Davidscloud is a survival PvE server network that has been around since 1.7.10 and it is built for long term play. It feels like a place where people just want to chill build and explore without pay to win stuff.
Griefing is not really a problem because it uses claim protection. You start with 2000 claim blocks and you earn 120 more per hour you play. Pets are protected too and there is an active admin team if you need help.
The server has quality of life features but it stays fair. There is a banking system that earns interest while you play and a survival spawn market where you can buy basics like potions fish wood and more.
There are multiple worlds including a main survival world and an amplified world with the newer caves and cliffs style. You can get to the amplified world through an NPC at survival spawn. Java and Bedrock players can play together so friends on console and mobile can join too.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNEW EU LIFESTEAL 1.21.11 VANILLA

I found a fairly vanilla lifesteal server that is looking for more players.
It is EU and it runs on 1.21.11. You join up and play survival with lifesteal so fights actually matter.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPOrdinary SMP Vanilla Java Whitelist Vibes
Custom audio tunesElytra drop tweakFriendly global crowdGrief check toolsWhitelist application server
Ordinary SMP is a vanilla Java server on 1.21.11 and it is whitelisted so the community stays respectful and fun.
It feels like a tight knit place with players from all over who like to build together and work on big community projects. If you are a builder an explorer a redstone person or you just want to vibe you will fit in.
The server uses Ledger so grief and theft can be checked out which helps keep builds safer. There is BlueMap so you can see the world live. There is Simple VoiceChat for talking in game and an AudioPlayer for custom audio.
They also have dragon elytra drops and a custom resource pack with cosmetics trophies and event rewards with a HermitCraft inspired theme. Events happen too like PvP fights build contests and big server projects.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPAZURE SMP Semi-Anarchy PVP Launch Day

I found a server called AZURE SMP that is trying to recreate the AltarSMP but in their own way
It is an SMP with PVP and it leans semi anarchy so it sounds like things can get wild
They also use plugins to make setbacks less grueling to come back from and they add some quality of life stuff too
It is launching today and it has stuff like ender pearl cooldowns an end lock crossplay with Geyser and Floodgate and anti combat log plus some extra gameplay plugins
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP
