I found Dazecraft and it is a 1.21.10 semi vanilla township SMP that is all about building and community.
It is a small close knit server with friendly players so it feels chill and welcoming. People make player owned towns and focus on decorating farming and exploring.
There are community markets plus shops and jobs. The server also does fun events and it sounds like the main goal is to build cool looking places together and enjoy the kind community.
I found a small Minecraft survival server that is trying to grow and bring in more people.
It is semi survival so it still feels close to vanilla but it has a few extras to keep things fun. There is a money system plus player shops and jobs so you can grind and trade.
They also use land claims so you can build safely and worry less about getting messed with. The server is on 1.21.11 and it sounds like it is meant to help people stick around longer than two weeks.
EchelonMC is a fully custom survival SMP that has been in active development for about a month and it is hosted in Canada. It is made for long term building teamwork and community progression so it is not about PvP stealing or griefing.
It runs on Minecraft Java with 1.21.11 recommended and older versions supported. The server uses custom coded systems and it has no pay to win stuff. Updates and balance changes happen often and the owner listens to player feedback.
You can make paths just by walking and get speed bonuses on them and you can toggle it. There is a currency called Echelites you earn by playing and you can spend it on progression utilities and quality of life.
Land claiming is advanced with visual borders and per chunk settings plus anti grief protection. You can control mobs TNT fire spread raids and fluids. You can also publish public chunks so people can visit your builds and you can get rewards from visitors and climb build rankings.
There are teams so you can invite friends share utilities and show custom team nametags. Deaths make timed graves for your items and there is a back command to help you recover after teleports. It also has voting rewards Discord linking and chat bridge a spawn hub with custom NPCs and anti x ray protections.
The NightClub is a semi anarchy vanilla survival server made for people who are sick of pay to win stuff and annoying barriers just to play. It is meant to be simple and fair and actually fun.
It is open to everyone and it supports crossplay so Java and Bedrock players can join the same world. The vibe is survival with anarchy energy where weird moments happen and the world feels alive.
The community is centered around Discord where people talk and share clips and show builds and plan things together. The idea is to grow it over time and turn it into a bigger multi game community later.
Realm of Thrones is a small crossplay survival server that keeps changing over time and puts a big focus on building civilizations and getting involved with the community.
You can build your own kingdom and level it up. You can go for peace and trade with other nations or you can push for PvP and try to conquer people who want to fight. It feels like you are trying to grow into the strongest empire.
There is a rank system tied to in game money and play time so you slowly get more access and prestige as you keep playing.
It also has configurable tech components so you can make factories and try to become a big industry player.
There are lots of quality of life changes and extra stuff to do like catching and selling legendary fish using crates selling to the server shop making your own shop and taking jobs that pay while you play. You can also level up McMMO and try out a new set of quests that just launched as a test.
I found a Minecraft server that is all about the Boomcrafty modpack.
The main thing here is playing modded Minecraft together and using the modpack for the full experience.
If you want more info it points to the Boomcrafty modpack page.
I found an 18+ Minecraft Java Edition SMP that is starting a brand new world really soon. It is meant to be survival with adventure and that fresh start feeling where nothing is claimed yet.
They are still voting on whether it will be vanilla or modded. They are also still deciding the PvP and griefing rules. If you join early you actually get a say in how it runs.
The whole point is long term survival with an active community. They want real progression and stories and not a world that dies after two weeks.
Ordinary SMP is a vanilla Java server on 1.21.11 that stays up to date. It feels like a tight group where people build together and mess around while still taking builds seriously.
It is whitelisted so the player base stays respectful. The server uses Ledger to track activity so griefing or stealing can be checked and dealt with.
There is a live BlueMap so you can see the world and plan your trips. Simple VoiceChat is on for in game talking. There is also AudioPlayer for custom audio.
Events happen like PvP battles and build contests plus big community projects. Dragons can drop elytra too. The server also has a custom resource pack with cosmetics trophies and event rewards with a HermitCraft inspired vibe.
This is a place run by an experienced developer who makes custom plugins datapacks and bots. They have been building this kind of stuff for about 12 years and they say if you can describe it they can make it.
The server vibe is all about custom game modes and features like survival skyblock lifesteal prison SMP and minigames. They also talk about making custom challenges and events like the kind you see trending online.
They seem big on communication during the whole process so you are not left guessing. They are also cool with revisions and questions so it feels more chill to work with them.
They also want friends to hang out with and talk about music and games. Pricing is negotiable depending on how big the project is.
MistyMC is a long term 100 percent vanilla SMP that has been running for around 6 months with no resets.
It supports both Java and Bedrock players on the most recent versions so friends can join together.
People hang out a lot and it has a big tight Discord community. You can start your Minecraft phase with your buddies and try to form a nation or just chill and talk.
There is also a Bluemap you can use to check out the world.