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.

cmak & friends

FTB, Pixelmon, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Towny, Vanilla

~VANILLA

A Pure Vanilla Experience. Exactly how the game is out the box, developing what you can through ingenuity and imagination. Excellent for those who aren’t running on major hardware.

~PIXELMON

~MODDED

Bringing back the amazing memories of FTB/Technic diehards with a new pack, built for chaos, exploration and ever developing gameplay. The modded server aims to give veteran players a new challenge, whilst giving newcomers a chance to find a part of Minecraft they didn’t know they would fall in love with.

cmakandfriends.com

Ainu Middle-Earth

Factions, PvE, Roleplay, Survival

🔥 🔥 🔥

Our server is an adventure Lord of the Rings Mod Roleplay server, filled with dungeons and rewards for building, roleplay, and adventuring! Come join and create a story of your own in Middle-Earth!

We are a Modded server, please use the links below to be able to join!

⫸Technicpack: https://www.technicpack.net/modpack/ainulindale-lotr.1781195

⫸Curseforge: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/ainulindale-official-server/files/3663087

⫸Come join our welcoming community on Discord!: https://discord.gg/ainulindale

ainulindale.apexmc.co

HideOut

Factions, LifeSteal, PvP, Skyblock, Survival

🔥 🔥 🔥

𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 The best Balkan Minecraft server!

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼: • Type: [cracked]

• Version: 1.8+ • Server IP: hideout.wtf

hideout.wtf

Scavenged Shores

Mini Games, PvE, Raiding, Roleplay

🔥 🔥 🔥

Scavenged Shores is a unique pirate-themed RPG server with never seen before custom content. Breaking the boundaries and limitations of Minecraft, Scavenged Shores allows you to set sail on a large pirate ship with your friends to explore a vibrant map full of life, treasure and foes.

If PvE isn’t your style, challenge other players to a duel with access to a variety of unique weapons and skills to take down all that oppose you. Alternatively, Scavenged Shores offers a peaceful playstyle of exploration and building, with the availability of customizable islands created and owned by you.

This server is a project made from love and passion, so come join the community to be part of something new and meaningful!

play.scavengedshores.com

Direwolf20 by CraftersLand

Economy, FTB, PvE, PvP, Survival

🔥 🔥 🔥

░░░ Website: www.craftersland.net | Forum: forum.craftersland.net ░░░

>> Server address: dw18.craftersland.net

░░░░░░ Server Info: ░░░░░░ > FTB Claims mod for base protection > Economy – Server Shops, Market and Auctions. > Daily and Vote Rewards. > Clans and PvP. > Server Live map. > Hosted in Data Center in Germany. > Direwolf20 1.18.2 Modpack

dw18.craftersland.net

Mineworld

Economy, KitPvP, Mini Games, Survival, Survival Games, Vanilla

🔥 🔥 🔥

Server Data: mc.mineworld.online PUERTO 19132 Multiplatform: You can connect from Java and Bedrock 1.18 onwards

mc.mineworld.online

FloraMc

Bedwars, Economy, LifeSteal, Mini Games, PvP

🔥 🔥 🔥

Welcome to FloraMC! Version: 1.8 x 1.18 Discord: https://discord.gg/floramc

Server Information:

IP Address: play.floramc.club Website: https://floramc.club/

play.floramc.club

YarnMC Skyblock

Economy, Skyblock, Survival

🔥 🔥 🔥

YarnMC hopes to offer a classic skyblock server experience. With customized plugins, we have a stable, fun economy that rewards progression and community-based gameplay. YarnMC grew from a reunion of people that used to play together on the same skyblock server 10 years ago. Our server supports Bedrock and Java versions so everyone can join. Feel free to join our active discord for the latest updates and to chat! Join us on Discord! https://discord.yarnmc.xyz/

yarnmc.xyz

SmileCraft

Economy, Vanilla

🔥 🔥 🔥

Welcome to SmileCraft! Come play at a semi-vanilla survival server with a friendly community. Anyone is welcome here! Just want to hangout and chat? Go out on an adventure? We’ll gladly invite you in! We also do monetary giveaways for $ or gift cards!

mc.smilegamers.com

Quailiens

Cross-Play, Economy, Mini Games, Parkour, Skyblock, Survival, Towny

🔥 🔥 🔥

quailiens.online

Forged Realms (ForgotSMP)

Anarchy, Cross-Play, KitPvP, LifeSteal, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

🔥 🔥 🔥

Forged Realms, formerly known as ForgotSMP, is a minecraft network that specializes in different types of gamemodes especially survival minecraft. We have hosted gamemodes such as LifestealSMP, Lobby, VanillaSMP, PracticePVP, and we’re planning on adding more. Join the adventure!

We provide many gamemode: – LifestealSMP – Survival or Classic SMP – PVP Practice – And more coming soon!

Join The Adventure!

mc.forgedrealms.co

Eternal Realms

Economy, PvE, Survival

🔥 🔥 🔥

Eternal Realms is something of an oddity when it comes to Minecraft Multiplayer servers. We are a server where vanilla gameplay is enjoyed to it’s fullest, with most of the added features being completely optional!

play.eternal.gs

RusticLand

Economy, KitPvP, Survival, Survival Games

🔥 🔥 🔥

Welcome to RusticLand, a survival crossplay1 server but you can enter with 1.12.2 – 1.19 😀

mc.rusticland.xyz

PowerMC

Hardcore, LifeSteal, OneBlock, Prison, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

🔥 🔥 🔥

PowerMC was created for powerful players and honoring them by prioritizing community feedback, consistent content development, and frequent updates without sacrificing high quality gameplay.

Play Survival, Lifesteal, and Prison gamemodes that contain active communities, engaging gameplay experience, balanced progression, next-level features, and many more aspects that curate a fun time for all types of players!

Connect now on Java and Bedrock Edition at IP: ms.powersmp.com and Bedrock Port: 19132.

Join the Discord at discord.gg/powermc to engage with an active community, receive announcements and updates, and participate in events and giveaways!

ms.powersmp.com

Vellumtale

Economy, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

🔥 🔥 🔥

I want to personally invite everyone to our Vellumtale community!

But why should you join?

> Its a brand new server that’s up 24/7 and located in the EU. > Besides the standard features like Crates, Shops, Anti-Grief, Kits, Ranks etc. our server has revolutionary features such as Custom Weapons, Armor, Mobs, Dungeons, Quests, Cool Hats and a ton more! > We have a small but friendly community :schematics: > Lots of quality updates that are heavily influenced by the community! > Fast, reliable and friendly staff! > You can even talk with other players on the server directly from discord!

I hope we can all grow as players and as a community on Vellumtale !

play.vellumtale.com

EarthPol

Earth, PvP, Roleplay, Towny

🔥 🔥 🔥

EarthPol -> The Geopolitical Roleplay Experience

EarthPol is an Earth Server with a scale of 1:217 Earth Map where you can create your own towns, nations and alliances anywhere on the planet!

play.earthpol.com

Players:	91/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	6	Demonic Pacts Formed:	3
Immortal Potions Brewed:	9	Magical Ponies Rescued:	4
Emeralds Found:	6252	Phantom Rings Equipped:	22
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	15	Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	2
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	7	Holy Grails Found:	2
Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	2	Elemental Crystals Collected:	36
Evil Lairs Raided:	4	Infinity Stones Found:	6

Players:	110/600	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	4	Gods Slained:	1
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	6	Forbidden Doors Opened:	3
Cursed Villages Purged:	3	Magic Items Found:	2287
Celestial Blades Sharpened:	6	Endless Mazes Solved:	1
Whispering Caves Entered:	4	Royal Courts Attended:	1
Living Statues Befriended:	1	Shadow Figures Spotted:	9
Cursed Lands Purified:	8	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	14

Players:	96/900	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Farms Harvested:	133	Meteorite Armor Created:	18
Horror Stories Survived:	4	Mythical Quests Completed:	45
Undead Armies Raised:	3	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	4
Cursed Statues Activated:	1	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	8
Celestial Events Witnessed:	5	Endless Mazes Solved:	1
Paranormal Events Investigated:	2	Evil Portals Destroyed:	2
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	4	Haunted Forests Traversed:	5

Players:	103/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Meteorites Collected:	1	Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	2
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	1
Cursed Taverns Survived:	2	Cursed Lands Purified:	9
Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	0	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	3
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	1	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	8
Shattered Realms Restored:	1	Shadow Figures Spotted:	3
Bizarre Potions Brewed:	8	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	5

Players:	91/100	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	1	Wyrmholes Dug:	2
Glorious Feasts Held:	5	Undead Armies Raised:	2
Inescapable Mazes Solved:	1	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	3
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1	Dimensional Rifts Closed:	2
Shadow Realms Conquered:	1	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	11
Cursed Lands Purified:	6	Herobrine Sightings:	1
Mythical Relics Collected:	6	Gnome Villages Protected:	6

Players:	101/800	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	1	Cursed Amulets Found:	1
Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	10	Unbreakable Curses Broken:	1
Shadow Figures Spotted:	3	Cursed Villages Purged:	3
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	1	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	3
Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	3	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1
God-Tier Weapons Forged:	33	Living Shadows Defeated:	1
Pirate Ships Captured:	0	Arcane Towers Raised:	4

Players:	91/500	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Rainbows Spotted:	2	Reality Distortions Fixed:	2
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	5	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	3
Towns Built:	1	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	3
Cozy Campfires Lit:	6	Demonic Pacts Formed:	3
Astral Projections Made:	2	Mineshafts Explored:	3
Dragon Hoards Looted:	2	Cosmic Pies Baked:	9
Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	1	Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	2

Players:	109/200	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	3	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	48
Godly Talismans Bestowed:	8	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	4
Dragon Hoards Looted:	2	Ether Blades Crafted:	12
Legendary Scepters Created:	3	Goblin Armies Outwitted:	5
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	24	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	8
Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	1	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	3
Shadow Daggers Crafted:	50	Paranormal Events Investigated:	1

Players:	90/700	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Haunted Chests Opened:	5	Blood Moons Survived:	2
Mineshafts Explored:	5	Heavenly Choirs Heard:	5
Ender Pearl Glitches:	5	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	26
Secret Libraries Discovered:	4	Eternal Flames Captured:	5
Mystery Villagers Spotted:	1	Runes Activated:	8
Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	5	Reality Warps Survived:	1
Phantom Knights Defeated:	8	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	27

Players:	103/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	3	Epic Battles Fought:	16
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	5	Dragons Adopted as Pets:	3
Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	2	Astral Staffs Crafted:	17
Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	2	Secret Libraries Discovered:	4
Lost Artifacts Recovered:	3	Horror Stories Survived:	4
Ancient Relics Unearthed:	466	Mysterious Portals Opened:	14
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	6	Elemental Forces Harnessed:	10

Players:	99/600	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	2	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	1	Sunfire Helmets Forged:	10
Teleportation Mishaps:	5	Eternal Flames Captured:	3
Magic Scrolls Discovered:	7	Wyrmholes Dug:	4
Meteorite Armor Created:	23	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	10
Evil Portals Destroyed:	2	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	1
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	16	Fabled Crowns Discovered:	9

Players:	97/500	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Cosmic Hamsters Found:	2	Lunar Scepters Activated:	4
Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	2	Dragon Hoards Looted:	2
Farms Harvested:	862	Reality Warps Survived:	1
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	2	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	3
Time-Warping Watches Found:	3	Pirate Ships Captured:	0
Dragon Eggs Found:	6514	Endless Legions Commanded:	47
Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	1	Cursed Taverns Survived:	4

Players:	95/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Fairy Circles Danced In:	9	Eternal Flames Captured:	5
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	4	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	2
Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	6	Goblin Markets Raided:	4
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	1	Dragon Scales Harvested:	170
Ethereal Couriers Hired:	2	Evil Twin Fights:	4
Immortal Potions Brewed:	8	Royal Courts Attended:	3
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	6	Alternate Realities Explored:	5

Players:	109/500	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	2	Heavenly Choirs Heard:	7
Phantom Horses Ridden:	1	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	3
Runic Tablets Deciphered:	22	Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	4
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	1	Spectral Entities Defeated:	4
Endless Staircases Climbed:	1	Pirate Ships Raided:	3
Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	3	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	6
Lava Oceans Crossed:	2	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	4

Players:	91/1000	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Immortal Anvils Forged:	16	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	7
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	0	Infernal Machines Built:	1
Cursed Scrolls Read:	2	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	2
Magic Crystals Found:	10	Dragon Scales Harvested:	262
New Chunks Explored:	754016	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	6
Legendary Scepters Created:	3	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3
Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	2	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	20