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.

Equality SMP

Economy, Hardcore, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Roleplay

Equality SMP is a small friendly survival server that aims to provide your classic minecraft survival experience. The server offers a player-driven economy, which gives everyone a chance to buy/sell items independently.

For extra comfort and safety of our players we offer grief protection so our players can protect their builds, homes and land. We are not a pay to win server. We offer a free to play experience for everyone with vote ranks, extra perks, amazing crate rewards that can all be obtained with votes and in-game currency.

equalitysmp.org

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

Dreamerz Network

Anarchy, Economy, LifeSteal, Survival

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play.dreamers.fun

Players:	100/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Celestial Beings Befriended:	5	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	6
Enchanted Forests Planted:	11	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	2
Epic Quests Completed:	26	Gnome Villages Protected:	9
Immortal Potions Brewed:	12	Fabled Crowns Discovered:	8
Celestial Crowns Worn:	5	Rainbows Spotted:	10
Chaos Orbs Controlled:	15	Pirate Ships Captured:	1
Chimeras Created:	1	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	6

Players:	105/100	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	3	Void Armor Forged:	15
Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	47	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	25
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	8	Reality Warps Survived:	0
Teleportation Mishaps:	4	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	10
Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	5	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	5
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	1	Crystal Wands Charged:	16
Living Shadows Defeated:	2	Chaos Gates Opened:	1

Players:	97/600	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	34	Endless Staircases Climbed:	2
Titan Hearts Harvested:	4	Shadow Daggers Crafted:	29
Vanishing Items Found:	4	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2	Forbidden Doors Opened:	1
Love Letters Sent:	1	Astral Projections Made:	1
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	5	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	11
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	0	Talking Trees Consulted:	3

Players:	93/800	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Mythical Swords Crafted:	76	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	2
Animals Bred:	140	Epic Shields Constructed:	28
Magical Frogs Kissed:	8	Shadow Daggers Crafted:	25
Epic Battles Fought:	9	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	4
Unbreakable Chains Forged:	5	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	18
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	38	Cursed Villages Purged:	3
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	7	Omnipotent Charms Created:	3

Players:	104/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Dragon Scales Harvested:	469	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	4
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	3	Cursed Lands Purified:	3
Legendary Scepters Created:	6	Portal Loops Escaped:	3
Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	4	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	8
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	2	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	1
Haunted Mines Explored:	2	Mimic Chests Discovered:	2
Gryphons Tamed:	4	Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	4

Players:	90/900	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Dungeon Sieges Launched:	7	Astral Staffs Crafted:	11
Dragonkin Hatched:	2	Dimension Hops:	14
Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	4	Enchanted Forests Planted:	12
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	2	Heroic Legacies Created:	7
Crystal Palaces Visited:	1	Necronomicon Pages Collected:	7
Evil Lairs Raided:	7	Chimeras Created:	4
Cursed Villages Purged:	2	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	2

Players:	90/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Shadow Realms Conquered:	1	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	8
Dragon Scales Harvested:	491	Legendary Items Repaired:	5
Corrupted Trees Chopped:	2	Cozy Campfires Lit:	22
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	10	Cursed Taverns Survived:	4
Villages Defended:	20	Evil Twin Fights:	2
Mystic Runes Engraved:	1	Phantom Knights Defeated:	2
Magical Ponies Rescued:	5	Evil Portals Destroyed:	1

Players:	105/600	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Unbreakable Curses Broken:	2	Meteorite Armor Created:	10
Endless Night Skies:	3	Infernal Machines Built:	2
Soul Contracts Signed:	1	Phantom Knights Defeated:	2
Ancient Ruins Explored:	4	Magical Frogs Kissed:	5
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	3	Ghost Trains Ridden:	1
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	4	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	14
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	0	Epic Mounts Acquired:	7

Players:	95/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Legendary Titles Earned:	2	Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	1
Hedge Mazes Navigated:	3	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	0
Crops Grown:	4018	Heroic Oaths Sworn:	21
Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	3	Alien Abductions:	4
Secret Guilds Joined:	2	Haunted Forests Traversed:	2
Reality Warps Survived:	2	Cosmic Hamsters Found:	5
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	2	Crystal Caves Mapped:	5

Players:	105/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Epic Bosses Defeated:	0	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	2
Endless Night Skies:	4	Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	8
Elemental Temples Cleansed:	3	Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	7
Zombie Dances:	2	Enchantments Applied:	158
Ores Mined:	6244	Vanishing Structures Built:	3
Endless Mazes Conquered:	1	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	6
Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	12	Fabled Crowns Discovered:	5

Players:	106/100	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	4	Cosmic Pies Baked:	6
Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	1	Wyrmholes Dug:	7
Starry Nights Enjoyed:	38	Treasure Maps Found:	2
Meteorites Collected:	3	Living Statues Befriended:	3
Lunar Scepters Activated:	5	Unholy Beasts Tamed:	2
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1	Cursed Statues Activated:	1
Eerie Music Discs Played:	4	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	4

Players:	100/600	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Dragon Eggs Hatched:	1	Endless Legions Commanded:	32
Legendary Items Repaired:	3	Mystic Runes Engraved:	7
Orbs of Power Found:	11	Mythical Swords Crafted:	26
Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	9	Immortal Anvils Forged:	7
Ghost Trains Ridden:	0	Goblin Armies Outwitted:	9
Villages Defended:	17	Cursed Lands Purified:	2
Whispering Caves Entered:	5	Forbidden Doors Opened:	3

Players:	91/900	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Crystal Caves Mapped:	4	Godly Talismans Bestowed:	20
Unseen Monsters Slain:	5	Celestial Crowns Worn:	1
Forbidden Tomes Read:	2	Rune Stones Activated:	5
Shadow Realms Conquered:	0	Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	1
Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	3	Runes Activated:	8
Dragonkin Hatched:	5	Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	5
Epic Quests Completed:	23	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	10

Players:	90/500	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	5	Towns Built:	10
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	3	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	2
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	1	Mythical Quests Completed:	46
Forbidden Doors Opened:	1	Eldritch Medallions Worn:	10
Epic Quests Completed:	15	Secret Guilds Joined:	4
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	4	Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	8
Astral Projections Made:	3	Phantom Blocks Placed:	10

Players:	100/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Mystery Villagers Spotted:	5	Lost Cities Unearthed:	1
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	2	Infinity Stones Found:	6
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	5	Living Shadows Defeated:	3
Epic Battles Fought:	14	Eerie Music Discs Played:	4
Astral Projections Made:	0	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	1
Dragonkin Hatched:	5	Meteorite Armor Created:	14
Cursed Swords Broken:	1	Shadow Daggers Crafted:	20

Players:	97/500	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	10	Players Killed by Monsters:	7775
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	3	Phantom Horses Ridden:	2
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	1	Pirate Ships Raided:	2
Ether Blades Crafted:	14	Lost Artifacts Recovered:	1
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	3
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2	Titanic Battles Fought:	27
Eternal Flames Captured:	4	Cursed Statues Activated:	4