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.

Forever Towny

Come and join Forever Towny a brand new 1.8+ Towny server. We offer great plugins such as Towny,Economy,Marriage,Lottery,Jobs and etc.. As a bonus for playing on the server, you can get upgraded for the amount of time you put in. Each rank will get you more permissions such as more /disguises,more pets,more sethomes,other permissions that will help your stay on the server a very enjoyable one and you could even earn /fly and /hat!! Our staff members are very humble, capable and will help you at anytime. Our server is 24/7 so you can play anytime of the day. We hope that we will see you soon!

149.56.2.208

Nomad Nation

Creative, Cross-Play, Economy, PvE, Survival

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Nomad Nation is launching a new survival server in just 2 days! Come join us on our adventures. Some features this new SMP will have: Economy | Land Claims | Warps | Set home | Survival only Few weeks after launch we will start adding additional fun things such as Custom fishing plugin, quests and more. Minecraft servers available on Nomad Nation: #1 SMP – Seasonal world scheduled to run for 12 months + #2 Creative – Flat map with plots and world edit! Servers currently in development and scheduled to launch throughout 2024: Cobblemon | Vault huntersAll of the above servers run on dedicated machines that are owned by Nomad Nation. Age requirement: 16+ Join our discord to play https://discord.gg/mUxUeuwjX4

play.nomadnation.info

L.A World

Bedwars, Creative, Mini Games, OneBlock, Parkour, Skyblock, Survival

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A fun oriented minecraft server.. friendly staffs and admins. ======== Game modes ======== Survival Bedwars Lifesteal Skyblock ————— IP: laworld.apexmc.co Discord : https://discord.gg/C9VdyseJt8 malayalam, kerala, india

laworld.apexmc.co:25576

BusinessCraft City Roleplay

Earth, Economy, MCMMO, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

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Are you ready to explore a new role play server? BusinessCraft is a minecraft-survival City Roleplay server that uses custom easy to use plugins to simulate aspects of a real city. The server includes a wide selection of jobs such as: Engineer, Miner, Lumberjack, Doctor, Lawyer and many more! This server also has a government and democratic elections!Live in a cozy house in the suburbs while building your business empire downtown. You can start businesses ranging from agriculture to manufacturing, scale your business into a large corporation or keep it a small local business, or you can work for another company and enjoy everything else the city has to offer!The city has lots to explore, you can rent apartments including penthouses, explore easter eggs like the sewers, or venture into the acres of wildlife preserve just outside city limits! Buses, trains, subways, and planes can help you travel throughout the city and world. Nearly everything built within the city is player owned and operated.

play.mcbusinesscraft.com

GoldenSky Server

Cross-Play, Economy, PvE, Skyblock, Survival

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The GoldenSky server has been around since 2013 and is 10 years old this year! Over the years it has included many players who have collected very personal memories in the game and with other players. The focus of the server is the game modes SkyBlock and Survival.

play.golden-sky.de

Ruinous Horizons

Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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Welcome to Ruinous Horizons, the most thrilling Cobblemon server pack you’ve ever seen! Dive into a world where Pokémon become your greatest ally and embark on an epic journey filled with adventure. Additional mods are added to enhance the experience. Use our modpack! Just search up Ruinous Horizons on technic or curseforge, or join our discord to see more ways.

rhorizons.apexmc.co:25602

Aether SMP

Economy, Survival

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› ˖°꒰ What is Aether SMP? Aether SMP is a Java and Bedrock SMP server founded on friendship and having a good time. We seek to create a comfortable and fun atmosphere for everyone. If you’re looking for a server that feels like a family, check us out.› ˖°꒰ Server Features: ╭ ────────────────── :: -﹆ ៸ ៸ Non-P2W ︰﹆៸៸ Java/Bedrock crossplay ︰﹆៸៸ Appealable bans ︰﹆៸៸ Vote ranks with perks A ﹆ ៸ ៸ TPA / Sethomes ︰﹆៸៸ Warp creation ︰﹆៸៸ Player driven economy ︰﹆៸៸ Open staff applications ︰﹆៸៸ Relaxed rules ╰ ────────────────── ::

play.aethersmp.com

Bloom SMP

Cross-Play, Survival

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Welcome to the original Bloom SMP! The perfect place to play Minecraft Survival, have fun and make new friendships.Features: – Anti griefing – Cross play – A welcoming community – An active Discord – A friendly staff team – Regular eventsBloom SMP is not modded, but does contain gameplay enhancing plugins. Please keep things friendly to ensure a good playing experience for everyone, our mod team will keep an eye out.

play.bloomsmp.net

Swemy Horseys

Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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Swemy Horseys is equestrian roleplay and economy server. Swemy Horseys is based off the SWEM mod, as well as it features a variety of other mods. We offer economy, roleplay, competition, and adventure. Our server is still in early development, but still open to the public as we continuously work on upgrading the server and creating better and better content. Check out our website for much more in depth information and see what future plans we have cooking up!Economy Buy, sell, get a server job, or create your own business. Become a farrier, vet, stablehand, rescue worker, swe-mart employee, riding instructor, facility owner/business owner, breeder, builder, contractor, photographer, videographer, and much more!Roleplay Build, compete, create your own facilities, take care of your horse, ride with friends.Adventure Play survival, explore, fight bosses, complete dungeons, and fight to earn your own dragon egg. You can travel the skies by dragon, and travel the lands by horse!Tags Java > 1.18.2 > Equestrian > Forge > Economy > Survival > Adventure > Roleplay > Modded

51.81.37.166:36570

LumaMC

Economy, MCMMO, Roleplay, Survival, Towny, Vanilla

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We’re a TownySMP focused on quality gameplay with a strong and friendly community. On Luma you’ll find tons of fun and unique features such as custom items (custom coded), seasons world (syncs up to real life), item wraps, mcMMO, and of course Towny!

play.lumamc.net

Gratopia

LifeSteal, MCMMO, Survival, Vanilla

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[1.20] Just RESET Welcome to the ultimate survival experience! Gratopia combines the excitement of survival with the thrill of an economy-based gameplay. Our community is made up of friendly players who are always eager to help each other out. With our user-friendly features, you’ll find yourself fully immersed in the survival aspect of Minecraft. From gathering resources to trading with other players, you’ll have everything you need to thrive in this virtual world. See you in game! [Java + Bedrock Supported]

gratopia.gg

HibiscusMC

Survival

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Step into a unique world unlike others on HibiscusMC: Reimagined – a revolutionary Minecraft Survival experience filled with custom mobs, furniture, blocks, and so much more, all without the need for any mods. Join our amazing community today on 1.19.2/3!

ms.hibiscusmc.com

GT New Horizons by CraftersLand

FTB, PvE, Survival, Tekkit, Towny

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░░░ Website: www.craftersland.net | Forum: forum.craftersland.net ░░░>> Server address: gt.craftersland.net░░░░░░ Server Info: ░░░░░░ > Town land protection system (MyTown 2 Mod). > Multiple chat channels. > Economy – Server Shops, Market and Auctions. > Daily and Vote Rewards. > Clans and PvP. > Server Live map. > Hosted in Data Center in Germany.

gt.craftersland.net

HaxMC

Anarchy, Cross-Play, KitPvP, LifeSteal, Mini Games, Parkour, PvP

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HaxMC Public Lifesteal server that have a mechanic of stealing life from players to replenish their own. They are a type of Minecraft SMP server and are often called “lifesteal smp” or ”pvp” servers. HaxMC Server Are 90% More Dangerous While Comparing to other Lifesteal Servers it has custom structure and custom Dark Night System in which it is hard for you to survive! Make Sure to vote daily for keys and stuff! Here you can find a server IP for a public lifesteal smp, for Java edition or Bedrock edition.

play.haxmc.fun

Shaded

PvE, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to Shaded, a brand new survival server where we aim to keep it simple and up to date.We’re focused on building our community, through continued development and player to player interactions.We support both Java and Bedrock edition, so no one is left out!

play.shaded.gg

Hjonkcraft Servers

Creative, Economy, Hardcore, Mini Games, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to Hjonkcraft Servers We are proudly a fully free to play server that has no paid entry and no donation store or micro transactionsWe have multiple servers to play on including Survival / Minigames / Hardcore / CreativeHardcore will reset every month and we give rewards to top hardcore players.Minigames are fully automatic and have their own server on the network, we host minigame Sunday every SundaySurvival has a few quality of life additions including bosses, we will occasionally run a server wide boss rush event. Hjonkcraft is a server that celebrates it’s community and player’s achievements, come be a part of it 🙂

Play.hjonkcraft.com

Players:	100/900	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Blood-Forged Axes Created:	15	Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	10
Demon Skulls Collected:	49	Eclipse Rings Activated:	4
Glorious Feasts Held:	10	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	4
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	12	Epic Mounts Acquired:	3
Phoenix Feathers Found:	11	Cursed Scrolls Read:	2
Legendary Heroes Trained:	1	Endless Mazes Solved:	3
Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	2	Star Shards Collected:	103

Players:	94/800	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Dark Rituals Completed:	10	Backwards Speech Heard:	2
Endless Mazes Conquered:	4	Shadow Realms Conquered:	2
Undead Armies Raised:	3	Unbreakable Curses Broken:	1
Void Gems Collected:	26	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	1
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	1	Secret Libraries Discovered:	5
Love Letters Sent:	5	Magic Items Found:	4839
Titan Hearts Harvested:	2	Hedge Mazes Navigated:	10

Players:	94/700	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Phantom Rings Equipped:	6	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3
Vanishing Items Found:	3	Enchanted Forests Planted:	9
Crops Grown:	6683	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	6
Mimic Chests Discovered:	5	Warlock Pacts Sealed:	1
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	1	Star Shards Collected:	274
Magic Items Found:	7174	Epic Mounts Acquired:	4
Invisible Pathways Walked:	2	Warlock Amulets Crafted:	17

Players:	107/900	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	93	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	4
Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	3	Lava Oceans Crossed:	1
Fabled Crowns Discovered:	3	Royal Courts Attended:	4
Mythical Quests Completed:	20	Evil Lairs Raided:	8
Celestial Events Witnessed:	5	Legendary Titles Earned:	1
Cosmic Entities Communed With:	2	Lost Souls Rescued:	4
Unique Catgirls Spotted:	5	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	2

Players:	110/600	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Underground Cities Explored:	3	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	2
Magical Moments Shared:	13	Invisible Pathways Walked:	4
Royal Courts Attended:	4	Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	1
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	2	Secret Passages Found:	5
Endless Staircases Climbed:	2	Forbidden Tomes Read:	1
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	3	Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	4
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	5	Secret Libraries Discovered:	3

Players:	98/700	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	25	Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	3
Enchanted Forests Planted:	3	Goblin Markets Raided:	5
Crystal Wands Charged:	12	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	9
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	1	Emeralds Found:	4398
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	1	World-Altering Spells Cast:	1
Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	3	Mineshafts Explored:	4
Living Statues Befriended:	0	Mystical Amulets Crafted:	21

Players:	100/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Legendary Items Repaired:	3	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1
Cosmic Pies Baked:	7	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	2
Cursed Swords Broken:	1	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	2
Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	1	Forbidden Relics Collected:	10
Ores Mined:	8851	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	10
Meteorites Collected:	4	Volcanoes Explored:	2
Living Shadows Defeated:	4	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	15

Players:	107/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Alternate Realities Explored:	3	Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	0
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	42	Cosmic Entities Communed With:	1
God-Tier Weapons Forged:	31	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	2
Falling into the Void:	2	Talking Trees Consulted:	4
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	2	Star Shards Collected:	184
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	0	Shadow Figures Spotted:	8
Herobrine Sightings:	0	Underground Cities Explored:	1

Players:	92/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Undead Armies Raised:	0	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	10
Phantom Ships Sailed:	2	Fairy Circles Danced In:	4
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	3	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	2
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1	Whispering Caves Entered:	7
Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	1	Arcane Towers Raised:	4
Magic Wands Crafted:	9	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	58
Lost Souls Rescued:	1	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	3

Players:	106/800	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Eldritch Scrolls Read:	7	Lost Cities Unearthed:	5
Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	2	Gryphons Tamed:	1
Shadow Figures Spotted:	2	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	10
Dragon Eggs Found:	6754	Eldritch Medallions Worn:	14
Forbidden Relics Collected:	2	Celestial Gardens Planted:	6
Pirate Ships Raided:	3	Corrupted Trees Chopped:	4
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	5	Mimic Chests Discovered:	4

Players:	99/200	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Mysterious Portals Opened:	8	Unique Catgirls Spotted:	8
Phoenix Feathers Found:	11	Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	2
Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	3	Whispering Shadows Heard:	0
Enchanted Armories Found:	3	Unicorn Sightings:	1
Hidden Passages Discovered:	6	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	1
Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	2	Inescapable Mazes Solved:	2
Demon Skulls Collected:	45	Evil Lairs Raided:	7

Players:	94/600	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	8	Magic Wands Crafted:	10
Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	3	Ghost Trains Ridden:	1
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1	Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	0
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	4	Gods Slained:	0
Mysterious Portals Opened:	20	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	4
Haunted Mines Explored:	2	Legendary Scepters Created:	2
Royal Decrees Issued:	4	Immortal Potions Brewed:	7

Players:	93/900	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Magic Crystals Found:	25	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	6
Cursed Villages Purged:	1	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	8
Rainbows Spotted:	9	Ancient Guardians Awoken:	2
Dragon Eggs Hatched:	3	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	32
Celestial Crowns Worn:	3	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	0
Runic Tablets Deciphered:	12	Dimension Hops:	7
Eternal Flames Captured:	7	Endless Staircases Climbed:	1

Players:	93/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Dragons Adopted as Pets:	2	Demonic Pacts Formed:	0
Haunted Chests Opened:	0	Secret Libraries Discovered:	1
Warlock Amulets Crafted:	13	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	1
Epic Bosses Defeated:	4	Cursed Swords Broken:	3
Meteorite Armor Created:	15	Blood Moons Survived:	1
Horror Stories Survived:	6	Wilderness Tamed:	7
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	2	Elemental Crystals Collected:	65

Players:	110/1000	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Chimeras Created:	2	Living Shadows Defeated:	5
Holy Grails Found:	2	Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	86
Phantom Ships Sailed:	5	Invisible Pathways Walked:	8
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	0	Phantom Knights Defeated:	10
Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	0	Crops Grown:	6917
Shadow Daggers Crafted:	37	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3
Celestial Events Witnessed:	5	Celestial Gardens Planted:	5

Players:	90/200	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	3
Cursed Swords Broken:	2	Dark Rituals Completed:	8
Astral Mages Summoned:	2	Divine Scrolls Written:	10
Chaos Orbs Controlled:	22	Magical Moments Shared:	30
Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	7	Magic Wands Crafted:	8
Godly Talismans Bestowed:	11	Eclipse Rings Activated:	4
Pirate Ships Captured:	3	Infernal Machines Built:	0