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.

Goldcrest Anarchy

Anarchy, Cross-Play, Factions, PvE, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

Goldcrest Anarchy 1.19.2 Java Crossplay Server! {Semi-Vanilla} {Java and Bedrock} No rules No tpa Active admin Small player base Join discord for more info!

Welcome to the youngest anarchy server in Minecraft! Explore and dominate a brand new world with no limits. The goal of this server is to provide an environment for everyone to enjoy, free to do anything they want. Forge friendships, build bases, conquer spawn. The choice is yours! The server map has stayed the same since 2021-10-17 and plan to keep it that way until the server is broken or is shut down.

gcanarchy.xyz:25573

MineBox Network

Creative, Economy, Mini Games, Skyblock, Skywars, Survival

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Do you need a high-performance Minecraft community? Join MineBox Network! We are the number one server in quality and modalities, we take our work very seriously to progress as much as possible. We have been online for more than 5 years!

mcs.minebox.es

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

Players:	107/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3	Shadow Realms Conquered:	0
Phantom Ships Sailed:	3	Soulbound Rings Equipped:	9
Ancient Relics Unearthed:	255	Horror Stories Survived:	5
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	3	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	3
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	3	Lost Souls Rescued:	2
Cosmic Hamsters Found:	5	Astral Staffs Crafted:	12
Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	1	Demonic Pacts Formed:	2

Players:	108/600	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Mineshafts Explored:	3	Magical Moments Shared:	8
Magic Scrolls Discovered:	2	Treasure Maps Found:	7
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	15	Wyrmholes Dug:	3
Necronomicon Pages Collected:	2	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	2
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	3
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3	Undead Armies Raised:	1
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1	Ghost Trains Ridden:	2

Players:	110/100	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Royal Courts Attended:	1	Dragons Tamed:	6
Legendary Heroes Trained:	4	Elemental Forces Harnessed:	3
Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	2	Crystal Palaces Visited:	3
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	2	Vanishing Structures Built:	2
Phantom Ships Sailed:	2	Mystery Villagers Spotted:	2
Meteorites Collected:	3	Legendary Items Repaired:	2
Cursed Lands Purified:	10	Epic Mounts Acquired:	7

Players:	106/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Cursed Lands Purified:	10	Paranormal Events Investigated:	4
Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	2	Chimeras Created:	3
Crystal Palaces Visited:	1	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	2
Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	2	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3
Phantom Rings Equipped:	11	Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	2
Ancient Relics Unearthed:	333	Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	1
Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	4	Legendary Scepters Created:	6

Players:	104/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Holy Grails Found:	2	Fairy Circles Danced In:	10
Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	1	Elemental Crystals Collected:	69
Underground Cities Explored:	1	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	2
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	0	Epic Mounts Acquired:	4
Shadow Figures Spotted:	8	Zombie Dances:	7
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	2	Endless Staircases Climbed:	1
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	1	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	5

Players:	91/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Celestial Gardens Planted:	2	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	0
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	8	Haunted Mines Explored:	3
Shadow Daggers Crafted:	20	Endless Legions Commanded:	20
Reality Warps Survived:	2	Heavenly Choirs Heard:	2
Fairy Circles Danced In:	5	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	44
Invisible Walls Found:	2	Dimensional Rifts Closed:	4
Infinity Stones Found:	6	Secret Libraries Discovered:	3

Players:	97/800	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Phantom Blocks Placed:	9	Royal Courts Attended:	1
Magical Frogs Kissed:	4	Shadow Figures Spotted:	8
Hidden Villages Discovered:	1	Rainbows Spotted:	1
Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	1	Phantom Knights Defeated:	4
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	6	Lunar Scepters Activated:	4
Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	19	Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	23
Gryphons Tamed:	1	Unique Catgirls Spotted:	2

Players:	101/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Quantum Bards Serenaded:	4	Crystal Palaces Visited:	1
God-Killer Bows Constructed:	8	Pirate Ships Captured:	0
Backwards Speech Heard:	2	Ancient Ruins Explored:	3
Unicorn Sightings:	0	Holy Grails Found:	2
Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	1	Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	0
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	9	Magical Ponies Rescued:	4
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	6	Portal Loops Escaped:	0

Players:	108/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Unbreakable Curses Broken:	2	Dragons Tamed:	6
Witch’s Brew Drunk:	14	Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3
Magic Items Found:	7150	Rune Stones Activated:	9
Enchanted Forests Planted:	8	Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	0
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	6	Haunted Mines Explored:	2
Reality Warps Survived:	1	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	3
Soul Swords Wielded:	6	Immortal Potions Brewed:	7

Players:	108/800	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Pirate Ships Captured:	0	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	22
Teleportation Mishaps:	4	Sunfire Helmets Forged:	8
Villages Defended:	20	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	1
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Hidden Passages Discovered:	5
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	20	Legendary Heroes Trained:	6
Secret Libraries Discovered:	5	Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	2
Warlock Amulets Crafted:	15	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3

Players:	99/1000	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Mythical Swords Crafted:	77	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	24
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	8	Blood-Forged Axes Created:	7
Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2	Potions Brewed:	69
Mysterious Portals Opened:	14	Ender Pearl Glitches:	4
Whispering Shadows Heard:	4	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	1
Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	27	Astral Staffs Crafted:	7
Dragons Adopted as Pets:	1	Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	3

Players:	105/100	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Omnipotent Charms Created:	1	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	5
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	0	Star Shards Collected:	157
Volcanoes Explored:	1	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	29
Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	3	Buildings Constructed:	14
Dragon Hoards Looted:	3	New Chunks Explored:	53892
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	15	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	6
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	3	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3

Players:	107/100	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Titan Hearts Harvested:	2	Ancient Ruins Explored:	1
Warlock Amulets Crafted:	15	Sunfire Helmets Forged:	5
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	2	Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	3
Mythical Relics Collected:	19	Secret Libraries Discovered:	2
Warlock Pacts Sealed:	2	Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	1
Dimension Hops:	1	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	5
Villages Defended:	7	Cursed Amulets Found:	5

Players:	95/300	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Elemental Crystals Collected:	37	Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	4
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	1	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	6
Ores Mined:	7439	Meteorites Collected:	1
Shadow Figures Spotted:	7	Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	1
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	1	Alternate Realities Explored:	2
Herobrine Sightings:	3	Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	6
Phantom Ships Sailed:	2	Titanic Relics Retrieved:	5

Players:	102/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	6	Necronomicon Pages Collected:	7
Unbreakable Curses Broken:	2	Farms Harvested:	266
Animals Bred:	193	Time-Warping Watches Found:	2
Eclipse Rings Activated:	3	Phantom Ships Sailed:	5
Legendary Titles Earned:	2	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	2
Void Gems Collected:	39	Endless Staircases Climbed:	0
Titanic Battles Fought:	28	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	0