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.

GrateHost Demo

This server showcases GrateHost’s hosting capabilities and is designed to handle up to 400 players simultaneously. It operates as a survival server with an expected uptime of 99.9%, running indefinitely unless changes in management or unforeseen circumstances arise. Feel free to use this server like a regular survival SMP, invite friends and enjoy the gameplay together. As the server has the ability to hold 400 players at any given time this allows you in theory invite a small town and play at the same time or to use this server as is for LAN parties if you wish.

demo.gratehost.com

Venturedmc

Economy, Factions, OneBlock, PvE, PvP, Skyblock

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Who are we? VenturedMC is a brand new network that strives to perfection!What do we have? ⇨ Ultimate Lifesteal And more gamemodes coming soon!(VenturedMC is available for both JAVA Edition and BEDROCK/POCKET Edition of Minecraft) ◆ JAVA IP: play.venturedmc.org ◆ Bedrock Port: 19132

play.Venturedmc.org

Mythgarde

Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival, Towny

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Welcome to Mythgarde: The Guard of LegendsEnter Mythgarde, an enchanted city where ancient magic and legends intertwine their destinies. In the Bazaar of Forgotten Essences, alchemists distill the lost knowledge of deities, creating elixirs that awaken the hidden potential of adventurers.Explore streets illuminated by Runes, the currency that represents the ancient pact between the gods and the inhabitants of Mythgarde. Forge your path in the Ancient Forges Smithy, challenge in the Colosseum of Shadows, and trade in the Market of Wonders.But be careful, intrepid traveler, because forgotten essences attract shadows of the past. On this unique server, your destiny becomes intertwined with the legends themselves. Join us at Mythgarde and forge your own story in The Guard of Legends!

mythgarde.live

Sky Servers Survival

Economy, PvE, Survival

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WELCOME to SKY SERVERS SURVIVAL Established in 2012, Sky Servers is an Australian Survival Server. Hosted in Melbourne on our own dedicated server we offer a unique survival experience for all ages! We have a fantastic community of people from all over the world who help make SS amazing. The server is EULA compliant meaning no pay 2 win perks! Get started on Sky Servers Survival! Website: www.skyservers.net IP: sky-mc.net

sky-mc.net

Thanks Prison

Economy, Prison, PvP

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50+ Custom Enchants Lucky Blocks Custom Auto-Miner Custom Pet System Custom Gang System Custom Achievement System Custom Fishing System Custom Rank-up System Custom Bot Infinite Ranks Custom Shop Custom Stats Menu Anti-Cheat

DankPrison.com

Silvermons

Economy, Pixelmon, Survival

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Silvermons is a non pay-to-win community-driven Pixelmon Reforged server for both casual and competitive players. The server has a unique gameplay experience with our custom level cap and rank progression system intertwined with the main progression content of the server. Brace yourself for challenges that include our exclusive custom Gyms, Elite 4, Battle Tower, and the formidable Champion’s Gauntlet. Beyond this progression system, the server offers a diverse array of content tailored to players of all interests. This includes our Weekly Tournaments with multiple formats, unique Player Gym system, Fun Events, and more!• Server IP: play.silvermons.com • We are running Pixelmon Reforged on Minecraft 1.16.5 • Modpack: The Pixelmon Modpack (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/the-pixelmon-modpack)

play.silvermons.com

Ascendant Survival

Economy, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Survival, Towny

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AscendantSurvival.com

Cherry Survival

Economy, Hardcore, LifeSteal, PvE, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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[1.19 Survival] [Survival Multiplayer] [Just Released] Cherry Survival is the perfect survival server to meet new friends, create your own warps, relax, and hang out! We have a friendly community with tons of quality-of-life features that you will you will be sure to enjoy!

ms.cherrysurvival.com

MineRefuge

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Survival

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MineRefuge is the #1 Survival and OneBlock server out there!Join our Earth Survival servers where the map is a 1:500 exact replica of our majestic planet, Earth! All continents have been set, teleport to the one you desire to live in by typing /continentsOr, join our OneBlock server where you start off on your 1 block island that once you break it, regenerates as another random block, expand your island and build what you want!

game.minerefuge.com

The future

MCMMO, PvP, Survival

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Brazilian Minecraft Server.Survival server with mining, clans, economy, events, McMMO, etc.Visit our official store at https://futgo.me/loja and our Official Discord at https://futgo.me/discord

jogar.futurium.com.br

EnchantedMC

Economy, Prison, PvE, PvP, Skyblock

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We are an innovative Minecraft Network, we strive to make the best possible and most optimized gameplay experience for our community. We have many gamemodes you may enjoy such as Skyblock, Prison and Gens. You can join today to see what we have to offer.

play.enchantedmc.net

Survivify

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to Survivify, a 1.20+ Survival Server!Publicly Released in June 2023!We focus on our simplistic gameplay and amazing community join today to experience Survivify!Store: shop.survivify.org Discord: discord.survivify.org IP: mc.survivfy.org Bedrock IP: br.survivfy.org Port: 19132

mc.survivify.org

WilderCraft

Economy, Mini Games, PvE, Skyblock, Survival, Vanilla

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New 1.20 world reset, 10k map, join for a fresh start! We’re the most friendly survival Minecraft server online!Reasons to play on WilderCraft: > Helpful and active staff > Balanced survival gameplay > Player shops: see why players love our vanilla-style shop system > EndRush: win elytra in your own new End world > Match5: a two-player puzzle game with prizes > WilderTools: earn carefully balanced custom tools > No lag: owner/developer diligently optimizes the server > World expansion with new content updates regularlyCome see why players love WilderCraft after 7 years online!

play.wildercraft.net

BeeMC

Cross-Play, Economy, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

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BeeMC is a cross-platform Minecraft server focused on providing a safe and enjoyable place to play Minecraft. Our server revolves around vanilla Minecraft, with a handful of enhancements.– Grief Prevention – Chest Shops – Player Warps – Honey Forge – Vote Tiers – QuestsCome join BeeMC today and become apart of our awesome community!Server IP: beemc.org Bedrock Port: 19132

beemc.org

Chaktet

Pixelmon

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Enter a world of pokemon adventures! – Characteristics Some of the features that we already have or that we will be adding soon: – CLAIMS – STORE MENU – PLAYER WARPS – PLAYER HOUSES – SKILLS – KITS – DRAWINGS – DAILY REWARDS – TRADE SYSTEM – GIFT SYSTEM Discord https://discord.gg/x94HXUa4Aa

198.244.254.34

i-Pixelmon

Economy, Pixelmon, PvE, Roleplay, Survival

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Want to play Pixelmon? Watch our PERSONALLY made Tutorial from this Link: WWW.TINYURL.COM/INSTALLPIXEL [NOTE] It only takes TWO Minutes To Install through our LINK Above!How is I-Pixelmon different from other servers? -Pixelmon Showdown -Battle Tower -Real Gym Leaders, Elite Four Members and Server Champion -Boss Room -Training Tower -Boss Raids -Actual Survival (Building and Mining and Land Claiming) -Keep Inventory -GTS -WonderTrade Join I-Pixelmon.com today for the ultimate Pixelmon experience!

i-Pixelmon.com

Players:	94/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Lunar Scepters Activated:	3	Underground Cities Explored:	3
Epic Shields Constructed:	35	Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	12
Ancient Relics Unearthed:	199	Hedge Mazes Navigated:	5
Unique Catgirls Spotted:	5	Wyrmholes Dug:	2
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	3	Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	1
Endless Mazes Solved:	3	Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	27
Hidden Villages Discovered:	3	Gryphons Tamed:	3

Players:	99/400	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Endless Mazes Solved:	4	Lost Souls Rescued:	3
Astral Orbs Gathered:	16	Cursed Lands Purified:	3
Arcane Towers Raised:	3	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	10
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	2	Dragon Hoards Looted:	1
Secret Passages Found:	3	Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	7
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	2	Sunfire Helmets Forged:	6
Curse of Binding Applied:	1	Evil Portals Destroyed:	2

Players:	98/100	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Ancient Relics Unearthed:	324	Unicorn Sightings:	0
Magical Ponies Rescued:	5	Evil Lairs Raided:	8
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	3	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	14
Elemental Temples Cleansed:	1	Living Statues Befriended:	1
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	14	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	2
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	9	Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	3
Divine Scrolls Written:	23	Pirate Ships Raided:	3

Players:	100/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	4	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	1
Phantom Blocks Placed:	7	Sunfire Helmets Forged:	5
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	23	Shattered Realms Restored:	0
Paranormal Events Investigated:	4	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	7
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	0	Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	11
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	2
Treasure Maps Found:	13	Unbreakable Chains Forged:	2

Players:	103/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Epic Weapons Forged:	9	Infernal Machines Built:	2
Werewolf Howls Heard:	2	Heroic Legacies Created:	7
Cozy Campfires Lit:	10	Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	6
Chaos Gates Opened:	3	Sunfire Helmets Forged:	10
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	37	Ores Mined:	1829
Titan Hearts Harvested:	4	Living Statues Befriended:	1
Demonic Pacts Formed:	2	Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	2

Players:	107/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Sentient Weapons Trained:	7	Haunted Mines Explored:	3
Titan Hearts Harvested:	5	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	9
Paranormal Events Investigated:	1	Magical Familiars Summoned:	5
Magical Ponies Rescued:	4	Ether Blades Crafted:	4
Ancient Ruins Explored:	3	Curse of Binding Applied:	5
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	3	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	45
Blood Moons Survived:	0	Mystical Amulets Crafted:	28

Players:	97/700	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Mythical Relics Collected:	8	Hedge Mazes Navigated:	11
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	4	Lost Souls Rescued:	4
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1	Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	2
Hidden Villages Discovered:	2	Evil Lairs Raided:	3
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	199	Void Gems Collected:	16
Moonlit Rituals Performed:	5	Ethereal Couriers Hired:	1
Living Statues Befriended:	1	Ancient Dragons Awakened:	1

Players:	105/900	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Crystal Wands Charged:	15	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	7
Evil Twin Fights:	2	Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	1
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	2	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	1
Whispering Caves Entered:	5	Chimeras Created:	4
Magic Items Found:	2834	Legendary Heroes Trained:	7
Fairy Circles Danced In:	8	Reality Warps Survived:	1
Hedge Mazes Navigated:	12	Elemental Crystals Collected:	32

Players:	102/700	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Dragon Hoards Looted:	2	Heroic Legacies Created:	6
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	6	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	1
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	118	New Chunks Explored:	66360
Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	1	Dragons Adopted as Pets:	5
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	10	Invisible Walls Found:	4
Spectral Entities Defeated:	3	Runic Tablets Deciphered:	47
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	18	Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	1

Players:	94/300	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Forbidden Doors Opened:	2	Phantom Ships Sailed:	1
Astral Mages Summoned:	4	Treasure Maps Found:	6
Astral Orbs Gathered:	16	Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	2
Phantom Rings Equipped:	6	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	3
Holy Grails Found:	1	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	1
Ancient Ruins Explored:	4	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1
Enchanted Forests Planted:	5	Cursed Lands Purified:	2

Players:	93/300	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Witch’s Brew Drunk:	12	Holy Grails Found:	5
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	37	Legendary Titles Earned:	2
Dungeon Sieges Launched:	6	Celestial Events Witnessed:	5
Pirate Ships Raided:	0	Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	3
Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	1	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	10	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	1
Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	3	Haunted Mines Explored:	2

Players:	101/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Evil Twin Fights:	4	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	6
Epic Mounts Acquired:	7	Blood-Forged Axes Created:	8
Dragon Eggs Found:	969	Cursed Lands Purified:	8
Magical Familiars Summoned:	2	Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	13
Wilderness Tamed:	20	Goblin Markets Raided:	2
Celestial Gardens Planted:	4	Ender Pearl Glitches:	3
Crops Grown:	8178	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	2

Players:	95/900	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Phoenix Feathers Found:	6	Divine Scrolls Written:	19
Enchanted Forests Planted:	7	Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	3
Magical Familiars Summoned:	2	Backwards Speech Heard:	5
Secret Guilds Joined:	2	Gnome Villages Protected:	10
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	38	Void Gems Collected:	19
Blood Moons Survived:	0	Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	1
Paranormal Events Investigated:	4	Chaos Gates Opened:	3

Players:	95/600	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Arcane Towers Raised:	3	Ether Blades Crafted:	12
Dragon Hoards Looted:	3	Cursed Swords Broken:	1
Epic Bosses Defeated:	5	Whispering Shadows Heard:	4
Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	3	Dragons Adopted as Pets:	2
Talking Trees Consulted:	1	Eerie Music Discs Played:	5
Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	2	Backwards Speech Heard:	4
Fairy Circles Danced In:	11	Whispering Caves Entered:	3

Players:	90/100	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Titanic Battles Fought:	16	Glorious Feasts Held:	11
Shattered Realms Restored:	2	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	2
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	9	Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	15
Enchantments Applied:	285	Dungeon Sieges Launched:	5
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	1	Magical Moments Shared:	15
Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	2	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	3
Mysterious Portals Opened:	10	Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	7