Harvest SMP is a semi vanilla survival world that feels a lot like Hermitcraft. It has a small set of quality of life datapacks and only a few optional mods so it still feels close to normal Minecraft.
The server is on Season 5 right now and the world is still pretty fresh. The admins want everyone to feel like they can catch up so The End is blocked off for a while. That way new players do not feel super behind on progress.
Most players here are adults and the age range is pretty wide. People like all kinds of play styles. Some are chill builders and some are more technical. The community seems friendly and the admin team tries to keep a good relationship with players.
There are usually shared areas like a shopping district a minigame district and a casino district. They like to run events for minigames and building contests to make spawn look nicer and to just hang out together.
The datapacks add things like AFK display armor stand posing cauldron concrete fast leaf decay better shulker and dragon drops mini blocks multiplayer sleep thunderstorm channeling and tracking statistics. There are also some small crafting tweaks.
The mods include a world map with Bluemap custom heads you can buy with gold simple voice chat and a status mod that lets content creators show when they are recording or streaming. It is a server that wants to be fun long term and focused on community.
QuackCraft Semi Vanilla SMP Java Bedrock

QuackCraft SMP is a hermitcraft like semi vanilla survival server that is open to join and not whitelisted. It tries to feel as close to a vanilla SMP as you can get while still being public.
It has a community shopping district and a friendly community so you can build and trade with other players. PVP is optional so you can keep it chill or fight when you want.
They also run fun community events. The server supports both Java and Bedrock and it runs on version 1.21.11 with backwards compatibility.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPFresh Survival SMP Needs New Friends

Durian SMP is a brand new Minecraft Survival SMP with a friendly playerbase. The server is still small right now so it is looking for new players to join soon.
It feels like a fresh start kind of place where you can hop in and begin your Minecraft adventure. People are excited to meet new players and grow the community together.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNiche SMP With Guns And Create

This is a niche SMP I found that mixes guns with the Create mod.
It sounds like a small community place where people just play survival together and mess around with builds and contraptions.
If you want something different from the usual SMP and you like tech stuff plus combat then this server is basically that.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPFresh Vanilla SMP Starts Feb 20

I found a normal SMP that is starting up soon and it is meant to feel like regular Minecraft survival.
There is no economy stuff and it is not modded. They only use a few plugins and it sounds like they are kept light so the gameplay stays mostly the same.
It has crossplay and the server is up 24 7. They also say there will be no resets so you can build long term. Launch is on Feb 20.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPKingdoms SMP Launch Day War Ready

This is a roleplay factions style SMP where players make their own kingdoms and decide how they want to live.
You can declare war on other kingdoms or stay peaceful and focus on building up your place.
The world is a custom 10k by 10k map and the nether and the end are disabled.
There are weekly events planned and it looks like a bunch of people are already waiting to start. Joining early can matter since there are custom structures around the map with loot to find.
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