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.

Moonlit Adventures

Creative, Cross-Play, Economy, KitPvP, Skyblock, Skywars, Towny

We’re an Australian server with multiple game modes to enjoy, including Towny, Skyblock, Creative, Kit PvP, and Skywars!

Best of all we support CROSS-PLAY between Java and Bedrock (Console, Switch, mobile etc) editions of the game!

We have over 75 plugins in total to make our server unique, ranging from a Jukebox that plays atmospheric music at spawns, tree-felling animations, Mob Arena, interactive NPCs, Armour stand editors, a server map, pets, heads, NPCs, and so much more!

Join us today at play.moonlitadventures.net

play.moonlitadventures.net

ThunderMC

LifeSteal, PvP, Survival

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ThunderMC [BoxPvP]

Season 1 is out now!!! Mine your way to better gear Packed with tons of PvP Play Now! Why Not? The IP is: play.thundermc.net We are waiting for you! Good luck and Have fun! Also, make sure to join our discord https://discord.gg/thundermc

play.thundermc.net

Hylex

Bedwars, Mini Games, Parkour, Skywars

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We are a Brazilian minigame server in Minecraft Java Edition with more than 10 thousand daily players, made up of thousands of people who are fanatical about the game and totally addicted to BedWars, SkyWars, The Bridge, Build Battle, Duels, RankUP and other various minigames.

What are you waiting for? Get in there, let’s play!

Access Hylex via the IP hylex.gg or original.hylex.gg, available for the original and alternative versions of the game.

Discord: https://discord.gg/hylex Website: https://hylex.gg/

Hylex is a Brazilian server of minigames in Minecraft Java Edition with over 10,000 daily players. Its community is made up of thousands of Minecraft fanatics who are totally addicted to minigames like BedWars, SkyWars, The Bridge, Build Battle, Duels, RankUP and others.

hylex.gg

ResGamingInc Mystical Block Server

Skyblock, Survival

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Enjoy ya selves and Be Nice simple as that please join our discord and help us grow into a bigger community with others and various games to share Using Mystical Block 2.7.3 https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/mystical-block forge-36.2.34

resgamingincminecraft.ddns.net:30153

Nova Gilded Aegis

Cross-Play, Survival

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Here at Nova Gilded Aegis, We are a community oriented server! We believe that without the players we wouldn’t be here so we focus on listening to what our players want! We have a variety of plugins, there is always something for everyone, whether is be jobs, PvP (which is toggle-able of course!), Or clans. We have something for all. With staff ready to lend a helping hand, we look forward to seeing you around!

novagildedaegis.cloudnord.net:21932

ThreadsMine – Grief and Anarchy

Anarchy, Economy, KitPvP, PvP, Vanilla

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Do you want to test your survival skills and plunge into a world full of dangers? Welcome to the ThreadsMine server – a place where exciting adventures and adrenaline-pumping battles await. Here you can express yourself in a real griefer atmosphere! The ability to destroy, loot and spy – choose your path and create chaos around you!

On the ThreadsMine server, a world of full PVP awaits you, where every step could be your last. Powerful PvP battles with other players, capturing bases and battles for resources will become your daily reality.

Our server offers unique plugins and modifications that will allow you to unleash your griefing potential. Create secret bases, build traps, use secret passages and plot betrayals. Your imagination will not be limited!

Join the ThreadsMine server and become a real griefer! But be prepared for a brutal struggle for survival and seizure of territory. Only the strongest and most cunning survive here.

Don’t hesitate, come and become a part of our lawless world! This place is only for real griefers, and there is no place for weaklings!

mc.threadsmine.ru

Secura Network

Bedwars, Cross-Play, Pixelmon, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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Secura Network is a Hispanic Server 1.8 – 1.20.1Java and Bedrock which currently has 3 modalities:

Pixelmon: Pokemon Mod. Forge 1.12.2 + Pixelmon Mod Survival: Vanilla Minecraft style mod 1.8 – 1.20.1 Boxpvp: Combat Mode 1.8 – 1.20.1

What are you waiting for? Join our community!! IP: play.mcsecuranet.com Discord: https://discord.gg/HABdCMsHqB

play.mcsecuranet.com

AngelicMC

KitPvP

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Italian server open to all Minecraft Java players | premium and SP. we are opening a server dedicated to competitive modes and much more. we are born in 2020 with the name AngelicMC and now the staffers’ dream is becoming reality. We hope all of you Minecraft players can come in and enjoy a great experience on our server.

mc.angelicmc.com

Externium

PvP, Survival, Towny

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Welcome to Externium – Epic Bosses and PvP! Discover a unique world where special enchantments boost your abilities and face epic bosses for exclusive treasures. Participate in exciting PvP events and be part of an active community in our city, where collaboration is key.

Featured Features: Special Enchantments to enhance your items. Face epic bosses and unlock new dimensions.

PvP Events and Challenges: Participate in PvP events full of action and strategy.

Explore the City: Join an active community to trade and improve your skills.

City Invasions: Experience the thrill of invasions, defend or attack for victory.

externiummc.holy.gg:25819

BlastFire

Prison, PvP, Survival

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BlastFire is a skymine you have a arena and crates always an event! You can PVP in the arena and there are always upgrades so stay tuned! Begin with mining the event block or just the wood! then upgrade your tools and go to the next block!! There are even Ogs!!

play.blastfire.online

Greed Isle

Economy, PvE, Survival

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What makes us unique? Custom Modeled Cosmetics, Player Warps, Player Economy, Claiming System, Voting ranks, and so much more!

We wish to make the most fair survival server possible that being not P2W and keeping both old and new players in mind. We don’t sell ranks, keys, or items that gives other players advantages over you. We truly just want to have fun and connect with you, and we hope to see you soon!!

mc.greedisle.xyz

TerraRealms Network

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

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Welcome to TerraRealms, where you’ll find a vibrant community with dedicated owners committed to actively fixing bugs and glitches. Our mission is to craft the server you’ve all been searching for. Tired of being the sole player grinding for in-game rewards because you lack the time or resources? Look no further! You can now purchase items with ease, using either in-game currency or ‘TerraHards’.

What are you waiting for? It may sound too good to be true, but you’re in for a delightful surprise. Join us now at play.terrarealms.net and become part of our thriving community!

play.terrarealms.net

The Respawn Point

Economy, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Survival

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The Respawn Point is a discord community that has expanded to allowing new players to join our Minecraft SMP Server with economy and MCMMO all players must link with our discord bot when joining. https://discord.gg/XASMYfNwrA

We have recently upgraded our servers and moved to BungeeCord to allow expansion to new game modes. players must be of age of 13+ Griefing is not allowed and grief prevention is in place. all servers are running paper with dupe protection and anti xray

game-servers.myhomenetworks.com:25577

AriseCity

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, Factions, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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Arisecity is a Java/Bedrock comp Kingdoms and Earth themed server with heavy emphasis on pvp, wars, countries and grinding. Mainly vanilla combat with some balance changes.

play.arisecity.net

Thasmor Network

Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to Thasmor Network! On our server, we hope you find the best adventures, experiences and friendships. We currently offer the SurvivalPlus mod in version 1.20.1 We hope you enjoy your stay to the fullest and have fun in our community. See you in the game! 😀

mc.thasmor.net

Experience MC (Competitive Town Quests)

Creative, Economy, Survival, Towny, Vanilla, Whitelist

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Experience MC is a minecraft SMP centered around community and collaboration. Over the course of 2 weeks, towns compete to complete quests and triumph over rival towns. With our custom built plugins for towns and quests players are encouraged to work together as they advance and grow. All of our ranks, skills, items, boosters etc. are FREE. Pay to win servers can ROT.

The server is packed with experience enriching plugins that bring custom enchantments, skills, boosters, items, jobs, quests, towns and town quests. Each month towns compete for the highest quest level, in order to earn their players massive rewards, on top of the rewards given for personal quests.

We plan on hosting regular building contests both in creative and survival and publish videos recording such.

experience.minecraft.best

Players:	98/600	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Evil Lairs Raided:	5	Soul Swords Wielded:	4
Celestial Beings Befriended:	1	Warrior Spirits Summoned:	39
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	0	Rainbows Spotted:	3
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	7	Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	0
Endless Night Skies:	5	Dragons Adopted as Pets:	5
Crystal Caves Mapped:	4	Spectral Entities Defeated:	7
Ores Mined:	1544	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	3

Players:	107/300	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Cursed Swords Broken:	1	Shadow Realms Conquered:	2
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1	Zombie Dances:	7
Love Letters Sent:	5	Backwards Speech Heard:	2
Talking Trees Consulted:	2	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	7
Soulbound Rings Equipped:	6	Dragonkin Hatched:	1
New Chunks Explored:	510357	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	3
Crops Grown:	7046	Invisible Walls Found:	2

Players:	105/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	4	Ancient Ruins Explored:	3
Epic Quests Completed:	22	Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	2
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	1	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	0
Omnipotent Charms Created:	5	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	2
Glitched Entities Encountered:	0	Spectral Entities Defeated:	7
Wailing Winds Heard:	2	Secret Libraries Discovered:	3
Heroic Legacies Created:	4	Towns Built:	7

Players:	95/600	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	60	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	5
Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	1	Immortal Potions Brewed:	13
Cursed Taverns Survived:	2	Pirate Ships Captured:	1
Astral Mages Summoned:	3	Dragon Scales Harvested:	152
Lunar Scepters Activated:	9	Dragon Eggs Found:	2522
Goblin Markets Raided:	10	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	6
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	41	Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1

Players:	95/500	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	6	Inescapable Mazes Solved:	4
Cursed Taverns Survived:	4	Magic Wands Crafted:	15
Wyrmholes Dug:	2	Eldritch Medallions Worn:	10
Enchanted Armories Found:	4	Crystal Caves Mapped:	7
Haunted Mines Explored:	3	Battle Standards Raised:	13
Soul Contracts Signed:	4	Secret Libraries Discovered:	1
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1	Cursed Swords Broken:	1

Players:	110/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	1	Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	3
Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	3	Spontaneous Duels Fought:	3
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	25	Treasure Maps Found:	3
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	5	Teleportation Mishaps:	3
Love Letters Sent:	5	Heroic Legacies Created:	2
Magical Familiars Summoned:	3	Dragon Eggs Found:	8807
Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	1	Infinite Doors Opened:	1

Players:	100/400	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Cursed Statues Activated:	3	Magical Familiars Summoned:	4
Eldritch Scrolls Read:	5	Undead Armies Raised:	1
Cosmic Hamsters Found:	1	Demon Skulls Collected:	30
Zombie Dances:	9	Crystal Palaces Visited:	2
Lost Cities Unearthed:	3	Warlock Amulets Crafted:	14
Gnome Villages Protected:	2	Epic Weapons Forged:	8
Corrupted Trees Chopped:	1	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	2

Players:	103/300	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Runes Activated:	1	Enchantments Applied:	265
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	1	Legendary Titles Earned:	1
Zombie Dances:	3	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	2
Astral Amulets Crafted:	30	Volcanoes Explored:	2
Crystal Caves Mapped:	5	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	3
Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	60	Eternal Flames Captured:	4
Epic Shields Constructed:	29	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	10

Players:	103/700	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Cosmic Pies Baked:	5	Ether Blades Crafted:	20
Glorious Feasts Held:	17	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	3
Phantom Horses Ridden:	2	Warlock Amulets Crafted:	6
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	1	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	18
Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	2	Fairy Circles Danced In:	5
Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	3	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	17
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	4	Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	3

Players:	95/900	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Mythical Swords Crafted:	99	Powerful Allies Recruited:	8
Enchanted Forests Planted:	4	Heroic Oaths Sworn:	13
Crystal Palaces Visited:	2	Endless Legions Commanded:	31
Crystal Wands Charged:	19	Meteorite Armor Created:	30
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	1	Evil Twin Fights:	5
Starry Nights Enjoyed:	18	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	37
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	1	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	2

Players:	94/1000	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	2	Immortal Anvils Forged:	11
Unbreakable Chains Forged:	6	Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	4
Hedge Mazes Navigated:	6	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2
Battle Standards Raised:	12	Pirate Ships Captured:	1
Crystal Caves Mapped:	9	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	1
Bizarre Potions Brewed:	19	Gods Slained:	2
Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	7	Omnipotent Charms Created:	1

Players:	101/800	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Holy Grails Found:	1	Legendary Titles Earned:	1
Dragons Tamed:	1	Eclipse Rings Activated:	2
Parallel Universes Unraveled:	0	Evil Twin Fights:	4
Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	2	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	4
Forgotten Legends Remembered:	4	Crystal Wands Charged:	14
Wyrmholes Dug:	3	Shattered Realms Restored:	2
Celestial Gardens Planted:	5	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	3

Players:	107/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Falling into the Void:	2	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	1
Unicorn Sightings:	1	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	3
Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	0	Powerful Allies Recruited:	6
Potions Brewed:	62	Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	2
Unbreakable Chains Forged:	4	Astral Mages Summoned:	1
Evil Portals Destroyed:	1	Lunar Scepters Activated:	10
Eldritch Scrolls Read:	6	Epic Shields Constructed:	19

Players:	110/100	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Immortal Potions Brewed:	15	Treasure Maps Found:	2
Magical Ponies Rescued:	7	God-Tier Weapons Forged:	30
Celestial Events Witnessed:	2	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	3
Chaos Gates Opened:	2	Elemental Forces Harnessed:	3
Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	2	Shattered Realms Restored:	1
Holy Grails Found:	3	Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	1
Cursed Statues Activated:	4	Hedge Mazes Navigated:	11

Players:	94/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Rainbows Spotted:	7	Villages Defended:	11
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	3	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	14
Magic Crystals Found:	24	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	5
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	2	Falling into the Void:	1
Dragons Adopted as Pets:	3	Infinite Doors Opened:	1
Glorious Feasts Held:	9	Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	5
Curse of Binding Applied:	2	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	2