Near Vanilla is a semi vanilla SMP that has been running for about eight years and it feels like a really close community. People here like to build explore collect stuff and just hang out together. There are big group projects player competitions and a busy shopping district so it never feels empty.
The server is community driven and players talk a lot on Discord about serious things and silly stuff too. When big changes are coming they listen to what the players think and talk it out first. Suggestions are welcome and the staff team is active so problems and bad behavior get handled fast.
Play styles are pretty open. Some players like to go off on their own and build far away. Others like to work in groups and join community builds. There is a DynMap you can view in your browser so you can see the world and find biomes or check how close you are to other players.
This server is 18 plus only and they expect people to be mature and respectful. There is a zero tolerance policy for hacking glitching or duping and doing that is a permanent ban. Griefing stealing bullying insults discrimination prejudice and toxic behavior are not allowed. Chat is moderated and Mojang chat reporting is turned off because of the plugins.
Right now the server is on Season 7 on hard difficulty and it looks like a good place if you want a long term world and a chill but serious survival experience with other adults.
Near Vanilla 18+ Semi-Vanilla SMP
TRUE VANILLA Fabric Semi Anarchy SMP
FabricCraft is a survival server that sticks to real vanilla mechanics because it runs on Fabric. It feels like the kind of world where your farms and redstone actually work the way you planned.
It is semi anarchy so you get a lot of freedom with only a few rules. There are no land claims and there are no world resets so the map stays persistent and the story is made by players through alliances trade rivalries and raids.
Hacked clients and mods that give an advantage are not allowed. There is also a simple voice chat mod you can use.
Griefing is banned within 1k of spawn and it is handled by active moderation instead of claims.
There is also a creative world with no plots and no limits on how much space you can use. A lot of players use it to test builds before bringing them into survival.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPZERO RULES ANARCHY SURVIVAL START NOW
classic combat eracrossplay ready servergrief heavy survivalhardcore vibes survivalRaiding and Looting
I found Jonarchy and it is a survival anarchy server with no rules vibes. It is free to play and it works on Java and Bedrock and even Eaglercraft too.
People say there are no long player queues and no admin abuse. It also supports a huge range of versions from 1.5.2 up to modern versions so a lot of players can join.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPWhitelisted Vanilla SMP For Mature Players
I found a community based survival server called The Eternal Region. It is whitelisted and it is aimed at mature players who want a calmer place to play.
It stays vanilla first but it also has some quality of life changes. Phantoms are off and endermen cannot grief and you get double shulker shells.
The world border starts small then it grows every day and it is currently 5000 by 5000. It also uses Simple Voice Chat so players can talk while playing.
The server focuses on anti grief protection and respectful standards. It sounds like a place for builders redstone players and explorers who want a long term world to invest in.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPBoonCraft SMP Quests and Land Claim
BoonCraft is a survival SMP server with a small friendly community and players from all over the world. It is mostly PvE and it has a no griefing policy so people can just build and relax.
There is land claim to protect your builds and player warps so you can show off what you made. The server also runs community competitions and challenges and there is usually something new each week.
The economy feels stable and balanced and you can make money in a bunch of ways like player shops jobs quests the auction house voting and selling items. Custom fishing is a big thing too and you can catch lots of fish types and sizes then sell them to the Fisherman at spawn. There are also server wide daily fishing competitions.
If you want PvP you can toggle it and there is a dedicated PvP arena where fights are safe. You keep your inventory you keep your XP and your items do not lose durability.
There is no pay to win and the store is only for cosmetics. You can also unlock free ranks and special perks just by playing.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPSolo Leveling Rank Up Survival
SoloCraft is a Solo leveling themed Minecraft server that just opened so it will probably be pretty quiet at first.
When you spawn you are right next to a hand built building where you can get your rank and pick your class.
You can also loot a village right away and the server uses Lootr so everyone can get loot from it.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP