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.

Nectarcraft

Welcome to NectarCraft SMP! Looking for the perfect Minecraft SMP experience? Search no more! What NectarCraft Offers: No Pay-to-Win: We keep it fair for all players. Quality of Life Features: We’ve got your comfort in mind. Friendly Community: Join our welcoming player base. Exciting Events: Engage in epic adventures. Constant Updates: Stay entertained with fresh content. Join us today for a sweet taste of Minecraft like never before! NectarCraft SMP: P2W-free, QOL features, and more! Join a friendly community for the ultimate Minecraft experience. Connect now: nectarcraft.net

nectarcraft.net

Sanctum Network

Earth, Economy, Factions, PvE, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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400 Sci-Fi Mods in 1.20.1 Play as a dragon Build Factories Make your Meka-Suit Become the strongest Mage with your custom abilities

sanctum.network

WaveyMC Survival

Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival

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We are a 1.20.1 Survival Multiplayer (SMP) server with many cool features to keep our players having a great time. This includes features such as: Quests, a Level System, Factories, Deliveries, Random Teleport (RTP), Coins and much more!

As a server we aim to provide a welcoming yet exciting experience with our Minecraft game server. At WaveyMC we have taken the time to develop an experience that will truly keep the blockcrafters crafting blocks!

DISCORD: https://discord.waveymc.net

play.waveymc.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

Players:	110/900	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Blood Moons Survived:	1	Cursed Villages Purged:	1
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	15	Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	186
Royal Decrees Issued:	0	Werewolf Howls Heard:	5
Forbidden Relics Collected:	9	Heavenly Choirs Heard:	3
Reality Warps Survived:	0	Phantom Knights Defeated:	6
Cozy Campfires Lit:	18	Inescapable Mazes Solved:	3
Horror Stories Survived:	4	Titan Hearts Harvested:	5

Players:	105/1000	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Heroic Legacies Created:	1	Alternate Realities Explored:	2
Volcanoes Explored:	2	Epic Shields Constructed:	34
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	3	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	2
Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	1	Mines Excavated:	4000
Haunted Forests Traversed:	5	Dragons Tamed:	0
Astral Mages Summoned:	4	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	39
Cursed Scrolls Read:	3	Demonic Pacts Formed:	1

Players:	91/400	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	8	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	9
Unique Catgirls Spotted:	9	Villages Defended:	14
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	4	Storm Giants Negotiated With:	2
Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	1	Forbidden Relics Collected:	3
Elemental Crystals Collected:	67	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	23
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	4	Phantom Ships Sailed:	2
Rune Stones Activated:	11	Ghost Trains Ridden:	1

Players:	108/200	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Legendary Heroes Trained:	4	Epic Bosses Defeated:	0
Herobrine Sightings:	9	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	2
Evil Lairs Raided:	8	Void Gems Collected:	14
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	18	Reality Warps Survived:	2
Horror Stories Survived:	4	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	2
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	3	Immortal Potions Brewed:	15
Inescapable Mazes Solved:	2	Cursed Lands Purified:	9

Players:	93/1000	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Epic Bosses Defeated:	0	Werewolf Howls Heard:	2
Enchantments Applied:	178	Phoenix Feathers Found:	5
Heroic Legacies Created:	5	Titanic Battles Fought:	17
Star Shards Collected:	178	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	5
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	2	Mystic Runes Engraved:	1
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	0	Twisted Realms Survived:	2
Astral Amulets Crafted:	16	Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	1

Players:	100/1000	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Celestial Blades Sharpened:	8	Dragon Eggs Found:	5963
Infinite Doors Opened:	1	Star Shards Collected:	129
Ethereal Couriers Hired:	1	God-Tier Weapons Forged:	21
Mythical Relics Collected:	17	Titanic Relics Retrieved:	2
Forbidden Doors Opened:	1	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	1
Demonic Pacts Formed:	2	Astral Amulets Crafted:	42
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	3	Gryphons Tamed:	2

Players:	92/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Dimension Hops:	6	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	2
Necronomicon Pages Collected:	5	Battle Standards Raised:	8
Epic Battles Fought:	16	Glitched Entities Encountered:	5
Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	8	Mineshafts Explored:	5
Crystal Caves Mapped:	10	Astral Amulets Crafted:	26
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	14	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	3
Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	1	Cosmic Pies Baked:	3

Players:	103/100	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Wilderness Tamed:	15	Astral Mages Summoned:	1
Magical Familiars Summoned:	1	Mythical Quests Completed:	13
Whispering Caves Entered:	6	Chaos Gates Opened:	3
Titanic Relics Retrieved:	3	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	3
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2	Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	4
Secret Passages Found:	3	Herobrine Sightings:	4
Werewolf Howls Heard:	1	Mythical Swords Crafted:	26

Players:	95/600	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	3	Holy Grails Found:	4
Lost Souls Rescued:	6	Titanic Relics Retrieved:	1
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	141	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	2
Volcanoes Explored:	2	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	2
Inescapable Mazes Solved:	3	Backwards Speech Heard:	3
Ores Mined:	7598	Rainbows Spotted:	4
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	1	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	7

Players:	97/300	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	30	Phantom Blocks Placed:	7
Eclipse Rings Activated:	2	Haunted Forests Traversed:	7
Runes Activated:	8	Dragon Eggs Hatched:	3
Chimeras Created:	1	Legendary Heroes Trained:	2
Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	0	Underground Cities Explored:	4
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2	Dragon Hoards Looted:	2
Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	1	Paranormal Events Investigated:	2

Players:	100/400	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Reality Distortions Fixed:	1	Arcane Towers Raised:	3
Magical Moments Shared:	22	Enchanted Armories Found:	10
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	1	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	15
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	1	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	3
Unbreakable Curses Broken:	2	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	58
Phoenix Feathers Found:	15	Legendary Scepters Created:	8
Star Shards Collected:	178	Dark Rituals Completed:	9

Players:	95/100	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	8	Herobrine Sightings:	10
Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	5	Titanic Battles Fought:	14
Towns Built:	1	Legendary Items Repaired:	6
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	3	Corrupted Trees Chopped:	1
Magical Moments Shared:	30	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	4
Endless Night Skies:	3	Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	2
Dragonkin Hatched:	5	Spontaneous Duels Fought:	15

Players:	110/800	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Hidden Villages Discovered:	1	Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	4
Dragon Eggs Found:	7144	Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	2
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	4	Players Killed by Monsters:	8013
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	3	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	37
Zombie Dances:	3	Treasure Maps Found:	10
Divine Scrolls Written:	6	Warlock Pacts Sealed:	1
Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	1	Ender Pearl Glitches:	4

Players:	108/100	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	6	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	3
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3	Animals Bred:	106
Warlock Amulets Crafted:	10	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2
Elemental Temples Cleansed:	5	Runes Activated:	6
Magical Frogs Kissed:	3	Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	2
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	2	Lost Cities Unearthed:	3
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	10	Magic Crystals Found:	7

Players:	110/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Soul Contracts Signed:	2	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	3
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	4	Elemental Forces Harnessed:	6
Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	9	Lunar Scepters Activated:	12
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3	Cursed Swords Broken:	3
Fairy Circles Danced In:	11	Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	6
Epic Weapons Forged:	8	Ender Pearl Glitches:	5
Unbreakable Curses Broken:	1	Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	24

Players:	92/300	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Backwards Speech Heard:	4	Paranormal Events Investigated:	5
Mythical Relics Collected:	7	Magical Ponies Rescued:	2
Curse of Binding Applied:	1	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	2
Ghost Trains Ridden:	0	Gnome Villages Protected:	5
Epic Weapons Forged:	9	Portal Loops Escaped:	2
Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	1	Godly Talismans Bestowed:	19
Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	8	Towns Built:	1