I found NerdNu and it feels like a medium sized server that really cares about community and mostly vanilla gameplay. It is for players who miss that old Minecraft feeling where people actually know each other.
The PvE server is updated to 1.21.10 and it is survival building without PvP so you only worry about mobs. People work together on towns and big city builds and the PvE map reset on September 19th. They also do games nights with different player hosts like spleef thimble and ice boat races on Fridays at 7:30pm and Saturdays at 1pm US Eastern time.
There is also a Creative server on 1.21.10 with open world building and a mix of natural terrain and world painted areas. You can protect your builds and WorldEdit is free to use. Creative has community events too like spleef and speed build on alternating Saturdays and their current map revision started on June 22 2024.
Their snapshot server is currently closed because of recent updates and they will announce when it comes back.
NerdNu Vanilla PvE and Creative Community
Blitz Network Custom BedWars Grind
I found Blitz Network and it is a new server focused on custom Bed Wars.
You can join matches and climb the leaderboards. You earn points while you play and then you can spend them on cosmetics.
There is also a VIP rank for players who want to help the server grow and it comes with its own perks. They also have a roadmap on their Discord and you can get the link in game.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPMinedHype Long-Term SMP No P2W
Claim based safetyCommunity Survival HubExploration focused worldjava bedrock togetherLong haul survival
MinedHype SMP is a friendly long term survival server that has been around for years with the same owner. It is a public server with no whitelist and it aims for a mostly vanilla feel on Minecraft 1.21.11.
The world is meant to last. The Overworld and Nether will never reset and there is no set world border or fixed spawn area. New players get spawned randomly within the first 40k blocks and you can use rtp to land somewhere within 50k blocks and then set a home.
It has grief protection using claims. If you do not claim your area then grief is allowed. CoreProtect is used to help protect the server.
There is no pay to win and no economy or money plugin. Shops are player run and they use item trades only. There is also a public shopping district you can apply to join.
Java and Bedrock can play together and there is a web based online map. Chat reports are disabled and they also run free events with prizes.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPShards SMP Open Beta Tonight
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPFINAL SMP Vanilla Survival PVP Chaos
discord integration chathardcore social sandboxmostly lawless worldnew community formingpvp logging blocked
I found a mostly no rules survival server that is all about vanilla gameplay and player chaos. It is made for people who want real fights real alliances and real drama in the world.
It uses Simple Voice Chat so you can talk in game. It also has stuff like Core Protect and pvp log protection plus DiscordSRV. They say anti x ray and anti cheat are on too.
There is no pay to win here. The server opens on 2/21/26 and they want players ready for launch. Bring friends if you want and try to survive the mess.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPOff-Script SMP Crossplay Chill Builder Era
Off-Script SMP is a crossplay survival server where Java and Bedrock players can play together. It is meant for people who hate playing alone and want a chill place to build with others.
The server uses GeyserMC and has some plugins and datapacks like chest claiming and realistic sized mobs. There is also a QOL datapack made by the owners.
The world has a small but growing border so players stay closer together. The border increases every 1 to 2 weeks.
Staff are super understanding about item loss or pet loss and even when you get annoyed trying to find stuff. They can help you out for the right diamond price.
There are small roleplay and lore parts. It is build focused so if you mainly want PvP then this is not the server for you.
It is mostly 16+ and a lot of members are around 18+. You will need to apply to get whitelisted and it is mainly there to stop flooding. The server has been open since February 7th 2026 and it is on 1.21.11.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP