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.

NextGamers Europe MC Server

The NGE Minecraft Server! We are a freebuild survival server with friendly staff and over 70 plugins. We don’t sell any inGame items or ranks with special abilities, for real money, but you can buy Premium with inGame money. Premium gives you fly and some other special abilities. Some of our plugins are (some plugins you can first use when you’re Premium but you can get that without real money for 8000€ inGame money):: We’re sure you’ll have a lot of fun on our server. See you there! 🙂

nextgamers.eu

realme

Mini Games, PvP, Skywars, Survival

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Finnish Minecraft server! From us you can find e.g. Survival, Battle Royale, Bounty Hunter and Finland’s best SkyWars!

realmi.fi

Dextrality

Factions, Hardcore, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Raiding, Roleplay

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Welcome to this vast and exciting world, brave adventurer! But be careful, you can’t just walk around here like it’s nothing, as there are certain rules you must follow so you don’t end up being exiled from humanity, your land, and the world. So get ready to challenge your limits, explore incredible places and face epic challenges while following the rules and becoming a real hero of this great adventure!

play.dextrality.net

Dragon Block Apollo

Economy, Factions, PvE, PvP, Survival

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1.7.10 Modded Server, please follow this installation guide: – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlgzVBIYBywThe forefront of the Dragon Block server community! 1.2.5 / GT Update is now released and available for everyone to play! Check out our website for the full Change-Log! apollomcnetwork.net/dbchomeJoin our community of over 50,000 registered players along with over 10,000 Discord members, join today to experience the premiere Dragon Block Experience.– 240 Main Story Quests !Recently Revamped! – 6 Carefully created races !New Race Majin! – Human, Saiyan, Half-Saiyan, Namekian, Arcosian, and Majin – 7+ Forms per Race! – 4 Servers across North America (3) and Europe (1) – Multiplayer Questing! (Party / Co-Op Questing) !Recently Revamped! – Active player base – And Much More!

DBC.ApolloNetworkMC.net

MineBox Network

Creative, Economy, Mini Games, Skyblock, Skywars, Survival

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Do you need a high-performance Minecraft community? Join MineBox Network! We are the number one server in quality and modalities, we take our work very seriously to progress as much as possible. We have been online for more than 5 years!

mcs.minebox.es

TavernMC

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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TavernMC is a Survival Minecraft server that adds a ton of new layers to the game. Players can team up with their friends, and explore a massive world with beautiful biomes. Be careful! because there are bears, and other creatures that spawn. Go on quests, take on some jobs, and level up to become the strongest. What makes this server unique? – Custom Mobs (Bears, Racoons, Skunks, and Bosses) – Custom Items (Ones that are better than netherite) – Custom Biomes (Over 80+ Beautiful biomes to explore) – Meant for both Casual Players and PVPers

tavernmc.net

Roleplay Hub

Anarchy, Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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mc.roleplayhub.net

Loka

Economy, Factions, PvP, Survival, Towny

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Loka is a Semi-Vanilla, PvP Survival Server that uses custom plugins to create a one of a kind Minecraft experience. Loka features a custom-written Territorial Conquest System, a very rich story, unique, talent-based Battlegrounds, ELO-rated Arenas, a custom Market, Thievery, and World Events.Loka’s biggest feature, Territories, is custom system wherein Towns vie for control of static Territory Nodes throughout our three Continents. The strongest Town or Alliance at the end of each month becomes the Capital of Loka and gets to implement global policies. Alliances, Enemies, Friends, and Mortal Enemies have been forged and destroyed through our Territory System. Territorial Conquest, Custom World, Towns, Town Industries, Jobs, PvP, Powerful Market, Thievery, Story.

play.lokamc.com

From PokeBa

Economy, Factions, Parkour, Pixelmon, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Dear PokeBalta family!We look forward to bringing you exciting news after a long wait! Our brand new season is at the door and we are sure that we will fascinate you once again with the innovations we bring. Here are some special features we have prepared for you: Version 1.16.5 and Latest Pixelmon, Exclusive Datapack, WARZONE Add-on, Fun Activities, Server Exclusive Costumes, Dungeons and MoreDon’t forget to follow our social media accounts and forums so you don’t miss this season full of exciting innovations. We look forward to collecting unique memories together in our new season! Are you ready? We are ready! We welcome you to this magical adventure. See you later!

play.pokebalta.com.tr

RealBox

Bedwars, Economy, Mini Games, PvP

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BoxPvP server. Features: Powerful hosting, nearly best anti-cheat system possible, premium plugins

play.realbox.fun

Minewind

Anarchy, Bedwars, Creative, Hardcore, KitPvP, Raiding, Survival Games

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Choose your class and go on an epic adventure to gather all the OP loot that suits your play style!

A big variety of loot can be found in any chest in the world, or traded with many villagers for emeralds. More loot can be stolen from OP monsters, but they will use it against you first!

Special events happen on spawn every few hours that offer more unique OP rewards.

At the end of the day, explore the natural beauty of Minecraft wilderness and build a work of art in the perfect spot.

For more information visit https://minewind.com

gyat.minewind.net

PocketPixels

Creative, Economy, MCMMO, Pixelmon, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

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All our servers offer unique and enjoyable Pixelmon experiences, for all involved in the Pixelmon community, which you won’t feel anywhere else! Our aim is to provide you with a pixelmon experience like no other filled with our custom content, events, and a one of a kind friendly community. Join our servers, and begin your adventure of a lifetime!Put your skills and knowledge to the test by challenging our 8+ Gym System, run by experienced staff members, to earn all the badges! If you’re into the competitive scene or looking for another challenge, you can challenge our Hard-Mode Gyms, Elite Four and Battle Frontier. Try our daily quests where you complete challenges to earn a range of rewards and experience the Pixelmon gameplay to its fullest!You’ll constantly see new custom content and network updates, staff members actively improving your experience, giveaways and events with prizes, and much more!Everyone can find something to do on our servers! Fitting into your play style is easy, whether it be competitive battling, trading, catching Pixelmon, hunting down legendaries, or even hanging our with friends! You’ll find a place in the PocketPixels community.

play.pocketpixels.net

VanillaPlus

Anarchy, Economy, Hardcore, PvP, Raiding, Survival, Vanilla

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NO LAND CLAIMING | NO GRIEF PREVENTION | NO KEEP INVENTORY | PVP ENABLED | RAIDS We have a protected spawn that you can teleport to trades, meet up with people, or fight to the death against other players. You also can set homes and teleport so that you can easily get around without traveling far distances to get to farms, bases, or friends. On Vanilla Plus, you can experience classic Minecraft, but better! Build an epic base, fight to the death, or hang out. Anything is possible, so come check it out!

play.vanillaplus.net

PlayCDU

FTB, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Skyblock, Survival

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Our Links: Website: https://www.craftdownunder.co Discord: https://discord.gg/playcdu Forums: https://forum.playcdu.co/About Us: To view all 35+ servers that we host and their IPs, head to https://forum.playcdu.co/servers/Craft Down Under is a gaming community that specializes in hosting and playing Minecraft modpacks. Our servers, located in Australia, Germany and the United States, offer a wide variety of modpacks to suit different playstyles and preferences. We’re dedicated to providing a welcoming environment for all players, regardless of their skill level, to come together and enjoy the unique experiences that modpacks provide. Join us today and see why Craft Down Under is the go-to destination for Minecraft modpack enthusiasts!

nohub.playcdu.co

JackpotMC

Anarchy, Economy, Factions, LifeSteal, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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JackpotMC is a server focused on PvP game modes, with our latest game mode being Lifesteal SMP. This is a one of kind, unique SMP that allows players to steal hearts from each other. Once a player kills another, they take a heart from them. If you die to a player, you lose a heart to them. Once you’re out of hearts, you’re banned for the rest of the day. With no claims and no rules on griefing, it is a pure Anarchy experience.

play.jackpotmc.com

NAVELYA

PvP

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NAVELYA NETWORK Our server is a server played within the scope of PvP. If you have just started our server, use the (/kit) command. You Can Use It To Kill Other Players And Take Their Sets. You Can Enter Places in the PvP Area and Strengthen Your Set You can review our server. 1.16.5x 1.20.4

play.navelya.net

Players:	90/400	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	1	Ether Blades Crafted:	6
Eldritch Scrolls Read:	5	Animals Bred:	115
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	2	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	4
Dragonkin Hatched:	3	Magical Ponies Rescued:	5
Warlock Pacts Sealed:	0	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	1
Wilderness Tamed:	10	Crops Grown:	6181
Goblin Armies Outwitted:	8	Gnome Villages Protected:	3

Players:	103/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Players Killed by Monsters:	1833	Warlock Amulets Crafted:	17
Cosmic Pies Baked:	4	Curse of Binding Applied:	5
Astral Projections Made:	4	Magic Items Found:	4704
Dark Rituals Completed:	1	Forbidden Doors Opened:	2
Animals Bred:	142	Warlock Pacts Sealed:	2
Gods Slained:	2	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	10
Crystal Caves Mapped:	10	Dragonkin Hatched:	1

Players:	105/600	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Dungeon Sieges Launched:	8	Divine Relics Bestowed:	10
Chimeras Created:	2	Heroic Oaths Sworn:	22
Crops Grown:	5557	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	3
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	8	Evil Twin Fights:	1
Forbidden Relics Collected:	0	Zombie Dances:	4
Runes Activated:	5	Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	0
Haunted Chests Opened:	3	Demonic Pacts Formed:	2

Players:	95/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Hidden Passages Discovered:	2	Epic Bosses Defeated:	0
Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	1	Crops Grown:	7819
Soulbound Rings Equipped:	7	Cosmic Hamsters Found:	4
Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	1	Unbreakable Curses Broken:	2
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	4	Legendary Items Repaired:	5
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	4	Epic Battles Fought:	18
Dragons Tamed:	6	Farms Harvested:	577

Players:	104/300	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Astral Mages Summoned:	3	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	7
Eclipse Rings Activated:	3	Backwards Speech Heard:	1
Treasure Maps Found:	5	Secret Libraries Discovered:	5
Lava Oceans Crossed:	3	Ghost Trains Ridden:	0
Omnipotent Charms Created:	1	Mimic Chests Discovered:	4
Fabled Crowns Discovered:	9	Meteorite Armor Created:	21
Cursed Villages Purged:	2	Astral Orbs Gathered:	19

Players:	96/300	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3	Chimeras Created:	4
Forbidden Doors Opened:	1	Warrior Spirits Summoned:	36
Forbidden Relics Collected:	7	Legendary Heroes Trained:	7
Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	1	Shadow Realms Conquered:	1
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	2	Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	2
Crops Grown:	1995	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	6
Shadow Figures Spotted:	6	Magical Ponies Rescued:	7

Players:	92/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	2	Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	20
New Chunks Explored:	318841	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	0
Divine Scrolls Written:	14	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	9
Living Statues Befriended:	3	Titan Hearts Harvested:	4
Mimic Chests Discovered:	5	Dark Rituals Completed:	5
Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	5	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	3
Dragon Eggs Found:	785	Zombie Dances:	5

Players:	94/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Phantom Rings Equipped:	20	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	4
Bizarre Potions Brewed:	15	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	1
Heroic Legacies Created:	6	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	1
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	3	Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	1
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	3	Heroic Oaths Sworn:	13
Soul Swords Wielded:	1	Cursed Taverns Survived:	2
Unseen Monsters Slain:	6	Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	3

Players:	104/500	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	2	Omnipotent Charms Created:	4
Haunted Forests Traversed:	2	Rune Stones Activated:	6
Pirate Ships Raided:	2	Paranormal Events Investigated:	2
Astral Amulets Crafted:	17	Battle Standards Raised:	8
Demonic Pacts Formed:	0	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	2
Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	3	Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3
Meteorites Collected:	0	Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	2

Players:	91/200	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	1	Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	2
Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2	Infinity Stones Found:	5
Phoenix Feathers Found:	14	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	2
Forbidden Tomes Read:	6	Magical Beanstalks Grown:	2
Dragon Scales Harvested:	356	Epic Quests Completed:	10
Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	4	Teleportation Mishaps:	5
Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	3	Elemental Crystals Collected:	71

Players:	94/900	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	3	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	3
Astral Amulets Crafted:	21	Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1
Players Killed by Monsters:	3683	Meteorite Armor Created:	22
Endless Night Skies:	5	Celestial Crowns Worn:	4
Enchantments Applied:	70	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	3
Endless Staircases Climbed:	0	Forgotten Legends Remembered:	8
Omnipotent Charms Created:	2	Forbidden Doors Opened:	2

Players:	110/900	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Wailing Winds Heard:	4	Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	2
Witch’s Brew Drunk:	12	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	8
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	3	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	0
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	6	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	3
Chaos Orbs Controlled:	22	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	2
Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	14	Hidden Villages Discovered:	1
Glorious Feasts Held:	8	Potions Brewed:	192

Players:	91/900	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Portal Loops Escaped:	3	Shadow Figures Spotted:	9
Werewolf Howls Heard:	4	Sentient Weapons Trained:	2
Unicorn Sightings:	0	Eclipse Rings Activated:	4
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	1	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	5
Infinite Doors Opened:	1	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	1
Runes Activated:	8	Falling into the Void:	3
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1	Living Statues Befriended:	0

Players:	99/1000	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Crystal Caves Mapped:	8	Inescapable Mazes Solved:	4
Phantom Rings Equipped:	11	Gnome Villages Protected:	10
Forbidden Doors Opened:	3	Orbs of Power Found:	5
Wilderness Tamed:	6	Sentient Weapons Trained:	7
Celestial Beings Befriended:	4	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	2
Villages Defended:	8	Alien Abductions:	5
Powerful Allies Recruited:	7	Whispering Shadows Heard:	2

Players:	97/300	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Living Shadows Defeated:	3	Eldritch Medallions Worn:	10
Powerful Allies Recruited:	8	Runic Tablets Deciphered:	32
Shattered Realms Restored:	0	Sentient Weapons Trained:	1
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	2	Endless Staircases Climbed:	0
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	35	Lost Cities Unearthed:	2
Divine Spears Created:	16	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	8
Farms Harvested:	164	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	4

Players:	93/200	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Dark Rituals Completed:	8	Cosmic Pies Baked:	9
Soul Contracts Signed:	5	Infinity Stones Found:	5
Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	5	Dragonfire Shields Forged:	6
Runes Activated:	8	Farms Harvested:	478
Wyrmholes Dug:	2	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	1
Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	1	Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	3
Meteorite Armor Created:	11	Runic Tablets Deciphered:	12