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.

Parallel

Looking for a server that lets you explore like never before? Welcome to Parallela semi-vanilla SMP where players can travel through rifts between worlds in order to face great dangers, traverse uncharted territory, and collect gleaming treasure. Featuring a vibrant community and continuous updates, you’re sure to never get bored.

🔮 IP Address (1.20+): play.parallelmc.org 🎉 Join our Discord: https://discord.parallelmc.org

💻 Server Website: https://www.parallelmc.org

📸 Server Photos: https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/servers-java-edition/pc-servers/3023191-parallel-semi-vanilla-smp-1-19-multiworld (“Server Images” tab)

Server Features

Our new overworld and our older overworld are interconnected! In fact, it’s more like open-universe gameplay. Players aren’t restricted from exploring all aspects of vanilla Minecraft, and they can also check out space, a sky dimension, and much more! Secrets are uncovered around every corner…
Custom Features: Explore rifts to other worlds, discover custom structures and fight through difficult custom dungeons, interact and trade with characters, add charms to your items, and much, much more!
Active, Dynamic Community: You’ll never have trouble finding a friendly face on here! Players are also willing to help you out in any way possible, whether it be building, fighting, or gathering resources. Join our Discord to learn about our regular server events!
Participate in Lore: Players actively shape the server’s story that has been taking place since April 2020 – learn more about it here!
Active Economy: An actively-maintained Shopping District featuring dozens of vanilla chest shops! Characters also sell custom goods in and around the spawn town!
Quality of Life Improvements: Better wandering traders, shooting stars, player + mob head drops, XP storage… no detail is too small!
NO LAG: Parallel uses dedicated server hardware to deliver you a constant stream of 20 TPS, lagless gameplay

Server Rules

No griefing/looting (staff can roll back damages)
No hacking (our anticheat mitigates hacked clients)
Be respectful when interacting with other players through chat and gameplay
A fuller set of rules can be found on our website!

So what are you waiting for? Join Parallel to start crafting your journey today!

Pandam

PvE, Survival, Vanilla

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Pandamium is a Vanilla Survival Minecraft Server which will always update to the latest snapshot with experimental features.The server runs on a dedicated server with top hardware to ensure the best performance possible.Pandamium also uses a datapack to offer custom features like homes, tpa and voting rewards.We’re looking forward to seeing you on the server!

snapshot.pandamium.eu

Smithereens Reboot

PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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This cherished server is making a comeback! Tired of complicated mods and resource packs? Smithereens provides the vanilla experience along with an economy system and player-run shops. Join us and immerse yourself in the pure, nostalgic world of Minecraft.

smithereens.withermc.io:19206

VentureBlock MC

Economy, MCMMO, Mini Games, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Venture Block MC 1.20.1 Sanctuary Survival server based economy, quests, custom enchants, grief prevention, PvP and PvE. Escape Survival player based economy, quests, player shops, custom enchants, grief prevention, PvP and PvE. Creative Test World to test all your build ideas before building in survival, create schematics, maps and more!

play.VentureBlockMC.com

OceaniaCraft

Economy, MCMMO, Mini Games, Survival

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OceaniaCraft offers players a unique survival/economy experience with a massive list of non pay-to-win ranks to earn through gameplay!We have a very unique selection of custom made plugins that aim to maintain most vanilla aspects of the game while still introducing an economy aspect with the focus on gaining ranks through in-game currency and gameplay.Our player base is super friendly and our dedicated staff team volunteer around the clock to ensure that your experience is as enjoyable as possible. We hope to see you around!

play.oceaniacraft.net

Hollowtree

Creative, Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, Mini Games, PvE, Survival

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Welcome to Hollowtree, a relaxing Minecraft community partnered with CorbaWorld. Enjoy features like Grief Prevention, OP gear, unique jobs, QuickShops, McMMO, in-game ranks, donation packs, voting rewards, crates, no AFK-kick, mob catching, a peaceful resource world, MyPet, a creative server, Brewery, custom mob loot, auctions, warps, and Bedrock compatibility!We value our community and host events with exclusive gear and loot. Join our Discord for engagement, reports, suggestions and more! Hollowtree, sprouted from Hollowcraft 2015, reopened in December 2023 with its original owner and many returning members. Come play!

play.hollowtree.net

Minehut

Creative, Factions, KitPvP, Mini Games, Skyblock, Survival, Vanilla

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Paying Sucks Paying for game server hosting sucks. We know. That’s why we built an entire platform that allows anybody to create a server for free. Just hop on our lobby to get started.Cloud Technology Minehut’s innovative cloud infrastructure provides freely available servers for hundreds of players to use at any given time. Stop worrying about config files, restart management and uptime dependencies.Twitter: https://twitter.com/Minehut

minehut.com

EcoCityCraft Economy

Cross-Play, Economy, Hardcore, MCMMO, Skyblock, Survival, Towny

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org.ecc.eco

Hopela – Survival

Survival

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play.hopela.fr

MysticValleyCraft

PvE, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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Chill Vibes | Crates | Voter Ranks | Seasonal Events | Skripts | Discord | No Griefing | Grief Prevention | Homes | /SitMystic Valley Craft is a community driven friendly survival server. With two (2) developers, there is no better time than the present to join and pitch your own ideas! All ranks are Vote based ranks! No Pay-to-WIN!Home to a shopping district located around spawn, using a custom in house shop chest plugin, mini-games (such as word guess) and a custom dragon fight, you will never get bored!If you want to play normal survival, that’s okay too! Our world is expansive and ready to be explored! Prefer violence? There are designated PvP Arenas where you can fight other players with leader boards!What is a Crate you might ask?Well first, there’s a Vote Crate, which requires a Vote Crate Key – acquired by, you guessed it, voting! First vote gives you a key on the house! On that note, the more you vote, the better rewards you get with every Vote Level! (try /votelevel in game)Second, there’s a Crate that cycles seasonaly, which is full of enchanted, magical, and exciting custom items! Moon Crate Keys have a 1% chance on every VOTE! That is an average pay out of 14 keys per year just by voting! You can access any Crate you like by visiting the Past Crates Tower at /spawnCome sit down, enjoy the eclipse, and play some Minecraft! 🙂

play.mysticvalleycraft.com

Airidale Classic Prisons

Prison

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Since 2016 Airidale has been pushing the bounds of Minecraft, and we are not stopping anytime soon! We offer a wide variety of custom game modes that anyone can enjoy. With custom features exclusive to our network, you won’t be let down!We use custom plugins to give players a true classic prisons experience. With custom enchanting, cells, shops, and items, you will never run out of things to do! Grind your way to the top with McMMO and Gangs! Give Airidale a try today!

ms.airidale.net

AusCraft

Creative, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Survival

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» JOIN NOW « PLAY.AUSCRAFT.NET Survival | Protections | Resource Pack | mcMMO | Friendly all ages CommunityHere’s some handy links » FORUMS » https://auscraft.net DISCORD » https://discord.gg/auscraft STORE » https://store.auscraft.net We look forward to seeing you, and Happy Crafting!

play.auscraft.net

Mirkovic Junior High School

Cross-Play, Economy, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to MirkovicSMP , we are one strong and friendly community.Things we have is Jobs/Crates/Ranks/Economy/Warp PvP/Graves and a lot of cool things. We are sure there is something for everyone on our server.We are waiting for u !

mirkovicsmp.info

Simplex

PvE, Survival, Vanilla

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Play Minecraft as it should be played: unmodified and simplified!Simplex is a semi-vanilla server made for players who are seeking to play Minecraft in the most genuine way possible; free from modifications that takes away from the true multiplayer Minecraft experience. At Simplex, you must build, survive, suffer or prosper all by yourself, or together with other players. There’s no modifications which will take-away from the brutality of vanilla survival.Simplex only has a few plugins to prevent grief, cheating and theft. The ranking system is based entirely on the number of times you vote for the server. This way, everyone has the same opportunity and potential to rank up as any other player. You will receive in-game rewards for voting as well as more sethomes as you climb the ladder.Welcome, and enjoy your stay!

simplexmc.com

ChocoHills

Creative, Survival, Vanilla

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ChocolateHills Bedrock / MCPE: play.chocohills.com:19132 OP Survival – Golden Shovel Claim – Slimefun: FN amplification, Infinity, Networks, Slimetinker Dungeon Survival: – Custom Enchants, Boss Dungeons, Custom Fishing Vanilla: – keep inventory, almost no commands – no shop, no storage protection, no pvp Creative: – 512×512 Big Plots – Timed Worldedit

play.chocohills.com

AwareNetwork

Factions, Skyblock, Survival

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AwareNetwork is an exceptional Minecraft server that caters to players of all versions, offering two thrilling game modes: Factions and Skyblock. Whether you’re playing on the latest version or an older one, AwareNetwork provides a seamless and enjoyable experience across the board.IP : play.awarenetwork.euAll versions are supported but it’s suggested that you use 1.20 » Factions » Skyblock » Survival

play.awarenetwork.eu

Players:	105/900	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Werewolf Howls Heard:	5	Dragon Scales Harvested:	234
Legendary Scepters Created:	4	Shattered Realms Restored:	2
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	6	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	2
Gods Slained:	2	Orbs of Power Found:	6
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	2	Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	0
Endless Legions Commanded:	45	Phantom Rings Equipped:	20
Magic Scrolls Discovered:	6	Mythical Relics Collected:	15

Players:	94/400	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	4	Magic Wands Crafted:	20
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	3	Elemental Crystals Collected:	85
Ghost Trains Ridden:	0	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	0
Forbidden Tomes Read:	1	Evil Lairs Raided:	5
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	3	Cursed Statues Activated:	1
Endless Legions Commanded:	13	Shadow Realms Conquered:	0
Celestial Events Witnessed:	3	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	9

Players:	103/600	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Ores Mined:	2946	Mystical Amulets Crafted:	21
Lunar Scepters Activated:	9	Astral Orbs Gathered:	18
Paranormal Events Investigated:	1	Phantom Rings Equipped:	14
God-Tier Weapons Forged:	40	Ether Blades Crafted:	13
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	2	Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	11
Forbidden Doors Opened:	1	Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	48
Magical Frogs Kissed:	6	Royal Decrees Issued:	1

Players:	95/900	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	3	Immortal Anvils Forged:	9
Glitched Entities Encountered:	2	Gnome Villages Protected:	4
Crystal Wands Charged:	8	Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	2
Pirate Ships Captured:	1	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	8
Lost Cities Unearthed:	2	Living Shadows Defeated:	2
Mythical Quests Completed:	35	Time-Warping Watches Found:	1
Heroic Legacies Created:	5	Runes Activated:	7

Players:	100/300	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Endless Mazes Conquered:	4	Eclipse Rings Activated:	3
Wailing Winds Heard:	3	Mystic Runes Engraved:	7
Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	1	Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	7
Enchanted Armories Found:	9	Phantom Ships Sailed:	3
Goblin Armies Outwitted:	3	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	3
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	1	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	3
Phantom Knights Defeated:	8	World-Altering Spells Cast:	1

Players:	102/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Chaos Emeralds Discovered:	5	Storm Giants Negotiated With:	2
Omnipotent Charms Created:	1	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	8
Enchantments Applied:	102	Falling into the Void:	0
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	18	Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	2
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	1	Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	4
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	2	Mineshafts Explored:	5
Shadow Figures Spotted:	7	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	2

Players:	93/900	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	2	Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	1
Celestial Beings Befriended:	4	Astral Mages Summoned:	3
Enchanted Forests Planted:	6	Unbreakable Curses Broken:	1
Fairy Circles Danced In:	12	Legendary Titles Earned:	1
Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	5	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	8
Legendary Items Repaired:	7	Werewolf Howls Heard:	1
Magical Moments Shared:	26	Chimeras Created:	1

Players:	98/1000	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Forgotten Legends Remembered:	8	Magical Familiars Summoned:	2
Warlock Amulets Crafted:	10	Blood-Forged Axes Created:	8
Epic Battles Fought:	15	Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	1
Ether Blades Crafted:	9	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	1
Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	84	Spectral Entities Defeated:	7
Backwards Speech Heard:	1	Holy Grails Found:	5
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	2	Endless Night Skies:	1

Players:	109/700	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3	Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	2
God-Killer Bows Constructed:	4	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	7
Undead Armies Raised:	4	Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	6
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	4	Cursed Taverns Survived:	3
Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	1	Time-Warping Watches Found:	3
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	42	Enchanted Forests Planted:	5
Love Letters Sent:	6	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	20

Players:	95/100	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Infinity Stones Found:	2	Cursed Villages Purged:	1
Wyrmholes Dug:	3	Endless Mazes Solved:	1
Celestial Beings Befriended:	4	Twisted Realms Survived:	1
Secret Libraries Discovered:	3	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	4
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	3	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	2
Evil Portals Destroyed:	2	Mimic Chests Discovered:	4
Corrupted Trees Chopped:	2	Invisible Walls Found:	1

Players:	95/600	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Chaos Gates Opened:	2	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	3
Vanishing Items Found:	2	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	3
Dragons Adopted as Pets:	4	Celestial Blades Sharpened:	9
Meteorites Collected:	1	Star Shards Collected:	186
Alien Abductions:	3	Twisted Realms Survived:	2
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	0	Infinite Doors Opened:	3
Dimension Hops:	12	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	4

Players:	96/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Love Letters Sent:	12	Celestial Events Witnessed:	3
Witch’s Brew Drunk:	19	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1
Gods Slained:	0	Crystal Caves Mapped:	4
Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	5	Mimic Chests Discovered:	1
Magic Wands Crafted:	25	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	12
Endless Mazes Conquered:	2	Endless Legions Commanded:	16
Shadow Realms Conquered:	2	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	1

Players:	93/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Warlock Pacts Sealed:	0	Celestial Blades Sharpened:	11
Reality Warps Survived:	2	Dragon Eggs Hatched:	1
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	6	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	5
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	3
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	23	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	5
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2	Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	4
Bizarre Potions Brewed:	14	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	5

Players:	92/700	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Cozy Campfires Lit:	13	Dragonfire Shields Forged:	3
Dragons Adopted as Pets:	4	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	2
Endless Mazes Conquered:	3	Celestial Crowns Worn:	3
Astral Projections Made:	2	Dragonkin Hatched:	3
Dragon Scales Harvested:	123	Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	2
Titan Hearts Harvested:	1	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	6
Backwards Speech Heard:	5	Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	2