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.

Pea

This is a semi-vanilla survival server with minimal rules against grieving because who doesn’t like waking up one morning to find their house burnt down and looted definitely me. We’ve got Geyser for Java and Bedrock compatibility and Via-Version, so I don’t have to update the server; it’s the best.Server rules:No Exploiting/Hacking: No, using cheats to gain an unfair advantage No sharing personal info: No Giving Personal information to others No Squatting: No Living in another’s base without permission

play.pea-mc.com

BoxVentures

PvP, Survival

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BoxVentures is a mining/pvp based sever hosted on Minehut. BoxVentures has unique qualities such as fun chat games, helpful staff members, well made skripts, custom fishing, different dimensions, and more!

boxventures.minehut.gg

Cataclysm Of Clans

Economy, Factions, MCMMO, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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Welcome Survivors to Cataclysm Clans: Rise of a New World! In this post-apocalyptic Minecraft realm, where chaos and rebirth intertwine, you embark on a journey like never before. Brace yourselves for the ultimate adventure, where each step echoes the resilience of survival.Cataclysm Clans Awaits You – Forge Your Legacy!

cataclysm.factions.ws

SurviveTheNight

Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Roleplay, Skyblock, Survival

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Gamers you are all invited to join and test the new MMORPG Project called Survive The NightWhat is Survive The Night STN is a Massive Multiplayer Custom Built experience, play with your friends to conquer Foes. Take on daring Quests to receive Epic rewards Mine you way to Fortunes and riches that only a true Dwarfing Minecrafter would be proud of. Trade with Players and NPCs alike in a Open commerce space. Aquire the best Loot and take on Mega BossesConquer the Depths of the Spiral Sewers to obtain unimaginable weapons Take on the Survive The Night itself, in a custom built Dungeon experience, set world records for timed runs, obtain the best Dungeon loot obtained from chests at the end of your RunsThe World of STN is only now being brought to life, and we need you brave adventures to take on the Challenge ARE YOU WORTHY

mc.survivethenight.net

Rinna Craft

Economy, Survival

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Rinna Craft: Explore, Survive, and Rise!Discover Rinna Survival 1.20.2: Innovation, Excitement, and Adventure Await!Are you ready to write your own survival story? Dive into Rinna Craft and start your adventure in the latest Minecraft version, 1.20.2! In our survival server, you’ll explore dungeons, face legendary bosses with unique abilities, and forge your path to greatness.Join Now, Let the Adventure Begin! IP: mc.rinnacraft.comFor more information, visit our wiki: https://rinna-craft.gitbook.io/rinna-survival-wiki/

mc.rinnacraft.com:4007

EnderCraft

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvP, Survival

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Welcome to EnderCraft, a meticulously crafted Minecraft custom survival server that transports players into a realm of boundless adventure and unparalleled challenges. EnderCraft stands as a testament to the fusion of innovation and classic Minecraft gameplay, offering an immersive experience that captivates both seasoned veterans and newcomers alike.

endercraft.my-mc.net

Chicken SMP

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

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The Huhn SMP is a brand-new 1.20.1 Minecraft Server open for everyone. We have custom enchants, the newest version of Minecraft, jobs, a balanced economy and much more! The survival multiplayer server is open for Tlauncher and normal Java Minecraft Players. If your PC does not support MC version 1.20.1, you can also join with 1.16.

huhn-smp.com:25574

Adult Swims Survival

Anarchy, Economy, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Survival, Towny

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Adult Swim’s Survival – Beta Test LivePVP A large ancient gladiator themed PVP arena, contains lots of open space for players to fight.Commands, Perks, and Cosmetic Shop Players can spend their in-game currency to purchase permissions to advance their gameplay; as well as purchasing cosmetics like /Hat.Quests Players can complete several different types of tasks such as Mining, Crafting, Mob killing and more to earn rewards.So Much More!

adultswimsurvival.online

Rising Heroes

Parkour, Prison, PvE, PvP

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Welcome to Rising Heroes, a community dating back to 2013! We have relaunched with an all new prison experience and more servers to come, with custom pickaxe levels, gems, artifacts, PvE and more! Fully custom builds with helpful staff and an existing player base, what’s not to love?mc.risingheroes.org Join Today!

mc.risingheroes.org

The Legacy SMP

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Roleplay, Survival, Towny

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Legacy SMP is a Towny server modeled after the British Parliament, active for a year with a new season underway. Offering a 27/7 online experience, it features active towns, a thriving economy, frequent events, anti-cheat measures, an auction house, jobs plugin, MCMMO skills, optional wars, player shops, daily vote rewards, an admin shop, and a supportive staff. Embracing a mock government setup, the server incorporates plugins like Towny, Dynmap, and Graves with regular updates. Compatible across Xbox, PS4, Mobile, PC/Computer, and Nintendo Switch, those interested can join the server’s Discord community at https://discord.gg/3Xf4vdPJcE.

thelegacysmp.apexmc.co:25576

Cosmo Survival

Economy, Survival

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Family Friendly Survival Server with crates, shops, ranks, events, silktouching spawners, auctionhouse, giveaways and more! Please be respectful to others and have fun! Still in beta testing! Report any bugs to staff online! 1.20.1 with cherry trees and new updates!

cosmosurvival.apexmc.co

SimpleZone

Economy, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Survival

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Introducing SimpleZone, a friendly server that brings a new level of fun, excitement, and adventure to your Minecraft experience. Our focus is on simple yet unique additions that enhance your everyday gameplay. We are starting with Survival, and there’s even more witty and enjoyable content coming your way soon!

mc.simple-zone.net

Astoria

Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Survival

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Java IP: play.astoria.gg Discord: discord.gg/astoria Store: store.astoria.ggWelcome to Astoria, an exciting server built from the ground up with the player experience in mind. The Astoria server is laid-back, has strict no-grief/no-troll rules, and is an SMP style server where the community is valued more than anything else.Even though Astoria offers a huge variety of features, and plugins, to enhance your gameplay; such as Custom Enchants, Lands Claims, Boss Dungeons, and more; we always strive to preserve the authentic Minecraft experience.The survival world has a border of 20k x 20k, meaning plenty of room to find the ideal build spot, and both the End and Nether worlds are completely borderless!You can support the server by voting daily, every vote is a step closer to ranking up and gives you awesome rewards like money and flight time!

play.astoria.gg

Friends Zone

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

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The best survival server for Minecraft 1.20.4 (Brazil)• Slimefun • Jobs • Pets • mcMMO • GriefPrevention • Mobs To EggsCross-Platform! IP Bedrock: 190.115.198.224 – Porta 10002

friendszone.enxada.host:10002

idkSMP

Cross-Play, Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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A 1.18 Minecraft Server that gets new updates every week. Bedrock IP: tempomc.com | Port: 19132 We offer: – friendly community – claims – chill environment (not serious)

tempomc.com

Mine Down Under

Economy, PvE, Survival

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An Australian Survival Server, with crossplay compatibility with Java and bedrock. This server is very friendly, and is semi-vanilla. You can use /RTP when you spawn, to get teleported to wilderness. There is also a market area where you can rent a shop for selling items to other players. There are some plugins for convenience and Quality-of-Life, such as Sleepmost, Dynmap, TreeAssist, Griefprevention, and ChestShop. Bedrock players can connect with play.minedownunder.com:19132There’s also some NPCs living in the spawn hub, who offer small quests for in-game currency rewards, and I’m working on adding more.We have also have a discord community to go with the server at discord.gg/nFWs4GBZ7F Dynmap: http://minedownunder.com:8123 The rules are pretty basic, no griefing, no excessive profanity, no cheating.

play.minedownunder.com

Players:	103/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Horror Stories Survived:	4	Celestial Gardens Planted:	3
Legendary Items Repaired:	3	Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	9
Infernal Machines Built:	2	Alien Abductions:	4
Starry Nights Enjoyed:	36	Shadow Figures Spotted:	1
Ether Blades Crafted:	16	Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	18
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	1	Hidden Villages Discovered:	3
Ores Mined:	6594	Ancient Ruins Explored:	4

Players:	102/500	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	166	Rune Stones Activated:	4
Lost Cities Unearthed:	3	Ether Blades Crafted:	8
Blood Moons Survived:	2	Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	2
Forbidden Relics Collected:	10	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	1
Talking Trees Consulted:	2	Mythical Swords Crafted:	70
Pirate Ships Raided:	3	Phantom Ships Sailed:	2
Cosmic Pies Baked:	4	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	2

Players:	96/500	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Endless Night Skies:	3	Legendary Titles Earned:	3
Orbs of Power Found:	10	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	1
Astral Amulets Crafted:	23	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	3
Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	3	Ghost Trains Ridden:	0
Haunted Forests Traversed:	5	Fabled Crowns Discovered:	3
Warlock Pacts Sealed:	3	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	19
Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	0	Mineshafts Explored:	4

Players:	103/400	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Astral Orbs Gathered:	17	Crystal Wands Charged:	14
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	6	Storm Giants Negotiated With:	1
Ghostly Villagers Traded With:	2	Dimension Hops:	0
Unicorn Sightings:	1	Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	3
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	11	Royal Decrees Issued:	0
Arcane Towers Raised:	5	World-Altering Spells Cast:	2
Unbreakable Chains Forged:	5	Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	1

Players:	101/700	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	1	Dragonkin Hatched:	1
Astral Orbs Gathered:	7	Arcane Towers Raised:	3
Reality Distortions Fixed:	1	Celestial Beings Befriended:	3
Phoenix Feathers Found:	14	Phantom Horses Ridden:	2
Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	3	Animals Bred:	198
Endermen Teleportation Errors:	5	Divine Scrolls Written:	6
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	1	Shadow Realms Conquered:	0

Players:	107/500	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Immortal Potions Brewed:	12	Mineshafts Explored:	5
Mystic Runes Engraved:	4	Forbidden Relics Collected:	7
Invisible Walls Found:	4	Forbidden Grimoires Read:	3
Farms Harvested:	793	Dragons Adopted as Pets:	5
Epic Quests Completed:	28	Epic Shields Constructed:	12
Sentient Weapons Trained:	2	Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	12
Forgotten Legends Remembered:	8	Fairy Circles Danced In:	11

Players:	90/800	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Towns Built:	10	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	7
Astral Staffs Crafted:	8	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	2
Runic Tablets Deciphered:	12	Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	2
Potions Brewed:	173	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1
Secret Libraries Discovered:	2	Wyrmholes Dug:	9
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	2	Legendary Items Repaired:	2
Royal Decrees Issued:	5	Enchantments Applied:	287

Players:	95/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Rainbows Spotted:	4	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	4
Shadow Realms Conquered:	1	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	7
Villages Defended:	6	Reality Distortions Fixed:	1
Orbs of Power Found:	5	Spectral Entities Defeated:	5
Magical Familiars Summoned:	2	Mystical Amulets Crafted:	37
Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	32	Portal Loops Escaped:	1
Ender Pearl Glitches:	5	Shadow Daggers Crafted:	49

Players:	106/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Warlock Amulets Crafted:	10	Immortal Anvils Forged:	18
Meteorite Armor Created:	26	Heroic Legacies Created:	4
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	3	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	6
Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	16	Phantom Rings Equipped:	22
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	48	Fairy Circles Danced In:	3
Hidden Villages Discovered:	3	Void Gems Collected:	14
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	2	Blood Moons Survived:	0

Players:	105/1000	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Divine Relics Bestowed:	15	Ether Blades Crafted:	14
Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	2	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	2
Storm Giants Negotiated With:	2	Epic Battles Fought:	13
Dimension Hops:	11	Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	5
Enchanted Armories Found:	9	Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	16
Powerful Allies Recruited:	4	Mines Excavated:	2485
Infinite Doors Opened:	1	Spectral Entities Defeated:	7

Players:	106/800	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	15	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	20
Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	6	Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3
Towns Built:	5	Mines Excavated:	2933
Ores Mined:	6807	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	1
Evil Lairs Raided:	2	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	50
Endless Staircases Climbed:	3	Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	21
Dragons Adopted as Pets:	1	Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	1

Players:	100/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Time-Warping Watches Found:	1	Phantom Ships Sailed:	1
Invisible Pathways Walked:	5	Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	3
Astral Projections Made:	0	Phantom Blocks Placed:	2
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	2	Unbreakable Chains Forged:	5
Cursed Statues Activated:	2	New Chunks Explored:	871820
Battle Standards Raised:	15	Void Gems Collected:	39
Star Shards Collected:	291	Lost Artifacts Recovered:	4

Players:	101/400	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Phoenix Feathers Found:	15	Endermen Teleportation Errors:	4
Shattered Realms Restored:	0	Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	1
Portal Loops Escaped:	3	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	6
Villages Defended:	17	Crystal Wands Charged:	16
Infernal Machines Built:	0	Invisible Pathways Walked:	6
Mystic Mirrors Unlocked:	3	God-Tier Weapons Forged:	24
Wizards Turned into Frogs:	0	Cosmic Entities Communed With:	0

Players:	91/200	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Necronomicon Pages Collected:	7	Magic Items Found:	8905
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2	Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	20
Forbidden Tomes Read:	3	Titanic Battles Fought:	27
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	18	Hidden Passages Discovered:	8
Epic Weapons Forged:	3	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	2
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	3	Titan Hearts Harvested:	2
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1	Divine Relics Bestowed:	15

Players:	100/400	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Werewolf Howls Heard:	2	Fairy Circles Danced In:	4
Endless Mazes Conquered:	1	Wailing Winds Heard:	4
Haunted Chests Opened:	0	Soul Swords Wielded:	5
Pirate Ships Captured:	2	Glorious Feasts Held:	14
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	2	Whispering Shadows Heard:	4
Holy Grails Found:	4	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	11
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	10	Dragon Scales Harvested:	183