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.

SafeVanilla

Welcome to Safe Vanillal!

IP – mc.safevanilla.com

If you are looking for a safe and reliable server to build on that has been online for a long time and never resets then look no further!

We try to keep things as close to vanilla as possible with very few commands. However we do have grief prevention so none of your precious builds will get destroyed by griefers or trolls. The server will always be running on the latest update of Minecraft to make sure you don’t miss out on anything important. We also make sure that everyone feels free to be who they truly are.

Come hang out with us!

mc.safevanilla.com

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

CedarMC

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, Factions, LifeSteal, Survival, Towny

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The ZedarMC community is a very friendly one, and our staff is always available to help you. We are also a crossplay network, which means we support Bedrock Edition.ZedarMC has a variety of gamemodes ranging from peaceful to competitive, so you can always have fun and vibe! Survival SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Earth SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Lifesteal SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Oneblock 1.13 – 1.20 Skyblock 1.13 – 1.20 [Coming Soon]

Prison 1.13 – 1.20 [Coming Soon]IP: ms.zedarmc.com Bedrock Port: 19132 Discord: discord.gg/zedar

ms.zedarmc.com

EYServer

Cross-Play, LifeSteal, Pixelmon, Prison, Skyblock, Survival, Vanilla

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The official Minecraft server for the YouTuber Eystreem who has over 7 million subscribers and 100 million monthly viewers! The server has a Survival SMP gamemode based on update 1.20 with grief protection and a Prison gamemode that contains custom pickaxe enchantments, pets, minions, prison cell islands, and more!Join IP: mcs.eyserver.com (Java and Bedrock)Claim FREE bundle on our store! https://store.eyserver.com

mcs.eyserver.com

Foxcraft

Cross-Play, Economy, OneBlock, Parkour, PvP, Skyblock, Survival

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Foxcraft is a Minecraft Server Network that has been around since 2011 and provides it’s playerbase with multiple classic gamemodes like Prison, Skyblock, Survival, Creative, and more! All of our gamemodes feature custom additions to keep things interesting and modern. We also provide custom gamemodes like Kingdoms (a custom take on the popular factions gamemode) and we like to run a wide variety of events.Our gamemodes: – Oneblock – Kingdoms – Skyblock – Prison – Creative – Survival – Parkour [NEW]Player Statistics: https://www.mcfoxcraft.com/stats/ IP: play.foxcraft.net Forums: www.mcfoxcraft.com Store: store.foxcraft.net

pog.foxcraft.net

Players:	105/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Starry Nights Enjoyed:	14	Dragonkin Hatched:	5
Wailing Winds Heard:	3	Forgotten Legends Remembered:	9
Titanic Battles Fought:	13	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	8
Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	3	Astral Projections Made:	4
Warrior Spirits Summoned:	10	Unicorn Sightings:	0
Infinite Doors Opened:	1	Cosmic Hamsters Found:	5
Dark Rituals Completed:	6	Backwards Speech Heard:	3

Players:	105/900	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Celestial Gardens Planted:	2	Mineshafts Explored:	5
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	5	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	8	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1
Lava Oceans Crossed:	3	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	10
Dungeon Sieges Launched:	3	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	10
Buildings Constructed:	41	Forbidden Doors Opened:	2
Cursed Statues Activated:	1	Magic Crystals Found:	13

Players:	91/800	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Ethereal Couriers Hired:	3	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	2
Cursed Villages Purged:	3	Spontaneous Duels Fought:	11
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	4	Secret Passages Found:	3
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	1	Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3
Mythical Quests Completed:	31	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	0
Elemental Temples Cleansed:	3	Ancient Relics Unearthed:	445
Glorious Feasts Held:	11	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	9

Players:	96/800	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	0	Blood Moons Survived:	2
Invisible Walls Found:	4	Horror Stories Survived:	2
Whispering Caves Entered:	8	Epic Battles Fought:	10
Lava Oceans Crossed:	3	Divine Scrolls Written:	23
Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	0	Parallel Universes Unraveled:	2
Sunfire Helmets Forged:	8	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	6
Herobrine Sightings:	3	Cosmic Pies Baked:	6

Players:	106/200	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3	Titanic Battles Fought:	26
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	5	Battle Standards Raised:	6
Potions Brewed:	180	Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	2
Mythical Relics Collected:	12	Cursed Lands Purified:	2
Curse of Binding Applied:	2	Zombie Dances:	4
Reality Distortions Fixed:	2	Dimensional Rifts Closed:	4
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	4	Mimic Chests Discovered:	3

Players:	98/400	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Legendary Titles Earned:	1	Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	0
Vanishing Structures Built:	3	Legendary Heroes Trained:	1
Demonic Pacts Formed:	1	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	1
Phoenix Feathers Found:	8	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	3
Magical Ponies Rescued:	6	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	11
Fairy Circles Danced In:	3	Wizards Turned into Frogs:	0
Chaos Gates Opened:	2	Omnipotent Charms Created:	2

Players:	91/900	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	8	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	1
Cursed Scrolls Read:	4	Mystery Villagers Spotted:	5
Ancient Relics Unearthed:	272	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	1
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	14	Rainbows Spotted:	4
Infernal Machines Built:	1	Celestial Crowns Worn:	5
Ores Mined:	1815	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	36
Chimeras Created:	3	Dark Rituals Completed:	9

Players:	102/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Unseen Monsters Slain:	7	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	0
Astral Projections Made:	0	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	4
Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	1	Parallel Universes Unraveled:	2
Hidden Passages Discovered:	8	Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	3
Herobrine Sightings:	9	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	30
Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	2	Enchantments Applied:	167
Forbidden Doors Opened:	2	Whispering Shadows Heard:	1

Players:	107/100	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Falling into the Void:	3	Animals Bred:	195
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	1	Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	4
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	6	Villages Defended:	8
Necronomicon Pages Collected:	4	Giant Mushrooms Cultivated:	2
Celestial Events Witnessed:	3	Endless Staircases Climbed:	3
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	4	Ghost Trains Ridden:	2
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	2	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	1

Players:	90/800	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Titanic Battles Fought:	17	Legendary Items Repaired:	5
Paranormal Events Investigated:	3	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	6
Goblin Markets Raided:	8	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	3
Unicorn Sightings:	0	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	20
Doomsday Clocks Constructed:	0	Forgotten Legends Remembered:	8
Lunar Scepters Activated:	6	Animals Bred:	31
Godly Talismans Bestowed:	5	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	2

Players:	110/600	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	14	Meteor Showers Witnessed:	1
Endless Staircases Climbed:	3	Epic Quests Completed:	14
Shattered Realms Restored:	1	Whispering Caves Entered:	6
Meteorites Collected:	1	Alien Abductions:	1
Infinite Doors Opened:	2	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	5
Lost Artifacts Recovered:	4	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	2
Animals Bred:	35	Crystal Wands Charged:	17

Players:	96/200	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Magical Familiars Summoned:	3	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	2
Epic Weapons Forged:	7	Dimension Hops:	11
Demonic Pacts Formed:	2	Warlock Amulets Crafted:	9
Forbidden Grimoires Read:	3	Dragons Tamed:	4
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	3	Haunted Chests Opened:	7
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	1	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	8
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	1	Goblin Markets Raided:	6

Players:	101/200	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Hidden Villages Discovered:	3	Inescapable Mazes Solved:	2
Warlock Pacts Sealed:	1	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	50
Shadow Realms Conquered:	2	Titanic Battles Fought:	18
Mystic Runes Engraved:	7	Ender Pearl Glitches:	4
Secret Guilds Joined:	3	Elemental Forces Harnessed:	11
Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	10	Dungeon Sieges Launched:	8
Lava Oceans Crossed:	2	Divine Scrolls Written:	12

Players:	90/1000	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	3	Elemental Temples Cleansed:	4
Royal Decrees Issued:	1	Magical Moments Shared:	12
Glitched Entities Encountered:	3	Mines Excavated:	1710
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	3	Eldritch Medallions Worn:	11
Elemental Crystals Collected:	39	Fairy Circles Danced In:	7
Underground Cities Explored:	4	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	10
Powerful Allies Recruited:	2	Sentient Weapons Trained:	5

Players:	107/400	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Falling into the Void:	0	Forbidden Doors Opened:	3
Animals Bred:	181	Evil Portals Destroyed:	2
Hidden Passages Discovered:	7	Rainbows Spotted:	10
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	35	Lunar Scepters Activated:	10
Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	2	Star Shards Collected:	211
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	3	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	3
Chimeras Created:	3	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	5

Players:	93/100	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Soul Swords Wielded:	6	Secret Passages Found:	4
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	3	Godly Talismans Bestowed:	18
Mimic Chests Discovered:	1	Endless Legions Commanded:	33
Dragon Eggs Found:	5375	Dragonkin Hatched:	2
Paranormal Events Investigated:	2	Warrior Spirits Summoned:	29
Hidden Passages Discovered:	7	Magic Crystals Found:	6
Time-Warping Watches Found:	3	Magical Frogs Kissed:	5