The Perch is a survival SMP that feels like a second home. It is made for players who want a calm place to play without drama or toxicity. The owners listen a lot to the community and try to build the server around what players actually want.
The server has a long term survival world that does not reset so your builds can stay. They try to keep the normal survival feel and think about how every change will affect players in daily gameplay. Features that you do not like can be turned off and farms and redstone are meant to work like in normal Minecraft.
There is a ranking system that goes up with your playtime and it unlocks perks just by playing. The economy is meant to be fair and balanced and there are many shops run by players. There are also small tweaks that just make the game a bit nicer without making it feel bloated.
The staff stay in contact with players through suggestions tickets and feedback forms every two months. They post weekly changelogs so you can see all updates and they host monthly events to bring everyone together. The community is a big focus and is described as lovely and welcoming.
The server runs on Java 1.21.1 so it is up to date for that version.
