I found a community centered survival server that feels a lot like a Hermitcraft style SMP. It is made by players for players and they try hard to keep the vanilla experience while still adding a few extras when the community wants them.
There is a diamond based economy with a shopping district. People also work on public builds and bigger projects together. A big part of the vibe is proximity chat and most players actually use it.
They also have homes plus some cosmetic and quality of life and fun plugins that get added from community requests and polls. It is Java only on Minecraft 1.21.11 and it is whitelisted and 18 plus only.
They usually have around 5 to 20 people online during the day and they say there are hundreds of regular active players. If you want to meet people there are groups that are looking for new members too.
Hermit Style SMP With Proximity Chat
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNew Season Vanilla Plus Whitelist SMP
Build together worldno home commandsOrigins powers modeSurvival grind okayWhitelist application only
The New Life SMP is a whitelist community survival server for players 16+ and it is going into a new season.
It is a vanilla plus setup on Minecraft 1.21 to 1.21.11 and it supports both Java and Bedrock. The server keeps it simple and avoids bloat commands like teleporting or home or ender chest commands.
People say the community is small and friendly and kind and it feels like a HermitCraft style server. It has been getting more popular lately with around 20 to 30 players online on weekends and sometimes weekdays.
This new season is slightly modded with the Origins mod and nothing is required on your client so Bedrock can still join. There is also Simple voice chat to make talking in game feel more real.
To play you have to fill out a whitelist application and they are looking for active and mature members who want to meet people and stick around.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP