I found a Bedrock Realm that has been going strong for over two years and it still feels alive.
The community keeps growing and they want new people to join in. It sounds like a place where you can meet players and make friends while you play.
They also do daily updates and run giveaways in their Discord. The main idea is to hang out and have a great time while you start your own adventure.
Thriving Origins Realm Join The SMP
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNo Land Claims Just Real Survival
This server is a shared survival world that does not use land claims.
Instead of empty borders and locked chests everywhere players actually live close together. People build near each other and talk and trade so the world feels alive and not like singleplayer with chat.
The server runs hard difficulty with vanilla gameplay. There are no donations or paid perks or monetization stuff. Rules are enforced the same for everyone and that keeps griefing rare because everyone knows what is allowed.
You can join and explore right away. To fully interact and break blocks you read the rules on their Discord so new players start with the same expectations as everyone else.
It is for Java and also Bedrock so more friends can play together. The whole idea is that community protects your base instead of claim blocks.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP