I found a fresh survival server made by a small group of five people. They ran their last world for over three years then decided to restart and upgrade.
It is a vanilla plus style SMP that focuses on PVE. It runs on Fabric but you can still join using a normal Vanilla client and play fine.
The server has extra stuff to make life easier like better world generation from Terralith, fast leaf decay, proximity voice chat, a live map, claims, mini blocks and heads, gravestones, and backups. Since it is new they might change things if enough players ask.
They want to make a central shopping district and keep it simple with no currency mods. They also say they will never ask for money and donating will not give anyone advantages.
Semi Vanilla PVE SMP With Voice
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SeasonsCraft SMP is a brand new survival server with an economy focus. It is still building up a playerbase so it feels like a fresh start.
The server has a shop GUI plus an auction house and player shops. It also stays vanilla friendly so it should still feel like normal Minecraft.
The admins and moderators seem really friendly and the server plans to run lots of events over time. It feels like a chill place to start a new journey with other players.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP