Summitcores Craft is a simple vanilla server that is whitelisted so you have to get approved to join.
It runs on the latest version of Bedrock and it keeps things normal with no mods and no fancy spawn. People just play Minecraft like usual but with other players around.
The vibe is friendly and it is made for anyone who wants a basic survival place to build and explore with others.
I found a Minecraft server called PGMC that lets you pick how you want to play.
You can swap between survival creative and vanilla using simple server commands. It feels like a place made for people who like switching it up without leaving the same community.
It also supports Bedrock players which is nice for friends who play on different devices.
This is a vanilla beta 1.7.3 server that is trying to build a small but active community of people who really like old beta Minecraft. The whole point is to keep that classic feel and simple gameplay from the beta days.
The rules are pretty strict but simple. No hate speech or symbols. No griefing stealing or cheating. No nasty or offensive memes like gore or racism or sexism. Everyone has to be kind and bullying is not allowed at all.
The server just wants people who want to chill play survival and enjoy the beta 1.7.3 charm together. If you like that older version and want a friendly place to hang out this server is all about that. You need to get whitelisted with your Minecraft username to join.
PeaMC is a pure survival server that feels like old school Minecraft. There is no teleport so you actually walk and explore the world. There are no land claims and no weird plugins in your face so it feels a lot like singleplayer but with other players around.
The server is vanilla style and PvP is allowed so you can still fight people. But there are clear rules about no griefing and no stealing. You cannot destroy other peoples bases or kill their pets or take items from their builds. Spawn killing is not allowed either.
They also ban hacks and exploits and you are not allowed to use destructive PvP like respawn anchors end crystals or minecart PvP because that can wreck builds. So fights are meant to be fair and not just blowing everything up.
Crossplay works between Java and Bedrock on a wide range of versions. You can make teams and invite your friends and build together. The owner and staff are active both in game and in Discord and the community is described as chill and friendly.
If you want a server that feels simple and classic and you just want to survive travel build and meet people without tons of extra features PeaMC is built for that.