I found a whitelisted vanilla survival server on 1.21.3 that is meant to be chill and small community. It has a relaxed casual vibe and it is trying to feel like a real SMP home.
It stays mostly vanilla with a few tiny quality of life plugins. The rules are light and the big one is do not grief builds. PvP is allowed and it is treated as fair game.
The world border is set to 10k for now. All ages are welcome and they may add features later if the community suggests it.
Chill Whitelisted Vanilla SMP 1.21.3
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPClosebound SMP Second Wave Chill Season
Closebound is a chill survival server for adults who want a calm place to play after work. It has a community first vibe and it feels more like relaxing than racing.
The world has been live for about a month and the Ender Dragon is already beaten. That means the big rush is over and people can just build and play at their own pace. Shops are open so you can start from scratch or use the player economy to jump into a big project.
It is whitelisted and runs on Fabric with Proximity Voice. The server keeps things low friction with no griefing and no land claim bloat. It is meant to be a safe quiet spot to farm build and just breathe.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPHermitLike Season Two Crossplay Vanilla SMP
I found a server called HermitLike that is starting Season Two and it feels like a HermitCraft inspired SMP. It is only about two weeks old so it is still early game and a lot of people are already active.
It runs on 1.21.11 and it supports crossplay so Java and Bedrock players can be in the same world. That means PC and consoles can play together.
The server stays mainly vanilla with just a few quality of life and moderation plugins. There are no teleports and no warps and no towny style stuff and no land claiming.
They say it is no pay to win with no voting and no crates. The rules are peaceful with no PvP and no stealing and no griefing so your builds and items are meant to stay safe.
There is a starting village at spawn that you can join and later there will be a communal shopping district. They also have an online live map and a staff team watching for trouble and helping people settle in. They also do events and the discord is active.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPLumenor SMP Semi Anarchy With Roles
I found Lumenor SMP and it runs 24 7 with a custom vanilla style world. It is on 1.21.11 and it also lets newer clients join with support for 1.21.4 and up.
It works for Java and Bedrock and even cracked players can join. The big idea is the role system where you can pick Passive if you want peace or pick PvP if you want chaos so different players can still play together.
The world has custom biomes and huge structures like ancient temples. There are rewards to find and it feels like it wants you to keep exploring.
There is player driven trading that is more like villager style trades and not a normal money shop. There are also PvP and Passive arenas where keep inventory is on only in the arena so you can practice without losing stuff.
It has custom armor trims that give small buffs and the Nether is made to be really challenging. They also say there is strong anti cheat to keep things fair. The server is hosted in Germany and the staff is from a bunch of countries so it feels pretty welcoming.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPATLAS V3 Space Tech War Sandbox
ATLAS V3 is a modded server that is all about going bigger than normal Minecraft. It has this space vibe where you work your way up and aim for the stars.
I saw that it includes Valkyrien Skies so people can make vehicles. It also has Create 6.08 and Mekanism with other tech mods so you can build machines and automate stuff.
There is CC Tweaked for computers and TACZ with a bunch of additions for gun combat. It also mentions war related mods plus custom planets and space mods so you can explore and fight in a more sci fi way.
It sounds like there are lots of extra features too and you are supposed to hop in and try it.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPIdle SMP BlueMap Shops Vanilla Plus
Idle SMP is a Java 1.21.11 Paper survival server that feels more like a hangout than a battlefield. It started from a Warframe community and now it is a chill place where people build stuff and make friends instead of focusing on PVP and griefing. The server is about a month old so there is still tons of room for new players to leave a mark.
It has a vanilla enhanced vibe with a custom modpack option mentioned for players who want that. There is BlueMap so you can see the world and it also has Discord chat so people can stay connected. The server runs a diamond backed economy and a custom fishing system helps support it. There is also a growing shopping district with player run shops.
For safety it uses paid anti cheat land claim with a shovel plus gamerule tweaks and rollbacks. The staff and community are described as friendly and inclusive and it is LGBTQ friendly. Big choices and future updates are decided with community votes. They also welcome content creators and they talk about future plans like custom dungeons and quests based on feedback.
They say there are no pay to win packages and any support is cosmetic only. The server is hosted in the EU with good ping for US and global players and has an 80 player cap.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPHermit Style SMP With Proximity Chat
All Outta Blocks is a community centered SMP that feels like a Hermitcraft style world. It is made by the players for the players and the goal is to keep that vanilla experience while still growing when the community wants it.
There is a diamond based economy with a shopping district. You will also see public builds and bigger community projects. Proximity chat is a big deal here and most players actually use it.
There are homes plus some cosmetic and quality of life plugins. New stuff gets added from community requests and polls.
The server is Java only on Minecraft 1.21.11. It is whitelisted and it is 18 plus only. You can usually find 5 to 20 people online during the day and there are lots of regular active players. If you want friends there are groups looking for new members.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPVanilla Plus SMP With Daily Events
This is a survival SMP on Minecraft 1.21.11 that tries to stay mostly vanilla but still feels active and worth logging into.
It has quality of life stuff like home commands and teleport requests so you can meet up faster and get back to your builds.
The world uses custom generation so the terrain feels different when you explore. There is also proximity voice chat which makes towns and adventures way funnier.
They run daily events and the server keeps getting updates and improvements. The staff is active and it is meant to be balanced and a bit competitive.
There is a Horse Companion system too. You can level your horse by traveling and improve its stats and customize it and handle passengers.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPTired of Late SMPs Join Fresh
This is a fresh survival server that is not like those SMPs where everyone is already stacked and the admins vanish and it dies fast.
It runs on 1.21.11 Fabric and it is semi anarchy with light mods. The mods are just small quality of life stuff so it stays smooth and the rest is part of the game.
The world is still new so there are no giant empires yet and it does not feel like you joined late. There is stuff to explore loot to restore and secrets hidden around.
They also do in game rewards community events invite rewards and active development. The vibe is long term not a one week server.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPChronically Online ATM10 Modded Hangout
This is a new modded server running ATM10 version 5.5. It is meant for players who want to hop in and enjoy the pack together.
The host knows a lot of the mods and will try to help if you are new to the pack. It is public but people who ruin the fun for others will get removed so the vibe stays kind.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP