This is a community based Minecraft SMP that really focuses on players and not money. There are no paid ranks and no pay to win crates and every perk is something you earn just by playing.
The server uses a bunch of quality of life plugins to make survival feel bigger. You can level up RPG style skills like mining farming and fighting and those skills give you helpful passive abilities and stat boosts over time. There is also a rank system with different paths and the ranks even have build requirements so you always have goals and projects to work on.
Towns are a huge part of the server. Players use a land claiming system to build organized towns and districts and these towns help you reach your rank goals. There is also tons of custom furniture and cosmetics so you can decorate your house and make it look different from normal vanilla builds.
The economy is fully player driven. You set up your own shopkeeper stalls and trade with other players instead of buying from some admin shop. The server is self hosted so it is meant to be stable and last for a long time. You can join from both Java and Bedrock so it is easy to play with friends on different platforms.
Overall this server feels like it wants you to stay for a long time and slowly build up your skills your town and your place in the community without ever being forced to pay for anything.
Cobble Commons RPG Skills Towny SMP

GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPZincNBrass Create Modded SMP

ZincNBrass is a modded Create SMP for Minecraft 1.21.1. It is all about machines and automation and big crazy builds.
The server uses Create as the main mod with a bunch of Create addons. There are also other mods like Supplementaries and Chipped and Macaw style mods. So you can build cool factories and also make them look really nice.
You can design train networks and run shops made by players. You can grow your own industrial empire with other people who also like Create. Some people know a lot and some are just starting out but everyone can play together and help each other.
The server feels friendly and casual. It is good if you just want to chill with friends or meet new ones while you build and engineer stuff.
This is a brand new world with a modpack that was made by the owner. It has around 270 mods so there is a lot to explore besides just Create. The owner is open to mod ideas too.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP
