I found a survival server that started as a friend group thing during COVID and it grew into a welcoming community that keeps it going.
It is open to join and there is no whitelist. There are no land claims so you have to play fair. The rules against griefing and hacking are enforced really hard.
The server runs on Hard and keep inventory is off so it can feel tough. Players trade using raw gold and people set up shops.
It stays close to vanilla with just a few quality of life things like spawn and one home. It also has invisible item frames and a way to lock chests.
It is also friendly for technical players since TNT duping and bedrock breaking are enabled. If you want a starter kit you can ask in chat.
Hard Survival With Shops And No Grief
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCrystal Free Sword PvP Survival SMP
sVanilla Survival is a survival SMP focused on sword based PvP and raiding. It is made for players who want a no cheating kind of server where fights feel old school and up close.
The world is big and it never resets. There are no land claims so bases can be found and raided. You can grief fight team up or betray people and the server only steps in to keep it fair play.
Crystals and anchors are disabled so melee combat matters more. There is a combat tag system with PvP restrictions like no elytra in combat and there is an 8 second totem cooldown. Breach swapping is patched too.
It stays mostly vanilla but has a few helpful commands like teleport ignore and sethome. There is no economy plugin so trading with other players is the main way people do business. TNT duplication with piston and slime setups is enabled so farms and big machines are possible.
You can join on Java and Bedrock using Geyser and the server is based in USA East.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP