Question	Answer
Are Minecraft servers down?	Check the server’s status on its official website or forums. Servers may go down due to maintenance or issues with hosting providers.
Are Minecraft servers free?	Some are free to join, but hosting typically incurs costs covered by subscriptions, donations, or in-game purchases.
Are Minecraft servers cross-platform?	Servers running Bedrock Edition support cross-platform play. Java Edition servers require plugins like GeyserMC for cross-play.
Can Minecraft servers detect Xray?	Yes, anti-cheat plugins like OreObfuscator can detect or prevent Xray use.
How do Minecraft servers make money?	Through donations, in-game purchases (e.g., cosmetics), and subscription fees for premium access.
What Minecraft servers have Bedwars?	Hypixel is the most popular server offering Bedwars.
Where to buy Minecraft servers?	Hosting services like Apex Hosting, Shockbyte, and BisectHosting sell server hosting packages.
Why are Minecraft servers so expensive?	Costs scale with server performance, capacity, and hosting location.

2TMC

Hello we are 2TMC a 21+ community server much like Hermitcraft. We are a SMP with emphasis on being friendly (with a little bit of chaos) with other players, and trying to be a welcoming community to everyone. We are running a Semi-Vanilla server with a few terrain generation mods and additional mods that enhance the vanilla experience (see list below).

We are looking for players who will be active in game on chat and on our Discord voice channels. The server is in NA but we accept players from all around the world. Discord and a mic are required! We love to chat on voice in game but it’s definitely not required! We are also youtuber/streamer friendly. So if you love to play minecraft and are looking for a friendly environment where you can prank others and do community projects then send us a message! We’d love to chat with you.

Data packs on the server

afkdisplay
anti enderman grief
armor statues
armored elytra
blackstone cobblestone
blaze and cave’s advancements pack
coal to black dye
charcoal to black dye
confetti creepers
coordinates hud
craftable notch apples
craftable coral blocks 3×3
craftable gravel
craftable bundles rabbit hide
custom nether portals
double shulker shells
dragon drops
durability ping
fast leaf decay
graves
larger phantoms
more mob heads
mountain angels
name formatting station
player head drops
real time clock
silence mobs
straight to shapeless
unlock all recipes
universal dyeing
unpackable nether wart
villager workstation highlights
wandering trades hermit edition

Fabric mods on the server

audioplayer
clumps
enhanced groups
fabric per player spawns
geophilic
head index
just an end anchor
keep head names
more mob variants
no chat reports
player pronouns
radio
regrowth
shulker+
shulkerboxtooltip
simple voicechat
slimyfloor
status
terralith
towns and towers
william wythers’ overhauled overworld

Fabric mods required to join the server

just an end anchor
more mob variants
no chat reports
shulker+
simple voicechat
status
xareos minimap
xareos worldmap

Server Rules

Be Respectful
No griefing, stealing, or cheating
Chat is English only
Non-Destructive Pranks are allowed (so Hermitcraft style pranks)
Spawn area is for a spawn town
Bases must be built 250 blocks away from Spawn.
No duping except for carpet, rail and tnt.
No combat logging, this means mobs as well.
Taking items/griefing from active and maintained ruin sites is prohibited.
No hacking or hacked clients
No using others builds, items, villagers, etc without their permission.

If you are interested in joining please fill out this application

The Gang’s Vault

Gangs, Modded, VAULT

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IP: sftp://krardrun.aleforge.net:2022

Modpack: Wold’s Vaults

WOLD’S VAULTS is an amazing modpack based on the popular Vault Hunters 3rd Edition. It adds tons of new content and improvements to give you a refreshing experience whether if you already played VH3 before or you are on your first run. Prepare for the best RPG experience Minecraft Java can provide!

New features including but not limited to…

2 new weapon categories (Battlestaff & Trident)
New Vault Types (Haunted, Unhinged Scavenger and the incredible Enchanted Elixir)
15+ new researchable mods to unlock with your hard-earned Knowledge Stars
New world generation, structures and mobs
A solid economy/trading system
Multiple new activities to participate in when you’re not vaulting (20+ casino/cards games, a painting mod, a mod to bring your own music in the game etc)

And all of that, with a small welcoming community of players called “The Gang”. Why don’t you try it out? ^_^

Modpack download link: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/wolds-vaults The Gang’s Discord community: https://discord.com/channels/1166850123465248910/1176328413884190741

Beanscraft

Beanscraft, smp

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Server IP/Address: Beanscraft.ca

Discord Invite: Discord.gg/CWVGEw9

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I’m ‘Weasel Beans’, and Beanscraft is a 1.20.4 Survival Multiplayer server. The server has a trading economy based on diamonds, an in-depth claiming and player organization system powered by Lands, PvP, and everything you can experience in the latest version of Minecraft!

My server is supported by patrons, and is verified to be completely EULA compliant, according to an official review by Mojang themselves! Since beginning Beanscraft in early 2019, over 11,000 players have joined. And now recently I have rebuilt the server from the ground up using what I’ve learned over the years.

There is no whitelist, nor are there any hoops to jump through to start off. Play solo, with friends, or with other active players! There is plenty of freedom here. Aside from that, we also have a discord server with over 500 concurrent members. Please join Beanscraft and help us continue to build a great community around this game we all love!

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In-Game Rules:

1 - No anti-Beanscraft activity.
2 - No cheating or using x-ray clients.
3 - Do not make use of exploits that violate the spirit of the game(dupes, etc).
4 - No advertising.
5 - Try to avoid inflammatory political/religious topics.
6 - Minecraft community standards apply.

AethreSMP

AethreSMP, smp

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Server Name: AethreSMP
Server Location: United States East Coast
Website: https://AethreSMP.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NMXSTmPvs6
Version: 1.20.2
Description: AethreSMP is an 18+ Semi-Vanilla Server looking to build a tight-knit community of people. Our server uses minimal plugins intending to keep the pure vanilla game intact whilst also providing quality-of-life features based on the needs of the player base.
How To Join:
Read our rules @ https://AethreSMP.com.
Click JOIN NOW and join our discord.
Apply in #new-player.
Server IP will be provided once whitelisted.
Rules:
No Griefing/Theft.
Be respectful to other players.
No Exploits w/ Exceptions (TNT-based farms & Nether roof farms Allowed)
Client-side mods allowed (Baritone, autoplace/automine, player automation NOT ALLOWED)

TOTAL WAR: AGE OF BLOOD

age, Blood, Factions, TOTAL, War

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Are you bored? Do you like history? Have you ever wanted to build an empire or become a god? Do working ships, planes, and drawbridges catch your interest? Then here’s a server for you!

TOTAL WAR: AGE OF BLOOD Make your favorite nation/country from history (or whatever hypothetical country you can dream up) and dominate the world with your empire. Be part of the latest installment of a 7-year saga.

DISCORD: https://discord.gg/WtTUVEXnkB

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKdXTsb9GsChzoye8ru2zQ

BIG BATTLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBO3WswL4y0

Plugins Designed By Owner

Total War’s owner is taking the opportunity to improve his programming skills and his Minecraft server at the same time. The sever currently has TWFAITH, which allows players to create religions and gain divine powers from their followers. Expect this server to improve over time as he adds new plugins with exciting features.

Compete for Dominance on an Earth Map Total War hosts a 1:1000 scale map of the Earth for players to explore, colonize, and fight over. Players can make their favorite countries/nations/empires from history or make something entirely new.

Make Ships that Sail and Planes that Fly Total War uses the Movecraft plugin, which allows players to make vehicles that sail, fly, and ride around the world. Make your favorite battleships and airplanes, and equip them with cannons from the cannons plugin or TNT cannons. Then, use your creations to wreak havoc in battle.

BIGDOORS Make large drawbridges, portcullis, sliding doors, and double doors with opening and closing animations. You will spend at least 5 minutes toggling your city’s gates open and closed just to watch the animation.

Total War: Age of Blood Rules 1. Respect the staff team. 2. Bullies are not welcome in Total War. Players are free to insult each other in the game over in-game events, but they are not allowed to use real life (race, sex, appearance, etc.) as the basis of insults. Slurs are not acceptable as insults regardless of whether or not the slur would normally be used against the person in real life. Joking around with people who understand is fine, but when someone says stop, stop. 3. Don’t do anything that undermines the server (spam, hacking, duping, block-glitching, etc.) 4. Preventing a player from leaving spawn by repeatedly killing them is prohibited. You may kill the player once for their gear, but killing them repeatedly afterwards as they try to leave is not allowed. 5. Alternate accounts, whether on Minecraft or Discord, are not allowed. 6. Have fun!

Join Today! Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WtTUVEXnkB

Build Banter & Beyond

banter, BUILD, smp

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World started @ 10PM MT Feb 8th 2024

I plan to always bring in new people to the server so there’s always an active playerbase, with new friends being made!

Whats different? No Natural Health Regen. What does this mean? When you take damage, no matter how full your hunger is, it won’t regenerate your lost hearts that that pesky skeleton took from you. How can you regenerate your health? Fairly simple: when you spawn, you’ll be given two golden apples to start with. Use them wisely, as they will bring your health back up. You can also use things such as potions, beacons, or crafting golden apples. Why this change? Too make the game feel more like a challenge, no matter how late you are.

Endermen greifing has been disabled. Creepers, and Ghasts still do their thing, though.

Single-player sleep is turned on to make sleeping through restless nights easier.

Apply here:

https://discord.gg/6XUDKXeG2p

Server-side mods / Datapacks (None need to be installed client side)

Bluemaps

Coord Finder

Blazeandcave’s Advancements

VanillaTweaks

Vertical Slabs

Simple Voice Chat

View Distance Fix

Rules:

18+

FreeCam is allowed to take screenshots or look at builds.(not to find spawners, strongholds, ect..)

Sand/Gravel/Gravel/Rail, or powdered concrete dupers are allowed.

Tnt Dupers are allowed.

Carpet dupers are allowed.

Mob switches are allowed. (MUST have an off switch.)

DO not dupe anything besides Sand/Gravel/Powdered Concrete/TNT and Carpet dupes for fuel.

No leaving floating tree’s at spawn.

Bases must be at least 700 blocks away from spawn.

If using a large amount of hoppers, they must be covered to decrease lag.

dinocraftmc.6mc.pl

LifeSteal

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Conduct Rules of conduct in global chats. Be respectful to other players and staff members. Do not use offensive, discriminatory, or defamatory language. Do not spam in the chat. Do not post personal information about yourself or other players. In Game Rules valid during matches. Do not cheat or use mods that give an unfair advantage. Do not use glitches or exploits in the game. Do not grief or destroy other players’ constructions. Do not steal items from other players. Do not create offensive or inappropriate constructions.

dinocraftmc.6mc.pl

BadWolfMC

BadWolfMC, Network

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IP: PLAY.BADWOLFMC.COM

Experience BadWolfMC: An Adult Minecraft Server – a long-running, drama-free, and inclusive community for adults! Join one of the best online communities you’ll ever be a part of, where members from around the world come together to forge friendships and share their Minecraft passion!

Highlights

🖧 Our network features 4 servers with 8 different game modes so you’ll never get bored! Enjoy Survival, Creative, SkyBlock, AcidIsland, OneBlock, Prison, Magic& lots of minigames including Bed Wars, Hide & Seek, Paintball, Elytra Challenges& Parkour!
🐉 Ever wanted to fight an actually challenging dragon? We have loads of custom mobs!
🗒️We’re greylisted! Guests are welcome to log in and explore, and build permissions will be granted once your application is approved.
💬 Connect and chat seamlessly via our integrated Discord server.
🔀 Enjoy Java-Bedrock Crossplay from any device!
🧰 State of the art hardware on Chicago’s fiber optic backbone ensures superior stability and performance worldwide!
🎟️ Recurring, seasonal, and one-off events including weekly Bed Wars tournaments and Discord watch parties keep things fresh and fun!
🪶 Loads of things to do and amazing places to explore, including dungeons, quests, and vaults with unique and powerful prizes!
🏪 Balanced, diamond based economy with Player Shops & Jobs!
🍹 Up your game with custom potions for enhanced effects and fun with our permanent and seasonal recipes!
🗺️ Stalk your friends and view your builds from space with our dynamic live maps!
🛡️ Keep your builds safe with multiple protection options featuring granular customization that you control!
🌎 Lots of public farms and eco-friendly resource worlds to keep the main worlds pretty and prevent resets!
❓ Find answers to all your questions on our helpful wiki.
✨ Lots of little extras to enhance your experience both in game and out!
👥 Seriously the best online community you’ll ever have the privilege of belonging to, with members from all walks of life.

Our Mission

Our goal is to be your oasis away from drama and screaming children, a place to unwind and have a little fun and get creative. Our philosophy is to always enhance the game, not take away from it. We are laid-back and won’t get on your case about language, but still request that everyone be respectful of the many cultures that find a home here. We have been directly reviewed and approved by Mojang for MUG/EULA compliance, and we encourage and welcome feedback from all of our users.

Membership Application Required

If you like the place and the rules fit your style, apply for permissions at BadWolfMC.com!

General Server Rules

(full rules here)

All players must be 18 years of age or older – that’s the whole “Adult Minecraft Server” bit.
No Griefing – Breaking or placing blocks within another player’s clearly defined area is strictly prohibited. This is true even in PvP and for seemingly abandoned builds – if it’s not yours, don’t touch it.
No Client Mods/Exploits – Client modifications (other than Optifine) or exploits to the game are not allowed. (Including but not limited to: Badlion, Forge, Fabric, Lightloader, Lunar Client, flying, speed, x-ray, item duplication, glitching, etc.)
No Advertising/Spam – No advertising servers/websites/mods in any chat or spamming messages.
Common Sense/Maturity – This is a game. Be respectful, have fun, don’t rage, don’t participate in drama, don’t harass people, mind the server conventions, etc. Absolutely no harassment, sexism, racism, or hate speech will be tolerated.

Come take a look around as our guest at IP: play.badwolfmc.com We hope you’ll be as excited about this place as we are!

We look forward to seeing you in game!

TryXqrd

Survival

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Malcraft SMP Server (Play.malcraft.net) Welcome to Malcraft – Where Minecraft Dreams Come True!

Are you ready to embark on the ultimate Minecraft adventure? Look no further than Malcraft – your gateway to an immersive and exhilarating gaming experience! Join our thriving community and dive into a world filled with excitement, challenges, and endless opportunities for fun.

3.108.152.125:25614

Near Vanilla

smp, Vanilla

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Near Vanilla is a close-knit community server where we’ve created an environment where players come together to build, collect, explore, and have fun. The perks of being a member can be seen in our cooperative builds, player competitions, vibrant shopping districts, and other events. All play styles are welcome, from those who want to venture out on their own to those who want to work cooperatively with others. We’re sure you will find exactly what you are looking for in your SMP experience while making some great friends and builds along the way.

Near Vanilla is an international, community-driven server. There is constant communication on our Discord, both serious discussion and silliness. We constantly seek the opinions and views of the player base and large changes are made through player discussion. Suggestions are always welcome. A dedicated admin team is always on hand to make sure things are working smoothly, bad behaviour is squashed, and your time on the server is stress-free. Our DynMap, which can be viewed through the website, allows you to navigate to your favourite biome and see how close/far you are from your fellow players.

If this all sounds like your kind of place, grab your sword and pick and jump into NearVanilla and show us the creations you can make! We doubled the size of our world to accommodate the 1.20 update. Apply now!

IP: play.nearvanilla.com
Website: https://nearvanilla.com
Map: https://map.nearvanilla.com
Watch our Season 5 Recap Video: https://youtu.be/SoJU47pZojY
Some Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/CQtZzgE Currently in Season 6, started January 8, 2022, Expanded for 1.20 July 22, 2023. Hard difficulty

Requirements:

18+ only
Be Nice

Zero Tolerance Policy: No hacking, glitching, or duping allowed. Any of these will result in a permanent ban. No griefing, stealing, bullying, insulting, discrimination, or prejudice behaviour is tolerated. Toxic behaviour is not welcome. Due to some of our chat plug-ins, Mojang’s chat reporting is disabled. Chat will be moderated by our server staff.

The “Near” in “Near Vanilla”

Deathlog: Lets you know where you died
WanderfulAdditions*: control armour stands and make item frames invisible
Kickafk: Kicks players who afk more than 3 hours
Custom plugins created for our server
A few Admin tools to help mods keep things friendly and welcoming Players can suggest Non-Vanilla additions if they do not remove from the vanilla experience which will be discussed on our Discord.

To apply through Discord, click the link below Apply here!

Players:	102/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Cursed Taverns Survived:	1	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	1
Eerie Music Discs Played:	3	Titanic Battles Fought:	25
Love Letters Sent:	12	Star Shards Collected:	138
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2	Alien Abductions:	4
Demonic Pacts Formed:	3	Celestial Crowns Worn:	1
Forgotten Legends Remembered:	2	Forbidden Doors Opened:	3
Celestial Events Witnessed:	1	Epic Battles Fought:	20

Players:	92/300	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Unicorn Sightings:	0	Hidden Passages Discovered:	8
Endless Staircases Climbed:	1	Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	22
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	2	Invisible Pathways Walked:	2
Legendary Scepters Created:	4	Spectral Entities Defeated:	7
Cursed Amulets Found:	1	Magical Moments Shared:	14
Unbreakable Curses Broken:	1	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	6
Phantom Ships Sailed:	1	Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	1

Players:	92/1000	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Paranormal Events Investigated:	2	Cosmic Pies Baked:	2
Towns Built:	6	Celestial Blades Sharpened:	6
Nether Portals Gone Wrong:	1	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	9
Alien Abductions:	3	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	6
Haunted Mines Explored:	3	Underground Cities Explored:	1
Time-Traveling Monkeys Met:	0	Royal Decrees Issued:	3
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	6	Ancient Relics Unearthed:	421

Players:	93/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	7	Gnome Villages Protected:	5
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	5	Ancient Dragons Awakened:	3
Rune Stones Activated:	9	Elemental Crystals Collected:	68
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	2	Royal Decrees Issued:	1
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	3	Mineshafts Explored:	3
Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	4	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	6
Meteorites Collected:	0	Enchanted Armories Found:	2

Players:	99/600	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	2	Mythical Relics Collected:	7
Wailing Winds Heard:	4	Titan Hearts Harvested:	5
World-Altering Spells Cast:	1	Horror Stories Survived:	3
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	3	Goblin Markets Raided:	2
Dragons Tamed:	5	Alternate Realities Explored:	2
Storm Giants Negotiated With:	1	Forbidden Tomes Read:	1
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	3	Battle Standards Raised:	7

Players:	106/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	1	Secret Guilds Joined:	5
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	1	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	4
Phantom Horses Ridden:	2	Warrior Spirits Summoned:	23
Magical Ponies Rescued:	6	Mineshafts Explored:	3
Endless Staircases Climbed:	0	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	1
Evil Lairs Raided:	4	Goblin Markets Raided:	5
Eldritch Scrolls Read:	4	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	27

Players:	99/900	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Magic Wands Crafted:	5	Celestial Crowns Worn:	1
Celestial Beings Befriended:	2	Crops Grown:	2418
Goblin Markets Raided:	5	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2
Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	3	Endless Legions Commanded:	21
Eerie Music Discs Played:	2	Dimensional Rifts Closed:	4
Crystal Palaces Visited:	1	Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	3
Titanic Battles Fought:	23	Time-Warping Watches Found:	1

Players:	106/200	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Ancient Dragons Awakened:	1	Undead Armies Raised:	1
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	23	Heroic Legacies Created:	4
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	2	Endless Staircases Climbed:	2
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	4	Forbidden Doors Opened:	1
Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	1	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	8
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	2	Astral Orbs Gathered:	17
Mimic Chests Discovered:	5	Hidden Villages Discovered:	3

Players:	99/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Legendary Heroes Trained:	7	Blood Moons Survived:	0
Mystery Villagers Spotted:	2	Cosmic Entities Communed With:	2
Witch’s Brew Drunk:	12	Enchantments Applied:	211
Titanic Battles Fought:	16	Volcanoes Explored:	2
Quantum Bards Serenaded:	3	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	2
Chimeras Created:	3	Cosmic Hamsters Found:	1
Cursed Scrolls Read:	2	Haunted Chests Opened:	9

Players:	92/400	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Eclipse Rings Activated:	4	Unbreakable Chains Forged:	7
Haunted Mines Explored:	3	Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	8
Blood Moons Survived:	3	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	3
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	0	Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3
Phantom Rings Equipped:	8	Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	2
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	1	Magical Ponies Rescued:	6
Cursed Swords Broken:	1	Chaos Gates Opened:	2

Comprehensive rWhiteknighting Minecraft Servers

IP: PLAY.BADWOLFMC.COM

Highlights

Our Mission

Membership Application Required

General Server Rules