I found a small semi vanilla SMP that is in testing right now.
They said the real start is in about a week so it feels like a good time to join early and be there when it kicks off.
It is meant to stay mostly like normal Minecraft and the community is kept small.
Semi Vanilla SMP Starting Soon
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I found a small semi vanilla SMP that is still being tested right now
They said the server is planned to fully start in about a week
It looks like it is meant to be simple survival with a small group and a chill semi vanilla feelGG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP