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.

StardustCraft – Pondering Pixels

Cosmic, cosmic beings, cosmic existence, cosmic pondering, cosmic scheme, cosmic stardust, Existence, grand scheme, grand scheme of universe, human beings, human existence, human stardust, pixels, pondering, pondering existence, Stardust, StardustCraft, Universe, universe beings, universe existence, universe pondering

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yo, u ever wonder if we’re just like, stardust chillin in the universe, thinkin bout why we here? well, on this server, we take that cosmic stardust energy and turn it into EPIC minecraft adventures!

join us and u can ride pigs into battle, build a house out of diamonds, and maybe even find the legendary chicken who lays golden eggs (seriously, it’s a thing).

we got a community of players who are as crazy as a creeper on a sugar rush, so get ready for some wild times. plus, our admin once defeated the ender dragon with nothing but a wooden sword and a stack of potatoes. true story.

so come on over to our server and let’s show the universe that even stardust can kick some serious blocky butt!

VanillaHub

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, PvE, PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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1.20 HAS JUST HAPPENED ON VANILLAHUB!An active survival server, that brings new and exciting updates regularly. Including custom cosmetics to customize your player, epic events and much more! We also have a very active discord server to chat with the whole community! https://discord.gg/vh– Item based shopping district– (/rtp) RTP at spawn– (/keepinv) Toggleable keep inventory– (/claim) Claims and grief protection

vanillahub.net

PokeRetreat

Pixelmon, Roleplay

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IP » play.pokeretreat.com Website »https://store.pokeretreat.com/ Discord » https://discord.gg/B4sq2bUkzpPokeRetreat is a server providing the popular Cobblemon mod. At PokeRetreat, we strive to bring the best quality gameplay for all players in mind, whilst trying to build and connect a community together. IMPORTANT: We’re a fabric server on minecraft version 1.20.1 please download the cobblemon mod here: https://modrinth.com/mod/cobblemon or if you’re on technic search for cobblemon and download the fabric version » Features: • #1 Cobblemon Experience • Customized Builds • GTS • Events • Player Gyms

play.pokeretreat.com

RawMinecraft 2.0

Survival, Vanilla

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[email protected].

RawMinecraft2.mcserv.co

VortexNetwork

Economy, Prison, PvP, Skyblock

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Vortex Network (CRACKED)As of currently, we have two unique gamemodes: Prisons and Skyblock. Both give a balanced and unique experience that is different from all other servers.Skyblock consists of features such as: Ore Totems, Island Upgrades, Custom coded Chunk Hoppers, Custom Coded Mobs/Stacking system, Island Worth, UNIQUE Replatantable Seeds system, Free flight, Equipment Paths (Custom system for enchants), /claim system and much more!Prisons consists of features such as: Player Advancements, Mining Levels, Pickaxe Energy, Pickaxe Crystals, Key Backpacks, 12+ Custom Enchants, Key Backpacks, Special Crates, Cryptics, Lucky Crates, Mine Crates, Donor Rankupgrades and much much more! You can join our discord to know more about the prison server features!https://discord.gg/sES3aRn VortexNetwork.me

VortexNetwork.me

RTVCRAFT

Survival, Vanilla

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Welcome to RTV Craft! This is a semi-vanilla survival server. Claiming! The messenger! Jobs! Shop! RTP! TPA! And so much more!

rtv_craft.apexmc.co:25667

Alternative World

Survival

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Survival Server with a lot of features– Custom Terrain – Custom Structure – Multi Currency – Cross Platform

playmc.alt-w.net

GlitchyMC

Bedwars, Cross-Play, LifeSteal, Skyblock, Survival, Survival Games

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GlitchyMC, A Minecraft Server Where The Fun Never Ends!~our Minecraft server has many type of games you can choose do you want survival?-we got it! Lifesteal?-No problem! Bedwars?-We also got it!

glitchy.mc-server.eu:30045

SweetPea Middle School

Economy, PvE, Survival, Vanilla

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sweetpeamc.com

CasualCrafters Vault Hunters

PvE, Whitelist

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Join Discord to request Whitelist!We are a friendly community of people who like to vault hunt without malding at every death. I made this server because I suffer from a crippling debilitation called Skill issue, and so far we get a lot of chill people so come and join us :)Age Restriction: 18+ preferred but all welcomeRule Set: VaultMode Casual (Deaths only cost durability) VaultLoot Plenty (2x Vault loot and exp gained) No Griefing, Stealing or PVP unless both parties consent Don’t create unnecessarily laggy farms Trading encouraged, we can help each other out with items when needed Build somewhere around spawn if possible (Within 1000 blocks radius)

vh.casualcrafters.net

FriendlyCraft

Economy, Mini Games, Parkour, PvE, Survival

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We are a family-friendly community with a natural economy. Earn money by working for other players, farming crops that actually develop while you are away, or selling mob eggs you have captured. Scavenging unprotected chests and abandoned homes is allowed! Work your way up a unique ranking system of 50 ranks, based on playtime, and accumulated wealth! You will unlock special rewards and abilities along the way! Have you ever wanted to live in the Nether? Now you can build an epic Nether base and claim it! Come Join Us Now!

play.friendlycraftmc.com

FaeTalesMC

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, Roleplay, Survival, Towny

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Welcome to FaeTalesMC – Features – Bedrock Port : 19132– Slimefun (We will be adding in more add-ons as we grow!) – Towny /w Map – Cosmetics – Jobs – McMMO – PyroFishing ( WIth custom textures!) – PyroMining – Marriage Plugin – Balanced Economy – Player Shops – Big Community and Streamer Friendly – Shop

play.faetalesmc.net

SuperSurvivalX

Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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→ IP : supersurvivalx.minesr.com ← Discord : discord.gg/esbBGAe6KjOperating a nuclear powerplant ? check ! Drug and alcohol plugins ? check ! Economy ? check ! Player warps and minigames ? check ! Joining the server now ? check !

supersurvivalx.minesr.com

Veroxus

Anarchy, Factions, KitPvP, LifeSteal, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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Do you want a hot chick, a Ferrari, and a trillion dollars? Well, we don’t offer that in the Lifesteal department. But we do offer an AMAZING MINECRAFT SMP Introducing the Veroxus Lifesteal SMP, the DonutSMP alternative without the sweaty losers and Lifesteal added!We offer: * Fusion Think of if DonutSMP and the Lifesteal SMP had a baby * Smooth KB + Zero Lag This is an SMP with actual good knockback. The PvP is amazing. You won’t find any lag here * Zero Claims and Constant Raids Server is aiming to grow to 500 concurrent players by the end of July, so expect to find lots of bases where you can destroy and loot bases with no claim protection, be water, my friend 🥋 * 1.20 LATEST AND GREATEST VERSION SUPPORT We offer Minecraft on the latest version, you won’t have to play 1.12 like cheating noob servers such as 2b2t * HIRING STAFF Must be qualified We pay our staff monthly too! DM staff to get a job!We don’t have: Joe Biden’s Chocolate Chip. Ice Cream Vanilla is waaaay better

veroxus.club

IipuCraft

Creative, Skyblock, Survival

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Iipukema Network presents Ipucraft, the official McMMo server of the iipukema network, a survival with economy, in which you can sell and buy objects with in-game money, Bank to be able to save all the millions of iipucoins that you get, auctions to be able to sell what you don’t need, claims so that your things are always protected, Clans so that you and your friends can have a meeting place. Arenas con ranking, Surprise boxes through daily votes, Food market where you can buy any item you need, lore and much more!!! Find out at iipukema.com port 25565 Java and Bedrock! Iipukema.com the only server that shows its face! Follow us on Twitch and other social networks!!! Join the community…what are you waiting for?We have SquidGames, OneBlock, Skyblock, Skywars, Parkour, Lifestile, Minigames, Normal Survival and Technical Survival. What are you waiting for to come in and try?

iipukema.com:25580

Lava Rising

Anarchy, Cross-Play, Economy, Mini Games, PvP, Survival

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Looking for a thrilling and competitive Minecraft mini-game? Look no further than Lava Rising! Battle to death against other players while trying to survive as the lava rises around you. When you join the server, you’ll enter one of the elevators and be teleported to the game itself; you will receive randomized items that match the biome you’re in, such as blaze rods in the nether or elytras in the end. Craft armor and weapons to defend yourself and be the last one standing. Once you’ve completed the game, return to the lobby with your newfound items and sell any extras for totems, gapples, and other valuable items. And if you’re looking to upgrade to netherite, head to the nether to collect random items until you obtain netherite ingots. Parts of the lobby can move, it is designed unlike any other server, you will just have to see for yourself. Join Lava Rising now for a competitive and thrilling Minecraft experience.

lavarising.org

Players:	92/200	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Ghost Trains Ridden:	1	Meteorite Armor Created:	25
Chaos Gates Opened:	1	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	6
Soul Swords Wielded:	1	Goblin Markets Raided:	10
Ores Mined:	1455	Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	1
Invisible Pathways Walked:	5	Endless Staircases Climbed:	2
Pirate Ships Captured:	2	Wilderness Tamed:	10
Curse of Binding Applied:	5	Interdimensional Bake Sales Hosted:	3

Players:	107/200	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Crystal Palaces Visited:	1	Ancient Relics Unearthed:	173
Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2	Werewolf Howls Heard:	1
Astral Projections Made:	1	Elemental Crystals Collected:	26
Gnome Villages Protected:	4	Wailing Winds Heard:	3
Necronomicon Pages Collected:	8	Dimensional Rifts Closed:	3
Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	2	Phantom Blocks Placed:	6
Underground Cities Explored:	1	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	4

Players:	99/800	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Phantom Knights Defeated:	3	Time-Warping Watches Found:	2
Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	5	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	8
Ghost Trains Ridden:	2	Warrior Spirits Summoned:	23
Mythical Quests Completed:	46	Powerful Allies Recruited:	2
Shadow Realms Conquered:	1	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1
Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	1	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	2
Celestial Beings Befriended:	0	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	1

Players:	93/200	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Paranormal Events Investigated:	1	Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3
Ether Blades Crafted:	19	Starry Nights Enjoyed:	20
Pirate Ships Captured:	0	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	4
Dragons Tamed:	2	Elemental Crystals Collected:	70
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	5	Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	98
Lost Artifacts Recovered:	2	Wizards Turned into Frogs:	1
Glitched Entities Encountered:	4	Gryphons Tamed:	3

Players:	97/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Phantom Blocks Placed:	5	Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	0
Glorious Feasts Held:	16	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	5
Sentient Weapons Trained:	3	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1
Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	12	Epic Bosses Defeated:	5
Star Shards Collected:	267	Void Gems Collected:	25
Endless Mazes Conquered:	1	Phantom Horses Ridden:	1
Godly Talismans Bestowed:	13	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	3

Players:	101/900	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Haunted Mirrors Gazed Into:	4	Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	3
Undead Armies Raised:	0	Hidden Villages Discovered:	1
Mystic Runes Engraved:	7	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	2
Wizards Turned into Frogs:	1	Farms Harvested:	247
Eternal Flames Captured:	5	Heroic Legacies Created:	5
Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	1	Meteorite Armor Created:	24
Ores Mined:	3848	Cursed Amulets Found:	0

Players:	100/900	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	1	Soulbound Rings Equipped:	12
Dragonkin Hatched:	4	Godly Talismans Bestowed:	20
Cursed Scrolls Read:	4	Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	0
Legendary Scepters Created:	2	Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	4
Cursed Villages Purged:	1	Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	1
Arcane Towers Raised:	5	Royal Decrees Issued:	0
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	2	New Chunks Explored:	252678

Players:	91/400	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Hidden Passages Discovered:	3	Magic Scrolls Discovered:	7
Magic Wands Crafted:	13	Mineshafts Explored:	3
Ancient Relics Unearthed:	462	Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	7
Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	1	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	3
Underground Cities Explored:	3	Unicorn Sightings:	1
Mystical Amulets Crafted:	38	Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	3
Void Armor Forged:	19	Astral Orbs Gathered:	9

Players:	100/400	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Vanishing Structures Built:	2	Magic Items Found:	8438
Falling into the Void:	2	Vanishing Items Found:	6
Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	15	Magic Wands Crafted:	17
Elemental Temples Cleansed:	4	Zombie Dances:	1
Spectral Entities Defeated:	2	Living Statues Befriended:	1
Talking Trees Consulted:	6	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	4
Immortal Potions Brewed:	4	Alternate Realities Explored:	4

Players:	104/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Epic Quests Completed:	18	Infinite Doors Opened:	2
Ancient Ruins Explored:	5	Ethereal Couriers Hired:	2
Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	4	Invisible Walls Found:	3
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	3	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	16
Soul Contracts Signed:	1	Meteorites Collected:	1
Celestial Blades Sharpened:	8	Players Killed by Monsters:	3576
Epic Shields Constructed:	33	Mimic Chests Discovered:	4

Players:	110/600	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Whispering Shadows Heard:	2	Holy Grails Found:	3
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	0	Royal Courts Attended:	2
Forgotten Legends Remembered:	10	Dragon Hoards Looted:	2
Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	3	Titan Hearts Harvested:	2
Wailing Winds Heard:	4	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	4
Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	76	Soulbound Rings Equipped:	9
Eclipse Rings Activated:	4	Cursed Scrolls Read:	3

Players:	96/700	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Dimensional Collapse Prevented:	2	Haunted Mines Explored:	3
Infinity Stones Found:	5	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	29
Gods Slained:	1	Magical Frogs Kissed:	8
Werewolf Howls Heard:	5	Soulbound Rings Equipped:	5
Duplicated Mobs Battled:	5	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	49
Alien Abductions:	4	Crystal Palaces Visited:	1
Mimic Chests Discovered:	5	Shadow Wolves Tamed:	1

Players:	105/300	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	7	Mines Excavated:	2044
Wilderness Tamed:	12	Pirate Ships Captured:	2
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	5	Endless Mazes Solved:	1
Whispering Caves Entered:	2	Soul Swords Wielded:	6
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Cursed Swords Broken:	1
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2	Portal Loops Escaped:	0
Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	1	Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	10

Players:	99/300	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3	Dimension Hops:	7
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	1	Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	6
Mysterious Portals Opened:	19	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	3
Endless Legions Commanded:	40	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	3
Herobrine Sightings:	3	Epic Bosses Defeated:	0
Whispering Shadows Heard:	0	Evil Twin Fights:	5
Evil Portals Destroyed:	1	Magic Crystals Found:	23

Players:	93/300	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	2	Underground Cities Explored:	2
Mythical Swords Crafted:	84	Evil Portals Destroyed:	2
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	1	Phantom Knights Defeated:	3
Crystal Caves Mapped:	6	Lost Souls Rescued:	5
Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	10	Crystal Palaces Visited:	2
Volcanoes Explored:	1	Undead Armies Raised:	3
Phantom Rings Equipped:	18	Potions Brewed:	176