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.

The Phantom Universe SMP

Are you looking for a life steal SMP with a few extra mods? Are you looking for a server that’s an LGBT safe-space? Are you looking to have some fun with friends? Then look no further than The Phantom Universe! The Phantom Universe is a life-steal SMP ran by a queen named Bee, who is also Kiera’s best friend. We have the mob vote losers and Chocobos, more mods are also likely to get added in the future. Join the Discord and ping Bee or the moderators to turn the server on. Come and play with us.

ThePhantomUniverse.aternos.me:14693

MineBox Network

Creative, Economy, Mini Games, Skyblock, Skywars, Survival

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Do you need a high-performance Minecraft community? Join MineBox Network! We are the number one server in quality and modalities, we take our work very seriously to progress as much as possible. We have been online for more than 5 years!

mcs.minebox.es

TavernMC

Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, PvE, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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TavernMC is a Survival Minecraft server that adds a ton of new layers to the game. Players can team up with their friends, and explore a massive world with beautiful biomes. Be careful! because there are bears, and other creatures that spawn. Go on quests, take on some jobs, and level up to become the strongest. What makes this server unique? – Custom Mobs (Bears, Racoons, Skunks, and Bosses) – Custom Items (Ones that are better than netherite) – Custom Biomes (Over 80+ Beautiful biomes to explore) – Meant for both Casual Players and PVPers

tavernmc.net

Roleplay Hub

Anarchy, Economy, Roleplay, Survival

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mc.roleplayhub.net

Loka

Economy, Factions, PvP, Survival, Towny

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Loka is a Semi-Vanilla, PvP Survival Server that uses custom plugins to create a one of a kind Minecraft experience. Loka features a custom-written Territorial Conquest System, a very rich story, unique, talent-based Battlegrounds, ELO-rated Arenas, a custom Market, Thievery, and World Events.Loka’s biggest feature, Territories, is custom system wherein Towns vie for control of static Territory Nodes throughout our three Continents. The strongest Town or Alliance at the end of each month becomes the Capital of Loka and gets to implement global policies. Alliances, Enemies, Friends, and Mortal Enemies have been forged and destroyed through our Territory System. Territorial Conquest, Custom World, Towns, Town Industries, Jobs, PvP, Powerful Market, Thievery, Story.

play.lokamc.com

From PokeBa

Economy, Factions, Parkour, Pixelmon, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Dear PokeBalta family!We look forward to bringing you exciting news after a long wait! Our brand new season is at the door and we are sure that we will fascinate you once again with the innovations we bring. Here are some special features we have prepared for you: Version 1.16.5 and Latest Pixelmon, Exclusive Datapack, WARZONE Add-on, Fun Activities, Server Exclusive Costumes, Dungeons and MoreDon’t forget to follow our social media accounts and forums so you don’t miss this season full of exciting innovations. We look forward to collecting unique memories together in our new season! Are you ready? We are ready! We welcome you to this magical adventure. See you later!

play.pokebalta.com.tr

RealBox

Bedwars, Economy, Mini Games, PvP

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BoxPvP server. Features: Powerful hosting, nearly best anti-cheat system possible, premium plugins

play.realbox.fun

Minewind

Anarchy, Bedwars, Creative, Hardcore, KitPvP, Raiding, Survival Games

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Choose your class and go on an epic adventure to gather all the OP loot that suits your play style!

A big variety of loot can be found in any chest in the world, or traded with many villagers for emeralds. More loot can be stolen from OP monsters, but they will use it against you first!

Special events happen on spawn every few hours that offer more unique OP rewards.

At the end of the day, explore the natural beauty of Minecraft wilderness and build a work of art in the perfect spot.

For more information visit https://minewind.com

gyat.minewind.net

PocketPixels

Creative, Economy, MCMMO, Pixelmon, Roleplay, Survival, Vanilla

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All our servers offer unique and enjoyable Pixelmon experiences, for all involved in the Pixelmon community, which you won’t feel anywhere else! Our aim is to provide you with a pixelmon experience like no other filled with our custom content, events, and a one of a kind friendly community. Join our servers, and begin your adventure of a lifetime!Put your skills and knowledge to the test by challenging our 8+ Gym System, run by experienced staff members, to earn all the badges! If you’re into the competitive scene or looking for another challenge, you can challenge our Hard-Mode Gyms, Elite Four and Battle Frontier. Try our daily quests where you complete challenges to earn a range of rewards and experience the Pixelmon gameplay to its fullest!You’ll constantly see new custom content and network updates, staff members actively improving your experience, giveaways and events with prizes, and much more!Everyone can find something to do on our servers! Fitting into your play style is easy, whether it be competitive battling, trading, catching Pixelmon, hunting down legendaries, or even hanging our with friends! You’ll find a place in the PocketPixels community.

play.pocketpixels.net

VanillaPlus

Anarchy, Economy, Hardcore, PvP, Raiding, Survival, Vanilla

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NO LAND CLAIMING | NO GRIEF PREVENTION | NO KEEP INVENTORY | PVP ENABLED | RAIDS We have a protected spawn that you can teleport to trades, meet up with people, or fight to the death against other players. You also can set homes and teleport so that you can easily get around without traveling far distances to get to farms, bases, or friends. On Vanilla Plus, you can experience classic Minecraft, but better! Build an epic base, fight to the death, or hang out. Anything is possible, so come check it out!

play.vanillaplus.net

PlayCDU

FTB, PvE, PvP, Roleplay, Skyblock, Survival

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Our Links: Website: https://www.craftdownunder.co Discord: https://discord.gg/playcdu Forums: https://forum.playcdu.co/About Us: To view all 35+ servers that we host and their IPs, head to https://forum.playcdu.co/servers/Craft Down Under is a gaming community that specializes in hosting and playing Minecraft modpacks. Our servers, located in Australia, Germany and the United States, offer a wide variety of modpacks to suit different playstyles and preferences. We’re dedicated to providing a welcoming environment for all players, regardless of their skill level, to come together and enjoy the unique experiences that modpacks provide. Join us today and see why Craft Down Under is the go-to destination for Minecraft modpack enthusiasts!

nohub.playcdu.co

JackpotMC

Anarchy, Economy, Factions, LifeSteal, PvP, Raiding, Survival

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JackpotMC is a server focused on PvP game modes, with our latest game mode being Lifesteal SMP. This is a one of kind, unique SMP that allows players to steal hearts from each other. Once a player kills another, they take a heart from them. If you die to a player, you lose a heart to them. Once you’re out of hearts, you’re banned for the rest of the day. With no claims and no rules on griefing, it is a pure Anarchy experience.

play.jackpotmc.com

NAVELYA

PvP

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NAVELYA NETWORK Our server is a server played within the scope of PvP. If you have just started our server, use the (/kit) command. You Can Use It To Kill Other Players And Take Their Sets. You Can Enter Places in the PvP Area and Strengthen Your Set You can review our server. 1.16.5x 1.20.4

play.navelya.net

CedarMC

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, Factions, LifeSteal, Survival, Towny

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The ZedarMC community is a very friendly one, and our staff is always available to help you. We are also a crossplay network, which means we support Bedrock Edition.ZedarMC has a variety of gamemodes ranging from peaceful to competitive, so you can always have fun and vibe! Survival SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Earth SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Lifesteal SMP 1.13 – 1.20 Oneblock 1.13 – 1.20 Skyblock 1.13 – 1.20 [Coming Soon]

Prison 1.13 – 1.20 [Coming Soon]IP: ms.zedarmc.com Bedrock Port: 19132 Discord: discord.gg/zedar

ms.zedarmc.com

EYServer

Cross-Play, LifeSteal, Pixelmon, Prison, Skyblock, Survival, Vanilla

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The official Minecraft server for the YouTuber Eystreem who has over 7 million subscribers and 100 million monthly viewers! The server has a Survival SMP gamemode based on update 1.20 with grief protection and a Prison gamemode that contains custom pickaxe enchantments, pets, minions, prison cell islands, and more!Join IP: mcs.eyserver.com (Java and Bedrock)Claim FREE bundle on our store! https://store.eyserver.com

mcs.eyserver.com

Foxcraft

Cross-Play, Economy, OneBlock, Parkour, PvP, Skyblock, Survival

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Foxcraft is a Minecraft Server Network that has been around since 2011 and provides it’s playerbase with multiple classic gamemodes like Prison, Skyblock, Survival, Creative, and more! All of our gamemodes feature custom additions to keep things interesting and modern. We also provide custom gamemodes like Kingdoms (a custom take on the popular factions gamemode) and we like to run a wide variety of events.Our gamemodes: – Oneblock – Kingdoms – Skyblock – Prison – Creative – Survival – Parkour [NEW]Player Statistics: https://www.mcfoxcraft.com/stats/ IP: play.foxcraft.net Forums: www.mcfoxcraft.com Store: store.foxcraft.net

pog.foxcraft.net

Players:	99/400	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Sentient Weapons Trained:	4	Endless Legions Commanded:	37
Phantom Horses Ridden:	3	New Chunks Explored:	818502
Leprechaun Gold Stolen:	4	Powerful Allies Recruited:	3
Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	1	Dungeon Sieges Launched:	9
Spontaneous Duels Fought:	7	Sunfire Helmets Forged:	4
Vanishing Items Found:	3	Evil Twin Fights:	1
Time-Warping Watches Found:	1	Celestial Beings Befriended:	1

Players:	93/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Lunar Scepters Activated:	12	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	2
Backwards Speech Heard:	6	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2
Wailing Winds Heard:	3	Magical Moments Shared:	10
Runic Tablets Deciphered:	35	Enchanted Forests Planted:	3
Secret Passages Found:	2	Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2
Talking Trees Consulted:	4	Corrupted Trees Chopped:	2
Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	4	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	3

Players:	94/800	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	18	Titan Hearts Harvested:	5
Celestial Gardens Planted:	7	Mystic Runes Engraved:	2
Inescapable Mazes Solved:	3	Gryphons Tamed:	3
Endless Mazes Conquered:	4	Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	3
Omnipotent Charms Created:	4	Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	4
Parallel Universes Unraveled:	2	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	16
Hidden Passages Discovered:	3	Vanishing Structures Built:	4

Players:	98/700	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	2	Evil Lairs Raided:	5
Lunar Scepters Activated:	4	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	18
Dragon Hoards Looted:	1	World-Altering Spells Cast:	0
Lava Oceans Crossed:	1	Shadow Figures Spotted:	6
Wishing Wells Wished Upon:	13	Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	4
Wizards Turned into Frogs:	1	Mystic Runes Engraved:	4
Invisible Walls Found:	4	Lost Artifacts Recovered:	2

Players:	93/1000	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Orbs of Power Found:	10	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	6
Chimeras Created:	3	Enchanted Armories Found:	10
Inescapable Mazes Solved:	4	Immortal Potions Brewed:	8
Vanishing Items Found:	7	Meteorites Collected:	0
Endless Legions Commanded:	49	Titanic Relics Retrieved:	1
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	1	Glorious Feasts Held:	20
Ender Pearl Glitches:	3	Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	1

Players:	106/700	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Magic Scrolls Discovered:	3	Buildings Constructed:	38
Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	0	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	3
Glitched Entities Encountered:	3	Cursed Scrolls Read:	1
Animals Bred:	53	Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	8
Epic Bosses Defeated:	2	Soul Contracts Signed:	5
Haunted Mines Explored:	3	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	5
Storm Giants Negotiated With:	0	Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	1

Players:	104/200	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	1	Unicorn Sightings:	1
Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	90	Reality Warps Survived:	2
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	9	Forbidden Grimoires Read:	4
Cursed Lands Purified:	10	Legendary Titles Earned:	1
Cursed Scrolls Read:	4	Legendary Heroes Trained:	6
Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	56	Soulbound Rings Equipped:	13
Celestial Blades Sharpened:	9	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	1

Players:	101/500	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Chimeras Created:	3	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	5
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	6	Void Gems Collected:	22
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	10	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	18
Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	3	Rune Stones Activated:	4
Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	1	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	3
Reality Distortions Fixed:	1	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	1
Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	8	Invisible Pathways Walked:	3

Players:	95/800	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Undead Armies Raised:	4	Phantom Rings Equipped:	17
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2	Meteor Showers Witnessed:	3
Chaos Orbs Controlled:	11	Legendary Heroes Trained:	5
Rainbows Spotted:	10	Secret Guilds Joined:	1
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	5	Potions Brewed:	178
Lost Cities Unearthed:	2	Shadow Realms Conquered:	0
Legendary Scepters Created:	6	Mythical Creatures Tamed:	2

Players:	110/600	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Mystery Villagers Spotted:	1	Lost Souls Rescued:	1
God-Tier Weapons Forged:	15	Celestial Blades Sharpened:	11
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	6	Glorious Feasts Held:	8
Mysterious Portals Opened:	8	Magic Items Found:	8227
Haunted Mines Explored:	3	Forgotten Legends Remembered:	5
Mystical Artifacts Crafted:	8	Cozy Campfires Lit:	18
Cryptic Prophecies Deciphered:	2	Dimension Hops:	7

Players:	99/700	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Eerie Music Discs Played:	1	Corrupted Trees Chopped:	4
Vanishing Structures Built:	4	Secret Guilds Joined:	1
Necronomicon Pages Collected:	4	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	3
Ghost Trains Ridden:	2	Cozy Campfires Lit:	7
Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	25	Reality Warps Survived:	2
Epic Weapons Forged:	7	Unbreakable Chains Forged:	4
Royal Decrees Issued:	2	Mines Excavated:	2442

Players:	100/1000	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	2	Vanishing Items Found:	6
Infernal Machines Built:	2	Mines Excavated:	1228
Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	3	Reality Warps Survived:	0
Shadow Realms Conquered:	0	Epic Quests Completed:	10
Unholy Beasts Tamed:	1	Rune Stones Activated:	7
Void Armor Forged:	16	Cosmic Pies Baked:	7
Chaos Orbs Controlled:	16	Omnipotent Charms Created:	1

Players:	99/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Eerie Music Discs Played:	6	Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	3
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	2	Hidden Villages Discovered:	2
Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2	Astral Projections Made:	4
Wailing Winds Heard:	3	Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	3
Wilderness Tamed:	20	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	2
Gorgon Shields Crafted:	4	Animals Bred:	68
Phantom Blocks Placed:	9	Holy Grails Found:	4

Players:	100/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Royal Decrees Issued:	5	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	1
Heroic Oaths Sworn:	25	Dragon Scales Harvested:	160
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	1	Falling into the Void:	3
Cozy Campfires Lit:	25	Gods Slained:	0
Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	1	Cosmic Entities Communed With:	1
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	6	Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	4
Farms Harvested:	203	Cursed Statues Activated:	4

Players:	103/600	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3	Cursed Lands Purified:	9
Forbidden Doors Opened:	1	Endless Staircases Climbed:	0
Interstellar Fungi Gathered:	0	Alien Abductions:	5
Elemental Forces Harnessed:	12	Fabled Crowns Discovered:	7
Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	2	Eclipse Rings Activated:	1
Evil Portals Destroyed:	1	Hidden Passages Discovered:	4
Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	4	Dark Rituals Completed:	5

Players:	108/800	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Lava Oceans Crossed:	1	Ancient Relics Unearthed:	126
Goblin Armies Outwitted:	8	Celestial Gardens Planted:	3
Haunted Mines Explored:	1	Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	14
Eldritch Beasts Summoned:	3	Cozy Campfires Lit:	6
Invisible Pathways Walked:	6	Emeralds Found:	4346
Magical Moments Shared:	12	Infernal Machines Built:	1
Meteor Showers Witnessed:	3	Enchanted Armories Found:	8