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.

TormentMC

1.16 UPDATE! Explore the new nether!

Survival, PVP, Shops! Survival server! Vote Crates! Nice small community! PVP is ON all over the world! not on spawn. You can be safe on your own land. You have to claim it first! Griefing is allowed on non protected areas so keep your land safe!

Our deal is that we listen to our community on every update and make votes about updates. What to add on the server and what changes to make. These votes happen on our discord server. So you can have effect on our servers future!

play.tormentmc.com

Noob-Friendly

Cross-Play, Economy, PvE, Skyblock, Survival, Vanilla

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Noob-friendly is a semi-vanilla survival server with a few quality of life add-ons including claims and teleportation.We are a fairly small but awesome community. Come and check us out!

noob-friendly.com

SuperSMP

Cross-Play, Economy, Survival

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welcome to SuperSMP the friendlys SMP in the world! join today on java and bedrock. join now and begin your adventure!

supersmp.fun

1MoreBlock.com

Economy, MCMMO, OneBlock, PvE

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We have run our community since 2011, making us more than a decade-old family-friendly survival server, for all people who love Minecraft and want to hang out with incredible players from many countries. On 1MoreBlock.com we play fair, avoid grief and don’t cheat. We love survival, building, playing games, and leveling Jobs and mcMMO stats. The main worlds never get deleted or reset! Toxic, bad-mouthed, and cheating players are not welcome. Join us today and enjoy the fun!

1moreblock.com

VoidSMP

Cross-Play, Economy, PvP, Survival

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The VoidSMP is a 1.20.4 crossplay survival server! Season 4 has been released with countless new features such as quests, a brand-new server spawn, seasonal crates, bounties, player skills, and so much more!NOTE: When connecting with Bedrock, use port 25565.

voidsurvival.net

Iruvatar Network

PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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We are a vanilla Java Edition and Bedrock Edition survival server and you will play without lag thanks to the power of our servers. Our community is very friendly and we look forward to having you join it.Port for Bedrock: 19132

play.iruvatar.com

Minebits

Cross-Play, Earth, Economy, Mini Games, Parkour, Prison, Roleplay

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minebits.net

LuckyCraft

PvE, PvP, Survival

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Discover LuckyCraft, the most friendly and fun Minecraft survival server in Dutch, running on version 1.20. In our dynamic survival world where the possibilities are endless, an unparalleled Minecraft experience awaits you. In LuckyCraft we ensure that the game never stands still through our unique and innovative mob-rank system. As you play, you’ll earn more and more rewards and benefits, making LuckyCraft the perfect choice for players who are constantly looking for challenge and progression in their Minecraft experience. With a friendly community of like-minded Dutch-speaking players, LuckyCraft is more than just a survival server. It’s a place to discover, grow and enjoy the fantastic world of Minecraft. Join LuckyCraft, the leading 1.20 Minecraft survival server, today and start your adventure in the most friendly and fun environment!

play.luckycraft.nl:25609

CraftMC.pro

Bedwars, Creative, MCMMO, Skyblock, Survival

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◈ ᴄʀᴀғᴛᴍᴄ.ᴘʀᴏWe invite you to this community dedicated to Minecraft enthusiasts. We focus on creating a friendly and fun environment for players of all ages and experience levels.With an experienced and competent team in managing this type of servers, we dedicate our resources and time to create special events to offer unique and exciting experiences to our players.–

mc.craftmc.pro

Pandam

PvE, Survival, Vanilla

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Pandamium is a Vanilla Survival Minecraft Server which will always update to the latest snapshot with experimental features.The server runs on a dedicated server with top hardware to ensure the best performance possible.Pandamium also uses a datapack to offer custom features like homes, tpa and voting rewards.We’re looking forward to seeing you on the server!

snapshot.pandamium.eu

Smithereens Reboot

PvP, Survival, Vanilla

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This cherished server is making a comeback! Tired of complicated mods and resource packs? Smithereens provides the vanilla experience along with an economy system and player-run shops. Join us and immerse yourself in the pure, nostalgic world of Minecraft.

smithereens.withermc.io:19206

VentureBlock MC

Economy, MCMMO, Mini Games, PvE, PvP, Survival

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Venture Block MC 1.20.1 Sanctuary Survival server based economy, quests, custom enchants, grief prevention, PvP and PvE. Escape Survival player based economy, quests, player shops, custom enchants, grief prevention, PvP and PvE. Creative Test World to test all your build ideas before building in survival, create schematics, maps and more!

play.VentureBlockMC.com

OceaniaCraft

Economy, MCMMO, Mini Games, Survival

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OceaniaCraft offers players a unique survival/economy experience with a massive list of non pay-to-win ranks to earn through gameplay!We have a very unique selection of custom made plugins that aim to maintain most vanilla aspects of the game while still introducing an economy aspect with the focus on gaining ranks through in-game currency and gameplay.Our player base is super friendly and our dedicated staff team volunteer around the clock to ensure that your experience is as enjoyable as possible. We hope to see you around!

play.oceaniacraft.net

Hollowtree

Creative, Cross-Play, Economy, MCMMO, Mini Games, PvE, Survival

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Welcome to Hollowtree, a relaxing Minecraft community partnered with CorbaWorld. Enjoy features like Grief Prevention, OP gear, unique jobs, QuickShops, McMMO, in-game ranks, donation packs, voting rewards, crates, no AFK-kick, mob catching, a peaceful resource world, MyPet, a creative server, Brewery, custom mob loot, auctions, warps, and Bedrock compatibility!We value our community and host events with exclusive gear and loot. Join our Discord for engagement, reports, suggestions and more! Hollowtree, sprouted from Hollowcraft 2015, reopened in December 2023 with its original owner and many returning members. Come play!

play.hollowtree.net

Minehut

Creative, Factions, KitPvP, Mini Games, Skyblock, Survival, Vanilla

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Paying Sucks Paying for game server hosting sucks. We know. That’s why we built an entire platform that allows anybody to create a server for free. Just hop on our lobby to get started.Cloud Technology Minehut’s innovative cloud infrastructure provides freely available servers for hundreds of players to use at any given time. Stop worrying about config files, restart management and uptime dependencies.Twitter: https://twitter.com/Minehut

minehut.com

EcoCityCraft Economy

Cross-Play, Economy, Hardcore, MCMMO, Skyblock, Survival, Towny

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org.ecc.eco

Players:	91/400	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	7	Holy Grails Found:	3
Legendary Items Repaired:	4	Enchanted Teapots Collected:	14
Mineshafts Explored:	2	Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	27
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	2	Magical Familiars Summoned:	3
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Wyrmholes Dug:	4
Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	3	Enchanted Armories Found:	3
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	4	Mythical Swords Crafted:	28

Players:	105/700	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	5.0 / 5
Cursed Taverns Survived:	1	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	4
Mythical Swords Crafted:	48	Dragon Scales Harvested:	355
Elemental Temples Cleansed:	5	Mysterious Portals Opened:	19
Crops Grown:	1498	Epic Shields Constructed:	26
Glitched Entities Encountered:	4	Lost Artifacts Recovered:	1
Disappearing Landscapes Witnessed:	3	Ether Blades Crafted:	8
Ores Mined:	5829	Glowing Eyes in the Dark:	6

Players:	104/200	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Corrupted Chunks Fixed:	2	Legendary Armor Sets Assembled:	47
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	1	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	1
Haunted Forests Traversed:	4	Werewolf Howls Heard:	3
Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	1	Portal Loops Escaped:	3
Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	7	Crops Grown:	8652
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	5	Blood-Forged Axes Created:	10
Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	30	Celestial Beings Befriended:	5

Players:	100/1000	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Epic Bosses Defeated:	1	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	4
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	1	Dimension Hops:	9
Forbidden Doors Opened:	2	Astral Mages Summoned:	3
Dragon Hoards Looted:	3	Goblin Markets Raided:	4
Forbidden Relics Collected:	7	New Chunks Explored:	387979
Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	4	Runes Activated:	3
Pirate Ships Raided:	2	Meteor Showers Witnessed:	1

Players:	108/400	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Astral Orbs Gathered:	10	Bizarre Potions Brewed:	6
Buildings Constructed:	15	Storm Giants Negotiated With:	0
Celestial Beings Befriended:	2	God-Tier Weapons Forged:	42
Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	4
Haunted Mines Explored:	2	Shadow Cloaks Sewn:	3
Cosmic Hamsters Found:	3	Endless Mazes Conquered:	1
Titanic Battles Fought:	13	Chaos Orbs Controlled:	7

Players:	101/900	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Holy Grails Found:	4	Mystic Runes Engraved:	2
Unseen Monsters Slain:	6	Shadow Realms Conquered:	2
Shadow Wolves Tamed:	2	Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	1
Gryphons Tamed:	2	Mystery Villagers Spotted:	4
Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	1	Mythical Swords Crafted:	75
Dark Rituals Completed:	3	Mineshafts Explored:	3
Heroic Legacies Created:	6	Quantum Bards Serenaded:	2

Players:	92/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Paranormal Events Investigated:	5	Celestial Events Witnessed:	2
Cursed Lands Purified:	6	Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	2
Unseen Monsters Slain:	2	Zeus’s Thunderbolts Captured:	3
Cozy Campfires Lit:	8	Infinity Gauntlets Forged:	2
Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	3	Dragon Scales Harvested:	167
Whispering Shadows Heard:	1	Legendary Heroes Trained:	2
Animals Bred:	111	Godly Talismans Bestowed:	9

Players:	91/600	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Forgotten Legends Remembered:	4	Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	3
Hidden Sanctuaries Discovered:	3	Cozy Campfires Lit:	23
Rainbows Spotted:	6	Mimic Chests Discovered:	4
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	1	Celestial Beings Befriended:	5
Enchanted Weapons Reforged:	9	Unique Catgirls Spotted:	7
Titan Hearts Harvested:	3	Elemental Forces Harnessed:	10
Celestial Crowns Worn:	1	Celestial Dragons Tamed:	2

Players:	97/800	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Time-Warping Watches Found:	3	Dragons Adopted as Pets:	4
Evil Lairs Raided:	6	Eldritch Abominations Befriended:	0
Divine Scrolls Written:	24	Cursed Scrolls Read:	3
Titan Hearts Harvested:	5	Necronomicon Pages Collected:	8
Ender Chest Mysteries Uncovered:	3	Wizards Turned into Frogs:	2
Epic Weapons Forged:	8	Galactic Jellyfish Caught:	3
Twisted Realms Survived:	3	Forbidden Doors Opened:	2

Players:	100/500	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Mythical Relics Collected:	6	Forgotten Legends Remembered:	9
Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	14	Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	0
Rune Stones Activated:	8	Cursed Biomes Uncovered:	9
Ether Blades Crafted:	13	Cursed Lands Purified:	5
Magic Crystals Found:	6	Voidwalker Blades Crafted:	12
Dark Rituals Completed:	2	Ender Pearl Glitches:	4
Evil Portals Destroyed:	1	Towns Built:	5

Players:	95/600	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Twisted Realms Survived:	3	Crystal Wands Charged:	15
Living Shadows Defeated:	5	Mimic Chests Discovered:	2
Warlock Amulets Crafted:	17	Necronomicon Pages Collected:	5
Divine Scrolls Written:	24	Evil Portals Destroyed:	1
Gods Slained:	2	Royal Courts Attended:	5
Volcanoes Explored:	1	Nightmare Scenarios Survived:	2
Crystal Caves Mapped:	10	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	2

Players:	109/100	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Parallel Universes Unraveled:	2	Eldritch Scrolls Read:	2
Shadow Realms Conquered:	1	Hidden Villages Discovered:	3
Alternate Realities Explored:	4	Cursed Amulets Found:	4
Unbreakable Chains Forged:	6	Endless Mazes Conquered:	1
Cursed Villages Purged:	3	Underground Cities Explored:	5
Magical Familiars Summoned:	5	Royal Courts Attended:	2
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	85	Curse of Binding Applied:	1

Players:	91/1000	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Teleportation Mishaps:	3	Endless Mazes Solved:	4
Starry Nights Enjoyed:	18	Ethereal Couriers Hired:	3
Dragonfire Shields Forged:	10	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	4
Phantom Horses Ridden:	2	Sentient Weapons Trained:	7
Friendship Bracelets Exchanged:	26	Inverted Worlds Discovered:	1
Crystal Palaces Visited:	1	Dark Rituals Completed:	3
Magic Scrolls Discovered:	9	Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	4

Players:	94/700	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.8 / 5
Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	9	Falling into the Void:	2
Divine Spears Created:	10	Twisted Realms Survived:	2
Enchanted Forests Planted:	3	Ethereal Couriers Hired:	2
Haunted Redstone Contraptions Built:	6	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	1
Cursed Diamonds Mined:	2	Endless Mazes Conquered:	1
Reality-Bending Puzzles Solved:	3	Pockets of Chaos Discovered:	3
Crystal Palaces Visited:	3	Dragon Hoards Looted:	3

Players:	92/500	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Demon Skulls Collected:	44	Arcane Towers Raised:	4
Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	4	Cursed Diamonds Mined:	5
Alternate Realities Explored:	4	Divine Spears Created:	22
Soul Swords Wielded:	3	Vanishing Items Found:	4
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	1	Legendary Scepters Created:	6
Goblin Armies Outwitted:	8	Hidden Villages Discovered:	2
Mythical Quests Completed:	26	Soul Contracts Signed:	2

Players:	97/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Enchantments Applied:	136	Twisted Realms Survived:	1
Invisible Walls Found:	1	Glorious Feasts Held:	20
Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	2	Phantom Knights Defeated:	10
Glitched Entities Encountered:	5	Whispering Shadows Heard:	0
Forbidden Doors Opened:	1	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	4
Heroic Deeds Celebrated:	4	Buildings Constructed:	34
Evil Portals Destroyed:	2	Elemental Forces Harnessed:	8