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.

vanilla.wtf

VanillaWTF is a PURE vanilla server built around YOU.

Our vanilla server ensures a seamless vanilla experience without the interruptions of lag or hackers – we only use Functions from 1.12.2!

PvP & Raiding Permitted.

A simplified donation ranking system provides balanced mechanics for all players – only vanilla features in-mind!

+ TPA + Set Home + PvP + PvE + Hard Mode + Small, Laid-Back Community

Ready to join? It’s really easy – our server ip is vanilla.wtf

Literally, it’s vanilla.wtf.

vanilla.wtf

Globecraft

Earth, Economy, PvP, Roleplay, Survival, Towny

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PLAY.GLOBECRAFT.XYZ [JAVA 1.18-1.20.1]Globecraft is a nation-building Minecraft server with an earth map based on a plugin called Towny. Towny allows you to create a town and claim chunks to protect your territory. Furthermore, you can create and join nations to increase your power and collaborate with other towns. This and the the map itself means that you can create nations and towns with geographical accuracy, allowing you to roleplay your way into this geopolitical server. Our website, the dynmap, and the discord server allows you to grasp the full picture and keep up with everything going on on the server.Forge your own destiny today, at play.globecraft.xyz.

play.globecraft.xyz

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

Players:	109/200	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.3 / 5
Dragon Eggs Found:	6309	Titanic Relics Retrieved:	5
Holy Grails Found:	1	Inescapable Mazes Solved:	3
Magical Familiars Summoned:	4	Dragonkin Hatched:	2
Endless Staircases Climbed:	2	Astral Orbs Gathered:	7
Goblin Armies Outwitted:	2	Omnipotent Charms Created:	4
Ether Blades Crafted:	19	Soul Contracts Signed:	5
Crystal Palaces Visited:	2	Epic Weapons Forged:	5

Players:	91/100	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Dragon Scales Harvested:	243	Cuddly Creatures Pet:	46
Ancient Ruins Explored:	3	Shadow Realms Conquered:	1
Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	24	Lunar Eclipses Witnessed:	3
Hedge Mazes Navigated:	3	Cursed Artifacts Uncovered:	4
Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	1	Twisted Realms Survived:	2
Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	3	Chaos Gates Opened:	0
Enchantments Applied:	112	Whispering Caves Entered:	4

Players:	104/1000	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Forbidden Tomes Read:	6	Alien Abductions:	1
God-Tier Weapons Forged:	24	Astral Projections Made:	2
Living Shadows Defeated:	5	Time Loop Anomalies Resolved:	3
Soul Swords Wielded:	1	Haunted Mines Explored:	1
Celestial Gardens Planted:	2	Hidden Villages Discovered:	2
Werewolf Howls Heard:	4	Warrior Spirits Summoned:	14
Dimensional Rifts Closed:	3	Infernal Machines Built:	0

Players:	106/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.0 / 5
Celestial Crowns Worn:	3	Reality Warps Survived:	2
Mythical Beasts Vanquished:	2	Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	4
Dragons Tamed:	1	Cursed Taverns Survived:	2
Epic Weapons Forged:	7	Witch’s Brew Drunk:	20
Blood-Forged Axes Created:	10	Enchanted Forests Planted:	4
Parallel Universes Unraveled:	2	Endless Night Skies:	3
Enchanted Armories Found:	6	Undead Armies Raised:	5

Players:	108/600	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Powerful Allies Recruited:	2	Omnipotent Charms Created:	4
Unicorn Parades Witnessed:	2	Frozen Fortresses Conquered:	3
Soul Contracts Signed:	4	Whimsical Tea Parties Held:	12
Heavenly Choirs Heard:	7	Falling into the Void:	1
Treasure Maps Found:	1	Rainbows Spotted:	2
Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2	Underground Cities Explored:	3
Cursed Artifacts Recovered:	20	Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	165

Players:	96/200	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Mineshafts Explored:	4	Warlock Amulets Crafted:	20
Royal Decrees Issued:	0	Epic Weapons Forged:	10
Dragons Tamed:	7	Cozy Campfires Lit:	7
Dimension-Hopping Bunnies Found:	3	Talking Trees Consulted:	6
Phoenix Feathers Found:	12	Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	5
Lost Cities Unearthed:	3	Endless Staircases Climbed:	3
Dragon Eggs Found:	7569	Reality-Warping Charms Crafted:	5

Players:	92/200	Uptime:	95%
Rating:	4.9 / 5
Legendary Scepters Created:	3	Astral Orbs Gathered:	7
World-Altering Spells Cast:	1	Blood Moons Survived:	2
Magic Items Found:	3893	Whispering Shadows Heard:	2
Villages Defended:	10	Cosmic Entities Communed With:	2
Inescapable Mazes Solved:	2	Gorgon Shields Crafted:	1
Unsolvable Puzzles Solved:	5	Goblin Markets Raided:	7
Titan Hearts Harvested:	3	Heroic Oaths Sworn:	24

Players:	98/400	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Godly Talismans Bestowed:	9	Arcane Secrets Unlocked:	14
Unicorn Sightings:	1	Dragon Eggs Hatched:	1
Ender Dragon Reincarnations:	3	Ghost Miner’s Tools Found:	1
Magical Moments Shared:	19	Void Armor Forged:	26
Mystic Runes Engraved:	3	Unbreakable Chains Forged:	2
Cursed Lands Purified:	4	Shadow Realms Conquered:	2
Demonic Pacts Formed:	0	Paranormal Events Investigated:	5

Players:	96/1000	Uptime:	99%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	3	Werewolf Howls Heard:	3
Chimeras Created:	1	Infinite Knowledge Scrolls Discovered:	3
Haunted Strongholds Conquered:	1	Soul Contracts Signed:	4
Reality Warps Survived:	0	Astral Mages Summoned:	3
Magical Carpet Rides Taken:	3	New Chunks Explored:	21235
Enchanted Teapots Collected:	7	Enchanted Armories Found:	6
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	2	Animals Bred:	119

Players:	93/900	Uptime:	97%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Ores Mined:	2760	Enchanted Armories Found:	4
Pirate Ships Captured:	0	Magical Moments Shared:	16
Villages Defended:	13	Underground Cities Explored:	5
Eldritch Medallions Worn:	5	Evil Portals Destroyed:	1
Enchanted Forests Planted:	8	Cursed Swords Broken:	2
Volcanoes Explored:	3	Spells Gone Horribly Wrong:	2
Titanic Battles Fought:	30	Immortal Potions Brewed:	10

Players:	95/800	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.1 / 5
Ethereal Couriers Hired:	2	Tesseract Cubes Discovered:	3
Phantom Knights Defeated:	6	Love Letters Sent:	14
Cuddly Creatures Pet:	17	Goblin Markets Raided:	5
Shadow Realms Conquered:	0	Mythical Swords Crafted:	63
Phantom Rings Equipped:	13	Soul Contracts Signed:	5
Astral Amulets Crafted:	37	Mythical Relics Collected:	11
Mythical Creatures Tamed:	2	Meteorites Collected:	2

Players:	107/300	Uptime:	98%
Rating:	4.4 / 5
Infernal Machines Built:	2	Mysterious Portals Opened:	17
Ether Blades Crafted:	14	Glorious Feasts Held:	5
Blood-Forged Axes Created:	15	Endless Legions Commanded:	34
Werewolf Howls Heard:	5	Powerful Allies Recruited:	2
Cursed Lands Purified:	9	Mythical Swords Crafted:	32
Endless Minecart Rides Taken:	4	Hedge Mazes Navigated:	12
Ancient Guardians Awoken:	3	Shadow Daggers Crafted:	41

Players:	93/1000	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.7 / 5
Ethereal Dreams Experienced:	14	Sentient Weapons Trained:	1
Animals Bred:	70	Wilderness Tamed:	5
Twisted Realms Survived:	2	Battle Standards Raised:	8
Corrupted Trees Chopped:	4	Invisible Walls Found:	1
Soul Swords Wielded:	1	Haunted Forests Traversed:	6
Witch’s Brew Drunk:	19	Forbidden Relics Collected:	7
Unholy Rituals Interrupted:	2	Duplicated Mobs Battled:	5

Players:	99/200	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.2 / 5
Evil Lairs Raided:	3	Phantom Rings Equipped:	20
Infinite Doors Opened:	3	Time-Warping Watches Found:	3
Immortal Anvils Forged:	17	Pirate Ghost Ships Conquered:	2
Curse of Binding Applied:	5	Moonlit Rituals Performed:	6
Infernal Machines Built:	2	God-Killer Bows Constructed:	4
Heroic Legacies Created:	5	Forbidden Relics Collected:	4
Horror Stories Survived:	5	Godly Talismans Bestowed:	19

Players:	108/500	Uptime:	100%
Rating:	4.6 / 5
Shadow Realms Conquered:	0	Divine Spears Created:	29
Star Shards Collected:	183	Magical Moments Shared:	14
Magic Scrolls Discovered:	6	Mythical Swords Crafted:	90
Haunted Forests Traversed:	5	Chaos Gates Opened:	0
Eternal Flames Captured:	7	Heavenly Choirs Heard:	2
Phantom Rings Equipped:	9	Underground Cities Explored:	4
Vampire Cloaks Sewn:	3	Phantom Horses Ridden:	4

Players:	92/600	Uptime:	96%
Rating:	4.5 / 5
Enchanted Tomes Discovered:	47	Cursed Gauntlets Discovered:	3
God-Killer Bows Constructed:	10	Darkness Engulfments Escaped:	3
Cursed Amulets Found:	2	Epic Quests Completed:	5
Lava Oceans Crossed:	1	Mysterious Obelisks Activated:	2
Flesh-Eating Plants Grown:	3	Goblin Markets Raided:	5
Inverted Worlds Discovered:	2	Crystal Caves Mapped:	8
Wailing Winds Heard:	3	Twisted Realms Survived:	1