How to join a Minecraft server
Copy the address, add it to your server list, and what to do when it will not connect.
Read the guideMinecraft server guides
How to join a server, what the gamemodes actually are and what to check before you spend an evening on one — plus the owner's side of all three.
How to choose a server worth your time
What actually predicts whether you will still be playing in a month, and what is noise.
Read the guideEvery Minecraft server gamemode explained
Survival, skyblock, prison, factions, minigames, anarchy, towny and creative, and who each one is for.
Read the guideJava Edition and Bedrock Edition
Two different games with the same name, and why a server address only works on one.
Read the guideWhat server versions mean and which to pick
Why a server sits on 1.20.4 while you are on 1.21, how one server supports both, and what to run.
Read the guideHow voting works and why servers ask for it
What a vote counts for, how often you can cast one, and how owners hand out rewards.
Read the guideServer ranks, stores and pay-to-win
What servers sell, what Mojang allows them to sell, and how to read a store page before you join.
Read the guideWhy a server shows as offline
What the grey dot means, the usual causes, and how to get a listing back online.
Read the guideHow to add your server
What the submission form asks for, what the ping check does, and what happens next.
Read the guideRunning your own Minecraft server
Which server software to pick, how much hardware it really needs, and the settings that matter on day one.
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