How to Find Minecraft Servers to Play on

Last Updated: October 15, 2022

If you've played Minecraft, you know how fun it can be. Playing on a server allows you to build with others, collaborate, and make new friends. Because Minecraft is growing so rapidly, there are a large number of minecraft servers to choose from.

Steps

1
Go to a server listing site.
2
Find a server.
- Each of the sites listed above rank servers by votes. The more votes a server has, the more popular it is. You can use this to rule out the less interesting ones and instead focus on finding the servers that are the most fun to play on.
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3
Note down the IP Address and Port of the server you want to play on.
- Some servers don't show their IP Address and Port, instead their connect address looks like this: subdomain.domain.com. If it looks like this, simply note that down instead.
4
Start Minecraft and click Direct Connect and input the IP and Port.
- Alternatively: subdomain.domain.com

Community Q&A

Question

What if there's a server that is the best, and I'm not able to download?

Community Answer

You can't download it. You would have to manually add it. Note:The joinable and non-joinable is on the version of Minecraft. You need a network connection, and you cannot join a private server.
Question

What do I do if the server isn't coming up for Minecraft?

Community Answer

If the server doesn't come up, it is probably not supported on the version of Minecraft you are on.