How to join a Minecraft server

Tell the truth, you too have been bewitched by Minecraft, Mojang’s sandbox title originally conceived by Markus “Notch” Persson. This does not surprise me at all, since almost no one has managed to remain “unscathed” at the first contact with this game. There is also no need to discuss the impressive sales numbers recorded by the latter over the years. The many servers dedicated to the multiplayer mode of the game are also a clear demonstration of this.

For this reason, in my opinion you cannot miss an experience of this type, which engages countless users every day from every corner of the world. How do you say? You agree and are reading this guide because you can’t wait to find out how to join a Minecraft server. Then let me tell you that you’ve come to the right place at the right time!

Check out the tips below and put them into practice – that way, you won’t miss out on what many consider to be the best part of Minecraft. Just think that, playing the multiplayer mode of the famous Mojang title, you will be able to meet hundreds, if not thousands, of users scattered in every corner of the globe and share with them the various activities carried out by the community and made available through the servers. Enjoy your reading and have fun!

Index

• Differences between the various Minecraft servers
• Where to find Minecraft servers
• How to join a Minecraft server on PC
• How to join a Minecraft PE and Bedrock server

Differences between the various Minecraft servers

Before going into the details of the procedure on how to enter a Minecraft server, I think it may interest you to know more about the type of virtual rooms present in the Mojang game.

Well, the main types of Minecraft servers are those listed below.

• PvP (Player vs Player)– are the servers where players fight against each other;
• PvE (Player vs Environment)– are the servers where each player has to fight against the surrounding environment (monsters, animals, etc.), instead of against other users;
• Factions– these servers allow players to form groups and challenge factions made up of other users;
• Whitelist/No Whitelist– non tutti i server di Minecraft sono ad accesso libero. Quelli definiti Whitelist consentono l’accesso solo agli utenti che sono stati aggiunti alla loro “lista bianca”. Per ottenere l’accesso, solitamente bisogna collegarsi al sito ufficiale del server e inviare una richiesta agli admin. I server No Whitelist, come facilmente intuibile, sono quelli che permettono l’accesso a tutti senza basarsi su delle “liste bianche”.

Per quanto riguarda, invece, le modalità di gioco più diffuse, qui sotto trovi delle indicazioni dettagliate.

• Survival– Survival servers put the player’s survival at the center of everything, so he has to build a shelter and must do everything possible to resist threats coming from the surrounding environment or from other players;
• Creative– we can say that Creative servers are the opposite of Survival ones, they focus on the construction of objects and houses rather than on the player’s survival in the face of various kinds of threats;
• RPG– are servers in which the game mechanics are similar to those of the RPGs ;
• McMMO– other RPG-style servers where you need to acquire skills, develop equipment and much more;
• Land Claim– in these servers you have to conquer a portion of land and prevent other players from taking it by destroying everything you have built;
• Hunger Games– is a game mode inspired by the literary-cinematographic series of the same name. In servers that adopt it, you have to compete against other players, acquire skills and upgrade objects;
• MiniGames– various mini-games in which you have to challenge other users. One of the most popular mini-games is the BedWars, in which users have to destroy the opponent’s bed, which is located on a floating island;
• Vanilla– are the servers where you play the classic version of Minecraft, without mods or variations of any kind.

Where to find Minecraft servers

One of the most common doubts among novice Minecraft players is where to find the access data of virtual rooms.

A first important resource is the Minecraft Italy website, which collects the major servers linked to our country. The portal makes a breakdown by room type and it is also possible to see how many players are active and which versions of the Java edition of the Mojang title are supported.

If you play on PC, this list should already be very useful to you, but to find the best international rooms you need to connect to other portals. For example, the Minecraft Server List website is very detailed and collects a huge list of servers. Just think that up to 10,000 people can access some of these.

As for the servers related to the mobile version of the Mojang title, I suggest you take a look at the TopG portal: to understand if a server is active, just take a look at the number of players and the presence of the number of door. Another useful source could be the Minecraft Pocket Edition Servers website.

If you need concrete examples, I would like to recommend 2 of the most popular Minecraft servers, one related to the PC version of the game and one related to the mobile device one.

Well, in the first case, one of the most popular virtual rooms for players is that of Hypixel, accessible via the address mc.hypixel.net. Think that this is a server that on May 17, 2019 reached the milestone of 15 million unique accesses. It is considered as a guarantee by the community.

Speaking, however, of the mobile version of Minecraft, the choice becomes more difficult. In fact, the functionality related to the servers of the Bedrock version of Minecraft is still in an experimental phase, as written by the developers on the official website of the game (in English). This means that virtual rooms may not work properly or may not be available at certain times.

Put simply, the major server creators have not yet landed on this platform (Hypixel had a server for Minecraft PE, but closed it because it felt it could not deliver a quality experience to its users). However, the community did not lose heart and particularly interesting virtual rooms were born.

For example, after careful research, I came across a server called RushNation, accessible via the address rushnation.net and port 19132. Many possibilities are available here and there are also the much-appreciated BedWars. In short, I recommend that you try to connect to this virtual room, if you have the mobile version of Minecraft.

In any case, I want to clarify that the data I have provided you are constantly changing and could be modified at any moment since it is content created by enthusiasts. For this reason, if you are unable to access the servers I mentioned, I recommend that you search for others in a “manual” way, also passing through the sources I have provided.

How to join a Minecraft server on PC

One of the most used platforms to access Minecraft virtual rooms is certainly the PC. In fact, many players use the Java edition of Mojang’s title to take advantage of this functionality.

Accessing a virtual room is not that difficult: once you open the game, simply press the Multiplayer button and then the Add a server button. Alternatively, if you don’t want to “save” the room, you can use the Direct Access button. After that, you have to type in the server name and address and click on the Done button.

Perfect, the virtual room involved will be saved in the main menu and you just need to press the Play icon to start playing. On some specific servers, you may be asked to register on first access (and login on subsequent ones).

Each virtual room manages user identification in its own way, but usually you just need to open the chat with the T button on the keyboard and use the command/register [password you want to use] [confirm the password you want to use] . To enter the server the following times you will instead have to type the command/login [password you have chosen] , always remembering to press Enter to confirm.

In any case, there are many servers that don’t even require registration and virtual room managers usually help new users, so you shouldn’t have any particular problems on first login.

How to join a Minecraft PE and Bedrock server

As already mentioned in the introductory chapter of this tutorial, the ability to access servers from the Bedrock version of Minecraft, available for Windows 10, consoles, and mobile devices, is currently in an experimental phase.

In any case, if you are wondering how to join a Minecraft server on PS4, how to join a Minecraft server on Xbox One or how to join a Minecraft server on Nintendo Switch, you should know that the menus of the Bedrock version of the game are identical between of them and therefore the indications I am about to provide you, relating to the mobile device version of the Mojang title, are also valid for these editions (obviously if the feature is active).

To see if you can access virtual rooms from this version right now, simply go to Play> Server and see you can use the Add Server button.

If this feature is enabled, you must enter the server name, address and port number (which is usually 19132 but may vary depending on the server). Then just press the Play button to enter the server of your choice. The application will warn you if the chosen room is not available at the moment.

Great: now you have all the necessary information to enter the world of Minecraft servers. If you want to learn more, I invite you to consult my tutorials on how to play BedWars on Minecraft PE , on how to log into Minecraft servers and on the best Minecraft servers.

Also, since you are a fan of the Mojang title, I would recommend that you take a look at the page of my site dedicated to Minecraft, where you can find myriads of guides that could be for you.