Gameplay
Survival Minecraft servers explained
What Survival Minecraft is, how multiplayer servers change the loop and how to find a community that sticks.
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Minecraft server wiki
Guides, comparison articles and explainers for every Minecraft server type, curated for players and server owners.
Gameplay
What an SMP Minecraft server is
SMP stands for Survival Multiplayer — the cooperative, long-running version of Survival with rules, claims and a community focus.
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Gameplay
Minecraft PvP servers explained
PvP servers are tuned for combat. Variants include Factions, KitPvP, SkyWars, BedWars and Survival-with-PvP.
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Minecraft Factions servers explained
Factions servers combine land-claim combat with diplomacy, base building and large-scale wars over territory.
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Minecraft Skyblock servers explained
Skyblock challenges you to expand a tiny floating island across multiple progression stages with minimal starting resources.
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Minecraft Minigames servers explained
Minigames servers host quick competitive game modes like BedWars, SkyWars, Build Battle and parkour for drop-in sessions.
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Bedrock Edition Minecraft servers explained
Bedrock servers run Minecraft's cross-platform client so players on console, mobile and Windows 10/11 can join the same world.
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Modded Minecraft servers explained
Modded servers run a custom modpack that changes recipes, world generation, magic systems or tech trees over the vanilla loop.
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Gameplay
Minecraft Hardcore servers explained
Hardcore servers raise the stakes: one life, brutal difficulty or both. Most run permadeath or hardcore modifier plugins.
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Admin
How to set up Votifier on your Minecraft server
Votifier is the most common reward plugin for Minecraft server listings. This guide walks through install, port forwarding and reward commands.
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Admin
Essentials permissions: a starter guide for server owners
EssentialsX, LuckPerms and Vault are the three plugins almost every Minecraft server has. Here's how to wire them together correctly.
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Promotion
How to promote a Minecraft server and grow your player base
MCVote listings grow slower than you expect if no one finds them. A simple promotion loop doubles your daily votes within a month.
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