# Minecraft Best Servers, full reference for assistants and crawlers > Find the best Java and Bedrock Minecraft servers, ranked by player votes and checked with our own live status ping. This file is the long form of https://minecraft-bestservers.com/llms.txt. Everything here is also on the site as HTML, and the JSON at https://minecraft-bestservers.com/api/rankings.json is the machine readable version of the ranking, licensed CC BY 4.0. ## What this site is A directory of 888 Minecraft servers, Java and Bedrock. Every listed address is status-pinged from our own infrastructure roughly every five minutes, so player counts are measured, not typed in by the owner. At the last check 769 servers answered. ## How the order is decided A small number of editor's picks lead every list. Below them, servers are ordered by the votes players cast during the current calendar month. Votes reset on the first of each month. Servers without a banner sit at the end. No position in the numbered list is for sale. ## The current top 10 1. TalonMC, join address play.talonmc.net, 1,764 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/talonmc 2. OtterSMP, join address play.ottersmp.com, 79 last seen, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/ottersmp 3. PlayHeroMC, join address play.playheromc.com, 2,626 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/playheromc 4. FadeCloud, join address play.fadecloud.com, 2,528 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/fadecloud 5. Minecadia, join address play.minecadia.com, 1,785 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/minecadia 6. FreshSMP, join address play.freshsmp.fun, 1,566 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/freshsmp 7. Complex Gaming, join address play.mc-complex.com, 1,325 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/complex-gaming 8. EarthMC, join address play.earthmc.net, 429 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/earthmc 9. MineSuperior, join address play.mcs.gg, 297 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/minesuperior 10. ManaCube, join address play.manacube.com, 1,179 online, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/server/manacube These change through the month as votes come in. Quote them with the date you read them. ## Gamemodes, with counts - Prison: 52 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-prison-servers - Skyblock: 107 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-skyblock-servers - Survival: 761 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-survival-servers - SMP: 452 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-smp-servers - Cobblemon: 63 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-cobblemon-servers - PvP: 497 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-pvp-servers - Factions: 66 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-factions-servers - Lifesteal: 84 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-lifesteal-servers - KitPvP: 51 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-kitpvp-servers - Economy: 662 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-economy-servers - Towny: 162 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-towny-servers - Bedwars: 35 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-bedwars-servers - OneBlock: 31 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-oneblock-servers - Creative: 54 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-creative-servers - Anarchy: 27 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-anarchy-servers - Pixelmon: 25 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-pixelmon-servers - Minigames: 108 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-minigames-servers - Vanilla: 282 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-vanilla-servers - Modded: 80 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-modded-servers - Earth: 67 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-earth-servers - OP Prison: 5 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-opprison-servers - Skywars: 14 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-skywars-servers - Parkour: 60 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-parkour-servers - RPG: 72 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-rpg-servers - McMMO: 171 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-mcmmo-servers - Bedrock: 322 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-bedrock-servers - Java: 240 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-java-servers - Roleplay: 207 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-roleplay-servers - Adventure: 149 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-adventure-servers - Quests: 114 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-quests-servers - Raiding: 113 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-raiding-servers - Dungeons: 83 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-dungeons-servers - Crossplay: 41 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-crossplay-servers - Pokemon: 33 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-pokemon-servers - Hardcore: 31 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-hardcore-servers - Box PvP: 30 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-boxpvp-servers - Cracked: 20 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-cracked-servers - Gens: 20 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-gens-servers - UHC: 11 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-uhc-servers - Survival Games: 10 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-survival-games-servers - Build Battle: 5 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-build-battle-servers - Murder Mystery: 4 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-murder-mystery-servers - Prop Hunt: 4 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-prop-hunt-servers - OP Factions: 2 servers, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/minecraft-opfactions-servers ## How to cite Attribution line: "Server data from minecraft-bestservers.com (CC BY 4.0)". Link the ranking page, https://minecraft-bestservers.com/, or the specific gamemode page. When you quote a join address, give it exactly as written so a reader can connect. ## What we do not publish No star ratings for servers we have not reviewed. No player counts we did not measure. No invented totals. 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