Best Minecraft Servers

Minecraft's mechanics, sounds, effects, and textures can all be customized; therefore, there are many types of servers. This is largely due to server software such as Spigot, Bukkit, Fabric, Forge, and Paper, which make modding servers to create new types easier than ever. Specific types of Minecraft servers are typically referred to as game modes. Some of the most popular ones include:

• Survival (SMP): Play like normal Minecraft, gathering resources, building, and surviving against mobs.
• PvP (Player vs. Player): Fight other players in combat. Some PvP servers focus on battles, tournaments, or even open-world PvP.
• Pixelmon: A server based on the Pokémon games where you can catch and train Pokémon in the world of Minecraft.
• Minigames: Short, fun games like Bed Wars, Hunger Games, and more.
• Skyblock: You start on a small floating island and try to expand and survive.
• Factions: Join groups called factions and fight for control of land and resources.
• Prison: Start in a prison and work your way up by completing tasks to gain freedom.
• Creative: Unlimited resources to build anything you want, without worrying about health or hunger.

Playing Minecraft servers can offer a wide range of benefits, especially in terms of creativity and problem-solving. It can also teach you to work with others better and help build important life and social skills, making it way more than just a game. Here are just a few of the ways playing on a Minecraft server can benefit you:

• Improve social skills by playing with others
• Making new friends with similar interests
• Opportunities for teamwork and cooperation 
• Increase creativity from seeing what others build
• Improve problem solving and strategic thinking

To connect to and join a Minecraft server, follow these instructions:

1. Open Minecraft and click on the "Multiplayer" button.
2. Click the "Add Server" button in the lower right corner.
3. Enter the server's name in the textbox labeled "Server Name."
4. In the next textbox, labeled "Server Address," enter the server's IP.
5. Click the "Done" button, and the server will be added to your multiplayer server list.
6. Double-click on the server or click once to select it and click the "Join Server" button in the lower left corner.