The Nether and End on a Shared Server

Both dimensions behave differently when a few hundred people share them: portal linking gets contested, the End gets stripped, and the rules around both vary more than you would expect.

Worth reading before your first portal, because the mistakes here are permanent and public.

10 servers on our list

1. #1 TalonMC Our #1

   Custom-enhanced survival built from scratch for this SMP: land claiming, the economy, progression and trading are its own systems rather than off-the-shelf plugins, with.

   play.talonmc.net Copy IP

   Survival SMP · Minecraft 1.8 - 26.2 · Bedrock: Yes · 1,472 online (network-wide)

2. #2 DonutSMP

   DonutSMP is by a wide margin the busiest address on this list, and unlike the networks here that count is one survival world rather than a whole platform.

   donutsmp.net Copy IP

   Lifesteal SMP · Minecraft 1.7.2 - 26.2 · Bedrock: Yes

3. #3 MineBerry

   MineBerry runs survival and anarchy next to bedwars, skywars and kitpvp, so the SMP side shares an address with a full minigame lineup.

   play.mineberry.net Copy IP

   Survival and Anarchy · Minecraft 1.8 - 26.2 · Bedrock: No · 1,080 online (network-wide)

4. #4 OtterSMP

   OtterSMP is a dedicated SMP rather than a network lane, so every player its status reply reports is in the same survival world as you.

   play.ottersmp.com Copy IP

   SMP · Minecraft 26.2 · Bedrock: Yes · 82 online

5. #5 2b2t

   The oldest anarchy server still running: no rules, no claims, no moderation and no map reset, ever.

   2b2t.org Copy IP

   Anarchy SMP · Minecraft 1.21.4 · Bedrock: No · 1,093 online

6. #6 Sulfur Cubes LifeSteal SMP

   This is the most explicitly labelled lifesteal server on the list: its own status message names the mode and the season, and it had just opened an EU region when we pinged it.

   play.lifestealsmp.com Copy IP

   Lifesteal SMP · Minecraft not advertised · Bedrock: Yes · 378 online

7. #7 Minemalia

   Minemalia names both a lifesteal reset and a survival update in its own server message, so there are two distinct SMP worlds behind this one address.

   play.minemalia.com Copy IP

   Lifesteal SMP · Minecraft 1.9 - 26.2 · Bedrock: Yes · 136 online (network-wide)

8. #8 EarthMC

   EarthMC plays out on a scale map of the real Earth with towns, nations and diplomacy on top of towny, which makes it the most political server on this list.

   join.earthmc.net Copy IP

   Earth SMP · Minecraft 1.7.2 - 26.2 · Bedrock: No · 320 online

9. #9 CraftYourTown

   CraftYourTown runs towny survival with Slimefun on top, which means machines, industry and resource chains rather than plain vanilla progression.

   play.craftyourtown.com Copy IP

   Towny SMP · Minecraft 1.7.2 - 26.1 · Bedrock: No · 120 online

10. #10 CivMC

    CivMC belongs to the civ genre: no plugin-drawn claims, just player-built nations, treaties, prison mechanics and war fought through custom reinforcement rules.

    play.civmc.net Copy IP

    Civ SMP · Minecraft 1.7.2 - 26.2 · Bedrock: No · 99 online

What to read on this

• Nether and End rules on SMP servers Highways, roof rules, End resets and dragon fights. The parts of an SMP that are almost always governed by server-specific rules.
• Land claims and protection: what each system actually stops Claims protect blocks from strangers, which is narrower than most players assume. Where each system leaks.
• Your first week on a new SMP A checklist that gets you established without losing your first base, in the order that actually matters.

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