The online world of Minecraft is loaded with amazing content, exclusive Minecraft biomes, and a massive active community. No player can experience the magic of Minecraft in its entirety by just playing the game offline. That means if you don’t already know how to join a server in Minecraft, you have a big drawback. But worry not, as we are here to help you learn that. Our guide covers everything you need to know about finding and joining Minecraft servers with ease. These instructions below work on both Minecraft Java and Bedrock editions as long as the server supports it. Though, if you want more control over online gameplay, making your own Minecraft server might be a better pick. With that said, let’s dive in and learn how to join a Minecraft server on PC, console, and mobile devices.
- Launch Minecraft and select Multiplayer. Open the multiplayer menu. …
- Click Add Server.
- In the Server Address box, enter the host server’s address and click Done. This might be an IP address, or a URL. …
- Wait for the server to connect, and when it appears in the list, select it and click Join Server.
How To Join Multiplayer Servers in Minecraft 1.16.0 (Pocket Edition, Xbox, PS4, Switch, PC)
Joining a Server[]
How to get a server
“You are banned from this server!”[]
Your account or your IP got banned from the server. To be un banned from a server, you need to take contact with an administrator of the server, and request to be unbanned. If its a server you have never heard of you may have been IP banned meaning your IP address was blocked.
“The authentication servers are currently down for maintenance.”[]
The server that Minecraft uses to check your session ID are currently down. You can check the current status at help.minecraft.net under Service Statuses
FAQ
How do I join a Minecraft server with a code?
How do you find the code for a Minecraft server?
- Launch Minecraft!
- From the title screen, click the Multiplayer button.
- In the Multiplayer screen, click the Add Server button.
- In the Edit Server Info screen, enter the Server Name and Server Address. …
- Click Done to return to the Multiplayer screen.
How do you connect to a Minecraft server by IP?
- Step 1: Press Windows key + R . It takes you to the run window as shown below. …
- Step 2: This window appears on your respective screens. …
- Step 3: The next step is to type ipconfig/all and tap on Enter.
- Step 2: Now, click right on the .jar file. …
- step 4: Hit ‘Join server’.