How to Join a Minecraft Server

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This wikiHow teaches you how to join a multiplayer server in Minecraft. You can easily add and connect to servers on both desktop and mobile versions of Minecraft. If you're using the Bedrock edition of Minecraft on an Xbox One, you have a couple of options for connecting to servers as well.


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Using the Windows 10 Edition on Desktop

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  1. If you aren't connecting to a pre-configured server, you'll need to know the server's address and port number.
    • Some websites will display Minecraft servers in "address:port" configuration (e.g., "play.avengetech.me:19132"). If so, exclude the colon from the address and use the number to the right of the colon as the port entry.
    • If you're using a desktop server website to find a server, you probably won't see a port number listed. If so, try using the default port number that's listed in the "Port" text box when creating your server.
  2. Click the Minecraft app icon, which resembles a 2D grassy block of dirt.
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  3. If you aren't logged into your Xbox Live account, do the following:
    • Click Log In on the left side of the window.
    • Enter your Xbox Live email address, then click Next .
    • Enter your Xbox Live password, then click Log in .
    • Click Let's play to go back to the Minecraft PE screen.
  4. It's at the top of the main menu.
  5. This option is in the upper-right side of the window.
  6. It's at the top of the page.
  7. Type your server's name into the "Server Name" text box.
  8. Type your server's address into the "Server Address" text box.
  9. Type the number used for your server's port into the "Port" text box.
  10. It's at the bottom of the window.
  11. If your friend hosts a Realm server and has sent you an invitation code, you can join their server by doing the following:
    • Click Play .
    • Click the Friends tab.
    • Click Join Realm .
    • Enter the invite code in the "Invite Code..." section.
    • Click Join .
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Method 2
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Using Java Edition on Desktop

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  1. You'll need to know the address of the Minecraft server to which you want to connect before you proceed.
    • You can find free Minecraft servers on sites such as minecraftservers.org.
  2. Click the Minecraft app icon, which resembles a grassy block of dirt.
  3. If you aren't logged into your Minecraft account, enter your email address and password, then click LOG IN .
  4. It's a green button at the bottom of the launcher window. This will start Minecraft.
  5. This is in the middle of the main menu.
    • If you're on a Windows computer, you'll need to click Allow access on the Firewall prompt before proceeding.
  6. It's in the lower-right corner of the window.
  7. Type the name that you want to use for your Minecraft server into the "Server Name" text box.
  8. Type your server's address into the "Server Address" text box.
  9. It's near the bottom of the window.
  10. Once you see the server's name and a status bar appear in the main window, click the server's name to select it.
  11. It's in the lower-left side of the window. Doing so will connect you to the server.
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On Mobile

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  1. If you aren't connecting to a pre-configured server, you'll need to know the server's address and port number.
    • Some websites will display Minecraft servers in "address:port" configuration (e.g., "play.avengetech.me:19132"). If so, exclude the colon from the address and use the number to the right of the colon as the port entry.
  2. Tap the Minecraft app icon, which resembles a grassy block of dirt.
  3. If you aren't logged into your Xbox Live account, do the following:
    • Tap Log In on the left side of the screen.
    • Enter your Xbox Live email address, then tap Next .
    • Enter your Xbox Live password, then tap Log in .
    • Tap Let's play to go back to the Minecraft PE screen.
  4. It's at the top of the menu.
  5. This tab is in the upper-right corner of the screen.
  6. It's at the top of the page. A pop-up window will appear.
  7. Tap the "Server Name" text box, then type in the name you want to use for your server.
  8. Tap the "Server Address" text box, then type in the address for the server.
  9. Tap the "Port" text box, then type in the port number for the server.
  10. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Doing so adds the server to your Servers page.
  11. Once the server appears on the "Servers" page, you can connect to it by tapping its name and waiting for the server to load.
    • You must be connected to Wi-Fi in order to connect to your selected server.
    • If you receive a message that says "You must authenticate to Xbox Live", your selected server's host hasn't updated their server to reflect current hosting requirements.
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On Xbox One

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  1. While you can't join a server in the same manner as you can with computer or mobile versions of Minecraft, you can join pre-selected popular Minecraft servers.
    • If you have a friend who hosts a Realm, you can join their Realm via an invitation.
  2. Select Minecraft from the My games & apps page to do so.
    • You cannot join a server without being invited on the standard Minecraft Xbox One edition.
    • Sadly, the PlayStation 4 does not support the Bedrock Edition at the time of this writing (September 2018).
  3. It's in the middle of the screen.
  4. Press RB twice to do so. This will bring up a list of available servers.
  5. Scroll down and highlight a server, then press A . Doing so connects to the server.
  6. If you've been invited to join a Realm by a friend, you can join their server by doing the following:
    • Select Play on the main menu.
    • Select the Friends tab.
    • Select Join Realm .
    • Enter the Realm's invite code.
    • Select Join .
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    Is it possible to use an Xbox one or 360 controller while I play Minecraft on the PC?
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    By my knowledge, you can use Xbox controllers on Windows 10 devices. No other PC is currently compatible.
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    How do I create a server and mod it on Xbox One?
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    If I was previously invited to a server and the host is not currently on the console, is there a way I could access the server without the host?
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      1. Open Minecraft launcher.
      2. Click Play .
      3. Click Multiplayer .
      4. Click Add Server .
      5. Enter the server address.
      6. Click Done .
      7. Select the server.
      8. Click Join .

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