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Lightning SMP

⚡ Lightning SMP・Fresh map! 1.21.11 Created by a totally real greek god...

IP: play.lightningsmp.com

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Server Information

Server IP

play.lightningsmp.com

Port25565

StatusOnline checked 25 min ago

EditionJava

Players0 / 50

Version1.21

Uptime97%

7-day peak0

Rank#4,017 of 9,955 live servers

Votes0

RatingNo reviews yet

Response time1,644 ms

Listed since2026-10-08

MOTD⚡ Lightning SMP・Fresh map! 1.21.11 Created by a totally real greek god...

🏡 SMP

#812of 1,333 in SMP ranked by the most players seen in the last 7 days

What it runs on

Hosting companyOVH SAS AS16276

Machine location

Reston, Virginia, United States

Resolves to40.160.30.75

IP location data: DB-IP

Cross-play

This server answers Java only

Our probe got no reply on the Bedrock port, so Java is the only edition we can confirm. Owners do sometimes add cross-play later — we re-check daily.

You reach Lightning SMP, a Minecraft Java server, at the address play.lightningsmp.com. We list it under SMP. It reports itself as version 1.21.

0 players were connected at our last check. That places it #4,017 of the 9,955 live servers we track. It answered 97% of our pings this week.

Players — last 7 days

Player history

5 days recorded

2026-10-082026-10-12

Show the day-by-day numbers

Day	Average	Peak	Uptime
2026-10-12	0	0	96%
2026-10-11	0	0	100%
2026-10-10	0	0	98%
2026-10-09	0	0	96%
2026-10-08	0	0	95%

Best time to play

00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00

Busiest around 00:00 UTC, with roughly 1 players. Quietest around 00:00 UTC, at about 0.

Average players per hour from our own pings over the last seven days, in UTC.

How to join a Minecraft Java server

Open Minecraft Java Edition → Multiplayer → Add Server. Paste the IP play.lightningsmp.com, name it anything, click Done, then Join. Java servers use port 25565 by default, so you usually only need the address.

Questions about this server

What is the IP address for Lightning SMP?

The address for Lightning SMP is play.lightningsmp.com. In Minecraft Java Edition choose Multiplayer, then Add Server, and paste it into the Server Address box.

Is Lightning SMP online right now?

Yes. Lightning SMP replied to our ping with 0 players connected. We last reached it at 2026-10-12 17:09 UTC and we re-check every five minutes.

What Minecraft version does Lightning SMP run?

Lightning SMP reports version 1.21. Matching your client to that version is the usual fix when a server refuses the connection.

Can Java and Bedrock players both join Lightning SMP?

No. Lightning SMP only answered on Java when we tested it, so Bedrock players cannot use this address. We repeat the test daily and will update this page if that changes.

How many players are on Lightning SMP?

0 at our last ping. The seven-day average is 0 and the highest we have recorded in that window is 0. The chart further up this page shows how that number moves through the day.

When is the best time to play on Lightning SMP?

Around 00:00 UTC, when we typically count about 1 players. That is the busiest hour we have measured on Lightning SMP over the last seven days.

Is Lightning SMP free to join?

Yes, joining Lightning SMP costs nothing beyond owning Minecraft. Some servers additionally allow offline-mode accounts and some do not — the server decides that, and we do not resell anything.

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JSON status

https://servers.9minecraft.net/api/server/lightning-smp-2.json

Returns the same numbers this page shows: status, players, version, uptime and the cross-play result. Cached for one minute.