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Minecraft

Your Forever SMP Server | 26.3 is here!

IP: thesovern.minecraft.best

United States 🏡 SMP

Server Information

Server IP

thesovern.minecraft.best

Port25565

StatusOnline checked 0 min ago

EditionJava

Players0 / 20

Version26.3

Uptime96%

7-day peak9

Average players1

Rank#3,679 of 9,266 live servers

Votes0

RatingNo reviews yet

Country

United States

Response time1,851 ms

Listed since2026-10-17

MOTDYour Forever SMP Server | 26.3 is here!

🏡 SMP

#1,749of 3,211 in United States

#328of 1,201 in SMP ranked by the most players seen in the last 7 days

What it runs on

Hosting companyAME Hosting LLC AS399244

Machine location

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Resolves to170.205.26.118

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 Minecraft, a Minecraft Java server, at the address thesovern.minecraft.best. We list it under SMP. It reports itself as version 26.3.

0 players were connected at our last check. Over the past week it has averaged 1 players and peaked at 9. That places it #3,679 of the 9,266 live servers we track. It answered 96% of our pings this week.

The machine answers from United States. It has been in this list since 2026-10-17.

Players — last 7 days

Player history

27 days recorded

2026-09-292026-10-25

Show the day-by-day numbers

Day	Average	Peak	Uptime
2026-10-25	0	1	100%
2026-10-24	0	2	100%
2026-10-23	1	3	100%
2026-10-22	1	5	100%
2026-10-21	1	4	100%
2026-10-20	2	5	100%
2026-10-19	2	4	81%
2026-10-18	2	6	92%
2026-10-17	3	6	100%
2026-10-16	3	4	100%
2026-10-15	4	5	100%
2026-10-14	4	7	100%
2026-10-13	4	5	90%
2026-10-12	3	5	100%
2026-10-11	3	4	100%
2026-10-10	4	6	100%
2026-10-09	3	4	100%
2026-10-08	3	4	100%
2026-10-07	1	2	100%
2026-10-06	3	4	100%
2026-10-05	3	5	100%
2026-10-04	5	6	100%
2026-10-03	4	5	100%
2026-10-02	4	6	100%
2026-10-01	4	6	100%
2026-09-30	5	6	100%
2026-09-29	6	7	100%

Best time to play

00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00

Busiest around 17:00 UTC, with roughly 3 players. Quietest around 04:00 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 thesovern.minecraft.best, 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 Minecraft?

The address for Minecraft is thesovern.minecraft.best. In Minecraft Java Edition choose Multiplayer, then Add Server, and paste it into the Server Address box.

Is Minecraft online right now?

Yes. Minecraft replied to our ping with 0 players connected. We last reached it at 2026-10-25 10:06 UTC and we re-check every five minutes.

What Minecraft version does Minecraft run?

Minecraft reports version 26.3. Matching your client to that version is the usual fix when a server refuses the connection.

Can Java and Bedrock players both join Minecraft?

No. Minecraft 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 Minecraft?

0 at our last ping. The seven-day average is 1 and the highest we have recorded in that window is 9. The chart further up this page shows how that number moves through the day.

When is the best time to play on Minecraft?

Around 17:00 UTC, when we typically count about 3 players. That is the busiest hour we have measured on Minecraft over the last seven days.

Where is Minecraft hosted?

The address for Minecraft resolves to a machine in United States. Players far from there should expect a longer round trip, which usually shows up as delayed block breaking rather than as a disconnect.

Is Minecraft free to join?

Yes, joining Minecraft 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.

Banner and API

Live banner for a website or forum signature

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JSON status

https://servers.9minecraft.net/api/server/minecraft-21.json

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