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The Gaming Group

The Gaming Group Minecraft 26.3 | Open Beta

IP: 172.240.77.18

United States 🌱 Survival

Server Information

Server IP

172.240.77.18

Port25565

StatusOnline checked 22 min ago

EditionJava+Bedrock

Players1 / 1,337

Version1.26

Uptime99%

7-day peak2

Rank#3,460 of 9,945 live servers

Votes0

RatingNo reviews yet

Country

United States

Response time373 ms

Listed since2026-10-08

MOTDThe Gaming Group Minecraft 26.3 | Open Beta

🌱 Survival

#1,508of 2,037 in United States

#3,018of 6,860 in Survival ranked by the most players seen in the last 7 days

What it runs on

Hosting companyServers.com, Inc. AS7979

Machine location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Resolves to172.240.77.18

IP location data: DB-IP

Cross-play

Java and Bedrock players can both join

We reached the same address on the Bedrock protocol too (port 19132), which is what a Geyser-style proxy looks like from outside. The address below works for either edition.

Browse our Bedrock server list

The Gaming Group is a Minecraft Java server you can join at 172.240.77.18. We list it under Survival. It reports itself as version 1.26.

1 players were connected at our last check. That places it #3,460 of the 9,945 live servers we track. It answered 99% of our pings this week.

The machine answers from United States.

Players — last 7 days

Player history

5 days recorded

2026-10-082026-10-12

Show the day-by-day numbers

Day	Peak	Uptime
2026-10-12	2	100%
2026-10-11	2	100%
2026-10-10	2	96%
2026-10-09	1	100%
2026-10-08	0	100%

Best time to play

00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00

Busiest around 00:00 UTC, with roughly 1 players. Quietest around 02:00 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 172.240.77.18, 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 The Gaming Group?

The address for The Gaming Group is 172.240.77.18. In Minecraft Java Edition choose Multiplayer, then Add Server, and paste it into the Server Address box.

Is The Gaming Group online right now?

Yes. The Gaming Group replied to our ping with 1 players connected. We last reached it at 2026-10-12 19:30 UTC and we re-check every five minutes.

What Minecraft version does The Gaming Group run?

The Gaming Group reports version 1.26. Matching your client to that version is the usual fix when a server refuses the connection.

Can Java and Bedrock players both join The Gaming Group?

Yes. The Gaming Group answered us on the Bedrock protocol as well as Java, so the same address works from a phone, a console and a PC. Bedrock players still need to enter the port separately.

How many players are on The Gaming Group?

1 at our last ping. The seven-day average is 1 and the highest we have recorded in that window is 2. The chart further up this page shows how that number moves through the day.

When is the best time to play on The Gaming Group?

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

Where is The Gaming Group hosted?

The address for The Gaming Group 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 The Gaming Group free to join?

Yes, joining The Gaming Group 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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