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The Hive — is it up right now?

The biggest Bedrock network — geo-DNS picks the closest node for you I've been pinging geo.hivebedrock.network every ten minutes since August 10, so everything below is something I measured, not something they told me.

Paste it exactly as it is — no http:// in front. Phones like to add one; Minecraft answers “Invalid server address” to it. Minecraft also asks for a Server Name: that is only a label in your own list, so type anything — “The Hive” does fine.

This network runs several nodes — pick the one nearest you: Europe — 18,582 playingworldwide — 18,565 playingNorth America — 18,562 playing

What I actually know

• 18,565 people are playing there right now.
• It's busiest around 19:00 UTC and quietest around 06:00 UTC.
• It answered 99.9% of my checks over a week.
• The longest it stayed down in one go was 10 minutes, on August 24.
• The most I've ever seen there is 26,262 players, on August 16.

When people actually play there

Average players by hour, over the last 14 days. Times are UTC.

How to join from your phone

1. Copy the address above.
2. Open Minecraft, tap Play, then the Servers tab.
3. Scroll to the bottom and tap Add Server.
4. Name it anything, paste geo.hivebedrock.network as the address, port 19132.

In short

• Free to join. All you need is Minecraft itself.
• Modes: minigames, bedwars, PvP, survival.
• Chat there is mostly in English.
• The server itself sits in worldwide.
• It's on Minecraft's own featured list.

Others a bit like it

• Hypixel 36,479 online
• DonutSMP 35,752 online
• The Hive (EU) 18,582 online
• The Hive (NA) 18,562 online
• CubeCraft 13,525 online
• Lifeboat 7,447 online

This server isn't mine — I only list it, and its chat, rules and staff are its own. What I can vouch for is the measuring: one packet every ten minutes, and if it goes quiet for half an hour it drops off the list by itself.