Free Bedrock servers › The Hive (EU)

The Hive (EU) — is it up right now?

The Hive's European node in France, instead of letting DNS choose I've been pinging fr.hivebedrock.network every ten minutes since October 11, 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 (EU)” does fine.

This network runs several nodes — pick the one nearest you: worldwide — 12,483 playingEurope — 12,483 playingNorth America — 12,480 playing

What I actually know

• 12,483 people are playing there right now.
• It's busiest around 18:00 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 October 16.
• The most I've ever seen there is 20,189 players, on October 18.

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 fr.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 Europe.
• It's on Minecraft's own featured list.

Others a bit like it

• DonutSMP 23,030 online
• DonutSMP 23,008 online
• Hypixel 20,123 online
• ReallyWorld 13,738 online
• ReallyWorld 13,726 online
• The Hive 12,483 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.