Mineville
If you’re looking for a server with a wide variety of game modes, Mineville is one to check out. The server has over 10 million registered accounts and over 150,000 active players at any given time. It’s been around since 2010 or 2011, so it’s definitely stood the test of time.
PPMC City
This creative build server has a wide variety of builds, most notably the unique and creative city build. Since the server is based solely on building cities, you won’t find any other types of servers on here.
The third oldest server on this list is PPMC City, which first opened its doors way back in 2012.
Mineplex
Created in 2013, Mineplex is one of the largest Minecraft servers in the world. The server has over 10 million registered users and has won awards for being one of the best Minecraft servers out there.
It’s so popular that it even has its own mobile app. In addition to being able to use the app to play with players from around the world, you can also earn points by watching videos and completing tasks that can be used to redeem prizes on Mineplex!
There are plenty of fun things you can do on Mineplex – from playing mini-games like splegg or soccer to building a giant castle and then destroying it with TNT. And if all else fails, there are always other players who will gladly help you build something new! If this sounds like something you’d enjoy doing, then I highly recommend checking out Mineplex today!
Hermitcraft
The Hermitcraft server is a private whitelisted Survival Multiplayer (SMP) server started by Generikb in April of 2012. Currently in its seventh season, the group is comprised primarily of YouTubers who upload their experiences on the platform.
Whether you’re already a fan or are just being introduced to these Minecraft YouTubers now, we’ve compiled a list of all current members so that you can get caught up.
Diggin Deep
With a community of loyal fans, this is one of the best servers you could find. Diggin Deep is a survival server, meaning that players have to fight mobs and other players in order to survive. It was founded in 2011 by a group of experienced multiplayer Minecraft users. This is a whitelisted server, meaning that new players have to request access through the website before they can join.
Diggin Deep has remained mostly unchanged since it was first created, though this isn’t necessarily a bad thing if you’re looking for an authentic Minecraft experience. Because it’s so old, there are even still some older versions of the game available for you to play on if you’re interested in experiencing the game as it once was. There’s also an active forum for Diggin Deep members who want to interact with other players and keep up-to-date with news from the developers.
Hometown
Hometown was the first server on this list to send us a community response. This is likely due to its community-based focus. Hometown’s website says, “We are a friendly towny server with a small but dedicated team of staff and a growing community.” It also has an economy, mcMMO, and more. However, there are some rules you have to follow:
No griefing or stealing.
No hacking.
No swearing.
No spamming.
Mineverse
Mineverse (est. 2013)
Mineverse is a survival server that was founded in 2013 and is located in the United States. It has an economy, staff team, discord server and wiki. In addition to survival mode, Mineverse also offers a creative world and a parkour course. The website lists “friendliness” as one of their top priorities as well.
These are some of the oldest Minecraft servers.
You can learn quite a bit from the history of Minecraft servers. Ever since the official release of Minecraft in 2011, server owners around the world have been starting their own servers. In some cases, those servers continue to exist today.
If you want to see what it was like to play on a few of the oldest Minecraft servers, you don’t have to look far! Some of them are still up and running, and you can even connect if you want to get a taste of what it was like.