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Knowledgebase Minecraft How to Connect to Your Minecraft Server

How to Connect to Your Minecraft Server

Minecraft · 1 min read · ThundraNode Support

Your server's address is on Dashboard, shown as Hostname in IP:PORT form. In Minecraft, go to Multiplayer, Add Server, and paste that exact address.

How to connect

  1. Open Dashboard and copy the Hostname exactly as shown.
  2. In Minecraft, add the server using that full IP:PORT, watch for accidental spaces.
  3. Check the status pill reads Online. If it says Offline or Starting, click Start and wait.
  4. Click the server in your list and join.

Still stuck?

Friend without a Microsoft account gets kicked instantly: open Server Properties, set online-mode to false, and restart.

You joined but items are missing or blocks won't break: that's a mod mismatch, not a connection problem. Every player needs the exact same mods as the server, see How to Install a Modpack.

A friend can't join even though you added them correctly: check your whitelist for a typo, see How to Whitelist Players.

Connecting Bedrock players to a Java server: that's crossplay, a different setup. See Java and Bedrock Crossplay.

Everything checks out and it still won't connect: open a support ticket with your server ID from Dashboard, staff can check Console for connection errors.

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If you are still stuck, our team can look at your server directly.

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