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Connect to your server

Find your join address and connect from Java or Bedrock editions.

Java Edition

Your server’s overview page shows a JOIN AT banner with the address and a copy button. In Minecraft:

Open Multiplayer → Add Server.
Paste the address into the server-address field and save.
Join. The server must show a green Running status.

The client’s Minecraft version has to match the server’s version (shown on the overview). A mismatched client is the most common “can’t connect” cause.

Bedrock (crossplay)

If your server has crossplay enabled, Bedrock players join the same world with the same address. On phones, tablets and the Windows edition, go to Play → Servers → Add Server: the part before the colon is the Server Address, the number after it is the Port.

Consoles work differently. Switch, Xbox and PlayStation have no Add Server button at all, so the steps above do not apply there. See joining from a console for the method that does work.

Can’t connect?

Check the status badge — a Stopped or Provisioning server doesn’t accept connections. Start it from the overview.
Re-copy the address with the copy button rather than retyping it.
If a whitelist is enabled in settings, the joining player’s exact username must be on it.
Watch the console while a friend joins — a refused or kicked connection logs the reason there.