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The Hive (NA) — is it up right now?

The Hive's North American node in Montreal I've been pinging ca.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 (NA)” does fine.

This network runs several nodes — pick the one nearest you: North America — 14,806 playingEurope — 14,803 playingworldwide — 14,788 playing

What I actually know

• 14,806 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 13.
• The most I've ever seen there is 20,215 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 ca.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 North America.
• It's on Minecraft's own featured list.

Others a bit like it

• Hypixel 27,188 online
• DonutSMP 24,093 online
• DonutSMP 24,039 online
• The Hive (EU) 14,803 online
• The Hive 14,788 online
• ReallyWorld 14,308 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.