How to Connect to an Xbox Minecraft Server

See our article on how to connect to a Minecraft server on an Xbox.

On Xbox, do you want to add and join a Minecraft server? As long as the servers support the Bedrock version, you can join any active Bedrock edition servers. The majority of Xbox users, however, are unsure of how to locate and join any of the custom servers. 

Check out our detailed instructions on how to join servers on Xbox One and Series X | S consoles to ease your concerns.

How to Connect to an Xbox Minecraft Bedrock Server?

There are various requirements you need to fulfill before you can join servers for the Xbox version of Bedrock. These are what they are:

• Authentic Bedrock Edition of Minecraft that is linked to your Microsoft account.
• Consistent Internet access (a wired connection is recommended).
• membership to Xbox Live Gold or Ultimate for the Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S.
• The server and game version must be compatible.

To add and join Minecraft servers on Xbox, follow the instructions below:

• Launch Minecraft Bedrock first, then click Play on the home screen.

• On top, click the Servers tab in the far right corner.

• The featured servers can be found in the left pane as soon as you select the Servers tab.

• To join any of the featured servers, choose the join server option. For a faster connection, join the Bedrock server with a lower ping rate.

• Scroll to the bottom and select Add Server if you wish to join any other custom server.

• When adding an external server, a dialog will ask you for the server’s name, address, and port.

• Unless the owner or manager of the server specifies otherwise, you should set the server port to 19132.

• Press the Play button to connect to the server once you have supplied the server address and name.

• You can also choose to save the custom server to your list of servers and play it later by clicking the Save button.

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