

#Bedrock realms down how to#
If you want a full tutorial on how to host your own BedrockConnect server with a DNS server, watch the following video: If you are currently hosting a BedrockConnect instance and are interested in adding it to this list, create a pull request adding it to the table above. No DNS service, only BedrockConnect server Might be blocked on PS4, try another instance if you experience issues. Currently, they do NOT share the same player database, so if you have added a server to your list on any of the given servers and connect to a different one, you will need to save that data again. There are multiple BedrockConnect serverlist servers available that can be used, giving you multiple options to connect to. Publicly available BedrockConnect instances This is still being tested, and seems to work on some people's consoles and not on others.
#Bedrock realms down manual#
Nothing can really be done except wait when on the game console for the cache to clear, as there isn't a manual way to do it on these devices.Īnother possible issue is that some of the featured servers such the Hive, use DNSSEC, which is used to protect itself from being overidden by DNS servers such as BedrockConnect. Some featured server aren't redirecting to the serverlist If some featured servers are redirecting to the BedrockConnect serverlist, and some aren't, this can be an issue with the DNS cache on the device/game console not updating. Look under 'Using your own DNS server' further down this page for more on that. If you still don't feel comfortable using the BedrockConnect DNS server, you can also make your own. If you fear a MITM attack, you can also verify any domains you fear the DNS server are overriding by pinging them in command line or another tool. (Full list of records under the "Using your own DNS server" section) It's understandable though why some might not want to use a random DNS server. The public BedrockConnect DNS server only redirects the domains of the "Featured Servers" in Minecraft to the BedrockConnect serverlist. In this case, we make the 'Featured Server' domains direct to our own server. Anyone can technically create a DNS server, and have it associate whatever IP they want to a domain. Commonly used ones include Google or Cloudflare DNS. Your device sends the DNS server a domain name and asks what IP is associated with it, and the DNS server sends an IP back for the device to connect to. What is a DNS server? A DNS server is what devices uses to know what domain names go with what IP address. The server can transfer you to the server you want, and you can store servers as well, just like a regular serverlist. Yes, you join Minecraft servers, from a Minecraft server. The BedrockConnect serverlist server, is a specially made Minecraft server that serves the purpose of joining Minecraft servers.

By using a DNS server, we can make the domains that are used to join these servers, and make them direct to the BedrockConnect serverlist server, rather than their actual servers. How does it work? In Minecraft Bedrock Edition, players on any version can join the available 'Featured Servers'. Publicly available BedrockConnect instances.If you're having trouble connecting to the serverlist, take a look at the troubleshooting page: Table of contents It takes only a few minutes to get setup: Here's tutorials to get it setup yourself. Here's the final result in action: Tutorials It doesn't require any downloads, just a few changes to settings.

I wanted to fix this, so I made a solution that anyone can setup easily.īedrockConnect is an easy to use solution for Minecraft Bedrock Edition players on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5 to join any server IP, while also having access to a serverlist that allows you to manage a list of servers. This is an issue for me and others, as the server community on Java edition was one of the major parts that made Minecraft what it was, and what also made what the servers that are now considered 'Mojang Server Partners' what they are today. These players are not able to join servers via an IP/address. On Minecraft Bedrock Edition, players on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PS4/PS5 are limited to playing on 'Featured Servers' approved by Mojang/Microsoft.
