Minecraft server status checker

Enter a Java Edition address to see whether it answers, how many players are on, the version and the response time, checked from our server rather than your PC.

Checked from our server on the public internet. We don't store the addresses you check or any player names. Private and local addresses are refused.

How the Minecraft check works

What we ask the server

Minecraft Java answers the same Server List Ping your multiplayer screen uses, over TCP on the game port (25565 unless you changed server-port). If the domain has a _minecraft._tcp SRV record, we follow it to the real host and port first.

What you see

Online or not, players online and the maximum, the version string, the MOTD as plain text and the round-trip time. Player names from the ping sample are never shown or stored.

Behind a proxy

On a Velocity or BungeeCord network the proxy answers, so you see the network's total and the proxy's version, not a single backend.

Minecraft server showing offline? Check these

  • The port isn't open to the internet: allow TCP 25565 (or your server-port) in the host firewall and any router or panel firewall.
  • enable-status=false in server.properties makes the server ignore status pings. It shows as offline here and in the multiplayer list.
  • server-ip is set to an internal address, so the server only listens on that interface. Leave it empty unless you know you need it.
  • The SRV record points at the wrong port or host. Test the raw ip:port as well as the domain.
  • Some DDoS-protection proxies limit status pings from unknown addresses. If players can join but the check fails, check your proxy's settings.

More on query ports and what a status check can and can't tell you in the basic mode guide, and everything ServerStats tracks on Minecraft servers.

Questions

How do I check if my Minecraft server is online?

Enter its address above. We send the same status ping the game's multiplayer screen sends, from a server on the public internet, so the result reflects what players outside your network see.

Why does my Minecraft server show offline when I can join it?

You are probably joining over your local network. From outside, the port must be forwarded or open in the host's firewall, and enable-status must be true in server.properties.

Does this work for Bedrock Edition?

Yes. Choose Minecraft: Bedrock Edition in the game list; Bedrock answers a RakNet ping over UDP on port 19132.

Can it watch my server all the time?

This page checks once when you press the button. ServerStats basic mode checks your server around the clock, keeps the history and alerts you in Discord or by email when it goes down. It's free for one server.

Watch it around the clock, free

Basic mode runs this check continuously for one server, keeps the history and alerts you in Discord when it goes down.