You can join a public server, create your own, or purchase a Minecraft Realm. If your friends are on the same network, you can set up a LAN Minecraft server for local multiplayer.

This Minecraft guide will help you decide whether this feature is for you, and if so, how to set up the Minecraft Realms server for you and your friends.

You can join a public "Minecraft: Java" server, or if you're willing to put in some work, create one of your own. If all your friends are on the same internet network, you can set up a LAN "Minecraft" ...

Minecraft Realms can be a confusing process the first time around. We're here to cover Realms for both Bedrock and Java Edition. Jump in to see the key differences and how you can set your Realm ...

Minecraft doesn't have direct online peer-to-peer multiplayer support on Mac and PC, which means if you want to play with others outside of your LAN, you have to join a server.