Help

Confused? Lost? This page addresses the common questions and issues.

  • What is Minestatus?

    Minestatus is a Minecraft server list that reports the uptime and votes among servers. Both of these factor in a server's score. The higher the server's score, the higher it is ranked on Minestatus.

  • What happened to Minequery?

    Minequery is no longer supported in favor for Minecraft's query system. As Minequery is now redundant, we feel there is no longer a purpose to maintain what was in place before Minecraft's query system existed.

  • How do I display the plugins, player list, and/or the version on my server listing?

    In server.properties, set enable-query to true and query.port to the same port as your server. You must also allow incoming UDP connections to that port.

  • What if I don't want the MOTD, plugins, player list, etc. shown on my server listing?

    Simply go to the edit page of your server listing and at the bottom uncheck the corresponding boxes of the information you wish to not have displayed on your server listing.

  • What is Votifier?

    Information and help about Votifier can be found here.

  • How is uptime determined?

    Uptime is determined by how many successful amount of connection attempts were made by the total amount of connection attempts. Each attempt is typically made in intervals of approximately 5 minutes.

  • Can I have my server's uptime reset?

    No. We are asked this far too often. The whole purpose of uptime is to measure how often your server is up and how reliable it is. Things such as hosting issues and DNS issues factor into this.

  • How is a server's score determined?

    A server's score is determined by the following formula: n = p * 0.333d + 1.5v
    Where p is the overall uptime percentage, d is the amount of days since the server was added, and v is the total amount of votes for the server.

  • My server disappeared from the list, what gives?

    Your server gets removed from the list when either the server goes offline or deleted completely if the server's uptime drops below 10%. If the server is simply offline, the server will reappear once the server comes back online. Please note that we do not make exceptions to keeping servers on the list with uptime that drops below 10%.

  • My server is showing as offline when is it in fact online.

    We could not make a connection ping to your server as it either has been refused or the connection ping has timed out. This can also be due to a firewall or routing issue. If your server has been brought back online since it was reported offline when it actually was, it may also be due to your server not being updated yet.

  • I can't add my server as it says it is already listed, what gives?

    Either someone or you have already added your server's address to the list. Commonly, this occurs when one of your players has decided to add your server to the list or your host has recycled the address and the old listing hasn't been removed. If one of these is the case, simply email support@minestatus.net and we'll try to sort things out.

  • Can I delete my server off from Minestatus?

    Yes, if you are the owner of the server just go to your server's listing and click "Delete" at the top right.

  • Why were the votes reset?

    Votes are reset at the beginning of each month in order to counter monopolization and give servers a fair chance. We may reset the votes prematurely at anytime if deemed appropriate.

  • Why did the amount of votes on my server decrease?

    We occasionally review votes that have been made and remove illegitimate votes that are typically placed by (but are not limited to) proxies or by 3G networks that are used to inflate votes.

  • I can't vote, why is this?

    There are many reasons why you may not be able to vote.

    1. You already voted on that particular server today.
      You may only vote once per day on a particular server. You are free to vote on other servers during this period. If you are certain that you did not place a vote today, rare chance is that someone else had your IP and placed a vote, someone you are sharing the IP with already voted, or decided to use your Minecraft username when voting.
    2. You are using Tor.
      We do not allow the use of Tor to place votes. If you are being detected as using Tor but do not have Tor running, you may be considered as an exit node to the Tor network.
    3. You are listed on DroneBL.
      We lookup your IP on DroneBL to see if it is listed. If so, you are prevented from voting. You must request removal from DroneBL as we cannot remove you ourselves and contacting us will only have you directed there.
    4. You are listed on our blacklist.
      When we catch proxies that made it past our detection system or catch a number of IPs inflating votes (including 3G networks), we blacklist the IPs involved. If you feel we have blacklisted you in error, please email support@minestatus.net letting us know you believe you were blacklisted in error. Please include your IP address, which is 38.107.179.211, so we can investigate and possibly remove you from the blacklist.

  • How can I change the address on my server?

    Simply go to your server's listing and click "Edit" on the top right. You can change your server's address and port there.

  • There's a server that appears to be abusing the voting system. How can I report this?

    Simply email support@minestatus.net with the URL of the server listing in question and we'll look into the report and take action if appropriate. Please note that we do not respond to all abuse reports.

  • I need help with something else.

    You can contact us by email or by asking on IRC.