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title: "How to Join Your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Server"
description: Discover how to join your Nodecraft hosted Minecraft Bedrock server!
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/minecraft-bedrock/how-to-join-your-minecraft-bedrock-edition-server"
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published: "2020-07-10T18:28:26.498Z"
updated: "2024-09-12T22:25:00.000Z"
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# How to Join Your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Server

Discover how to join your Nodecraft hosted Minecraft Bedrock server!

This guide will show you how to join your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition server step-by-step! Whether you're using the IP address or hostname, we’ll walk you through the entire process to get connected and start playing.

> The **hostname** is located at the top of the **Instance** page under the title of your Instance. In this example, it appears in blue text: **example-server.nodecraft.gg.**

![Overview Panel for Bedrock Servers](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1811x861/3d5db5a988/bedrock_panel_overview.png/m/1000x0/smart)

> The **IP address** can be found near the bottom of the **Overview** page on your Nodecraft control panel.

![Server Information for Bedrock Server](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/741x338/eda7b88fcf/server_infromation_bedrock.png/m/)Before proceeding, make sure your Minecraft server is turned on by pressing the green **Start** button on the Nodecraft control panel. The server must be online to be joinable from the in-game server list!  
![Turning the server online Bedrock](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/648x268/a42dc0b664/startimage_bedrock.png/m/)Next, open **Minecraft: Bedrock Edition** on your device. Once in-game, press the **Play** button, then click on the **Servers** tab.

![Server view in Bedrock](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1136x823/73775cb3f3/servers_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart)On the left-hand side of the **Servers** tab, scroll down to the bottom and click on the **Add Server** button.

![Add your server to Bedrock](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1107x787/5f9529fc01/addserver_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart)Give your Minecraft server a name in your server list! This can be anything you'd like to enter into the **Server Name** text box.

![Adding a server to Minecraft Bedrock Edition](https://s3-assets.nodecraft.com/attachments/ekUJtzQUTQiHUDdBAKID_Adding%20a%20server%20to%20Minecraft%20Bedrock%20Edition.png)Enter your **IP address or hostname**, then click **Save**.

![Server listings in Minecraft Bedrock Edition](https://s3-assets.nodecraft.com/attachments/NWopVhceQT2dSvprn15S_Server%20listings%20in%20Minecraft%20Bedrock%20Edition.png)You'll be taken back to the "Servers" tab with your Minecraft server shown in the **Additional Servers section** of the server list.  
  
Last step! Click on your Minecraft server entry in Additional Servers and click on the **Join Server** button on the right side.

![Server view in Bedrock](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1133x809/9fb4b9155e/joinserver_bedrock.png/m/1000x0/smart)You'll then be connected to your server! Have fun building and exploring in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition!

For help on how to join a Minecraft: Java Edition server, check out our guide here: [How to join your Minecraft Java Edition Server](https://nodecraft.com/support/games/minecraft/how-to-join-your-minecraft-server)