In Minecraft Java Edition, players can either jump into a world on their own and explore it, or they can join their friends in a multiplayer world and play together.

Minecraft has a bunch of tutorials that detail the server setup process, but here’s a quick overview of how to launch and join them. Creating a Minecraft: Java Edition online server ...

Rather than enrolling in a dedicated beta program, Minecraft: Java Edition allows you to select a slice of pre-release software for you to try.