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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.

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.

Minecraft Realms is an official way to create an always-online server for your game. The Realms service is connected to the game automatically, so everything is easy to set up and fluid.

The Bedrock Edition of Minecraft is playable with friends using peer-to-peer online multiplayer, where you can join your friends’ active sessions for free. But if you want a server that will ...

Important: This guide only applies to "Minecraft: Java Edition." If you're playing "Bedrock Edition," also known as "Minecraft for Windows 10," there's no built-in way to control how much RAM is used.

"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game — Bedrock and Java — but you can only play with users who own the same version.