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Joining on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch ​

Consoles cannot type a server address, so Vanilla+ is joined through BedrockConnect: change your console's DNS, open a featured server, and enter play.vanillaplus.net.

Tip: Checked 5 November 2026 against the BedrockConnect README. The DNS addresses below belong to BedrockConnect, a third-party project not run by Vanilla+, and they can change. If a connection fails, check that page for the current addresses first.

What you need ​

  • The Vanilla+ Bedrock address: play.vanillaplus.net, port 19132
  • About five minutes the first time; after that, the server stays saved in the BedrockConnect list
  • Bedrock players skip the join queue, consoles included

Xbox and Nintendo Switch ​

  1. Set the console's DNS by hand
    • Xbox: Settings > General > Network settings > Advanced settings > DNS settings > Manual
    • Switch: System Settings > Internet > Internet Settings > your network > Change Settings > DNS Settings > Manual
    • Primary DNS: 104.238.130.180, Secondary DNS: 8.8.8.8, then save and let the connection test finish
  2. Open Minecraft and go to Play > Servers
  3. Join one of the featured servers: Mineville, Lifeboat, Enchanted, Galaxite or The Hive. With the DNS set, it opens the BedrockConnect server list instead of that server.
  4. Choose "Connect to a Server", enter play.vanillaplus.net and port 19132, and submit. "Add Server" in the same menu saves it for next time.

PlayStation 4 and 5 ​

  1. Set the console's DNS by hand
    • PS5: Settings > Network > Settings > Set Up Internet Connection > your network > Advanced Settings > DNS Settings: Manual
    • PS4: Settings > Network > Set Up Internet Connection > your connection > Custom, keep every other setting automatic, DNS Settings: Manual
    • Primary DNS: 45.55.68.52, Secondary DNS: 8.8.8.8, then save and let the connection test finish
  2. Open Minecraft and go to Play > Servers
  3. Join one of the featured servers: Mineville, Lifeboat, Enchanted, Galaxite or The Hive. With the DNS set, it opens the BedrockConnect server list.
  4. Choose "Connect to a Server", enter play.vanillaplus.net and port 19132, and submit.

If it does not work ​

  • The featured server loads normally instead of a server list: the DNS change has not taken effect. Check the two addresses, save again, and restart the game.
  • "Unable to connect to world": check the address and the port 19132, then whether the server is up on vanillaplus.net or in the Discord.
  • To undo everything, set the console's DNS back to Automatic.

Phones and Windows do not need any of this: add the server from Play > Servers as described on the wiki home.