Select "Minecraft Realms" from the main menu. Players can opt to create a new Realm (which will eventually cost a monthly subscription fee after a trial period) or join an existing Realm.

GeyserMC program allows Bedrock players to join Java servers easily. (Image via GeyserMC) While Bedrock players cannot join any Java servers in the vanilla version, they can do so using GeyserMC.

The two companies, which together hold significant sway over the market for Java application servers, are collaborating on a way to build common components within their products.

There are three ways to play multiplayer in Minecraft: Java Edition, two of which are free. You can join a public server, create your own, or purchase a Minecraft Realm. If your friends are on the ...

Minecraft is celebrating its 15th anniversary, but Minecraft Realms is also on its 10th anniversary. To celebrate the multiplayer platform being a decade old, a special map is being given away to ...

Two leading supporters of Java, Oracle and IBM, announced a partnership to collaborate on the OpenJDK open source implementation of Java.

IBM and BEA garnered about two-thirds of the revenue for Java application servers in 2002, according to market researcher Gartner Dataquest.