Hi, I'm Hugo. I built MinecraftServers-List.com — a Minecraft server directory that ranks servers by genuine player votes and uptime.
Why I built it
Most existing Minecraft server lists have the same problem: the rankings are easily gamed. Server owners run scripts to inflate their vote counts, and players searching for a good server end up with a list that reflects who has the best bots, not which servers are actually worth playing on.
I wanted to fix that.
What makes it different
Vote integrity — votes are tied to real player sessions and IP validation, making bot voting significantly harder
Uptime monitoring — servers that go offline lose ranking visibility automatically
Player reviews — verified players can leave reviews with star ratings, giving prospective players real signal
Java & Bedrock — both editions listed and filterable by gamemode, version, and country
The tech stack
Built with TanStack Start (React SSR), Supabase for the database, and deployed on Cloudflare Workers. The SSR approach was important for SEO — server listing pages need to be fully rendered for Googlebot to index individual server pages properly.
What I've learned so far
Getting a new directory site indexed by Google is genuinely hard. The challenge isn't technical — it's convincing Google that hundreds of server listing pages are individually worth indexing when they all share a similar template structure.
The solution has been enriching each server page with structured data (VideoGame schema with AggregateRating), genuine user reviews, and making sure every page has a meaningfully unique meta description generated from real server data — version, gamemode, player count, country.
Still a work in progress but the site is live, servers are actively listed, and players are voting daily.
Try it
If you run a Minecraft server, you can list it free at https://minecraftservers-list.com
If you're looking for a server to join, the SMP list and survival list are good starting points.
Happy to answer questions about the build in the comments.
