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How to join any Minecraft server on PS4 and PS5

On PlayStation, the Minecraft Servers tab only lists the featured servers. With our DNS, one of them opens a menu where you type the address of any Bedrock server.

Primary DNS
95.170.30.25
Secondary DNS
1.1.1.1

The secondary DNS is required: ours only answers for Minecraft.

Before you start

  • Your console connected to the Internet, and Minecraft up to date: versions 1.26.60 to 1.26.63 all work (same protocol).
  • The address and port of the server you want to join (the port is often 19132).
  • Five minutes. Nothing to install, no account to create.
  • On PC, phone or tablet (Windows, Android, iOS) you do not need this guide: the Servers tab already has an “Add Server” button.

Step 1: set the DNS on your PlayStation

On PS5

  1. Settings
  2. Network
  3. Settings
  4. Set Up Internet Connection
  5. Your network, Options button
  6. Advanced Settings
  1. From the home screen, open Settings (the gear at the top right), then Network.
  2. Settings, then Set Up Internet Connection.
  3. Highlight the connected network, press the Options button on the controller, then Advanced Settings.
  4. DNS Settings: Manual. Primary DNS: 95.170.30.25. Secondary DNS: 1.1.1.1.
  5. OK: the PS5 reconnects with these settings.
PlayStationAdvanced Settings
Primary DNS95.170.30.25
Secondary DNS1.1.1.1
Diagram : the PlayStation DNS screen once filled in. Labels may vary slightly between system versions.

On PS4

  1. Settings
  2. Network
  3. Set Up Internet Connection
  4. Wi-Fi or LAN cable
  5. Custom
  1. Settings, Network, then Set Up Internet Connection.
  2. Use Wi-Fi or Use a LAN Cable depending on your setup, then Custom. On Wi-Fi, pick your network and enter the password again if asked.
  3. IP Address Settings: Automatic. DHCP Host Name: Do Not Specify.
  4. DNS Settings: Manual. Primary DNS: 95.170.30.25. Secondary DNS: 1.1.1.1. Next.
  5. MTU Settings: Automatic. Proxy Server: Do Not Use. Finish with Test Internet Connection.

Step 2: join a server in Minecraft

  1. Fully close Minecraft: press the PS button, highlight the game, press Options, Close Game (on PS4: Close Application). Then launch it again.
  2. Play, then the Servers tab. Join Mineville, Lifeboat, Galaxite or Enchanted. Not The Hive: it always opens the real server.
  3. Minecraft asks whether you trust the server: accept. Our menu opens (the question may come back once for the server you join next).
  4. Choose « Rejoindre un serveur (Join a server) ». Labels are in French with the English in brackets: type the address in « Adresse du serveur (Server address) » and the port in « Port », without the colon.
  5. Tick « Ajouter à ma liste (Add to my list) » to find it again next time, then confirm: Minecraft transfers you to the server.
MinecraftRejoindre un serveur (Join a server)
Adresse du serveur (Server address)play.example.com
Port19132
Nom dans ma liste, facultatif (Name in my list, optional)Friends server
Ajouter à ma liste (Add to my list)
Submit
Diagram of our menu form with its exact labels (French, with the English in brackets). The address is an example.

Next time, your server is listed under « Rejoindre un serveur (Join a server) », so there is no need to type the address again. « Gérer ma liste (Manage my list) » lets you edit or remove it.

Troubleshooting

The connection test fails after the change
Some PlayStation consoles reject a primary DNS that only answers for Minecraft. Run the test once more; if it still fails, set DNS back to Automatic: our DNS will not work on this console.
The real featured server opens, not our menu
The console is not using our DNS yet. Check both addresses, then fully restart the console and Minecraft.
No more Internet on the console
The secondary DNS is missing or mistyped. Set 1.1.1.1.
Endless loading after typing the address
The target server is not responding, or has not moved to the 1.26.60 connection mode yet. Check the address and port, then ask its admin whether it is up to date.
An error shows up before the menu
Fully close Minecraft and try once more. If the error comes back, write to us with the time of your attempt and the message shown: we will check what our machine received at that time.

Undo the change

To play on the real featured servers again, or if you no longer want the menu:

  1. PS5: same path to Advanced Settings, then DNS Settings: Automatic.
  2. PS4: Settings, Network, Set Up Internet Connection, then Easy.

Frequently asked questions

Is the setup the same on PS4 and PS5?

The DNS is the same, only the menus differ: follow the part for your console.

Is it free?

Yes, for everyone, with no account to create and no need to be a HelloServ customer.

Does the change affect my other games?

No. Our DNS only answers for the names of the Minecraft featured servers. Everything else (other games, store, updates) goes through the secondary DNS, as before.

Other consoles

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