Meet Server Guides
Server Guides is a fan-operated, independent Minecraft guide website. We publish instructions to help players understand how to join a server and work through common connection errors.
Our DonutSMP article covers the standard Java and Bedrock joining flows, account and version checks, and the next steps to take when a connection fails. Reading the guide does not require registration, payment, or sharing your Minecraft account details.
- Publishing name
- Server Guides
- Website type
- Independent fan guide
- Public contact
- [email protected]
Our relationship with DonutSMP
Server Guides does not own or operate the DonutSMP game server, its store, or its support channels. This website is not DonutSMP’s official website or customer support service. Our paid referral relationship, explained below, does not make us the server operator.
We use the names Minecraft and DonutSMP to identify the game and server discussed. Our Server Guides name and logo identify this publisher. We do not claim endorsement by Mojang or Microsoft.
DonutSMP’s own website publishes donutsmp.net. Our promoted address, donutsmp.us, is a paid referral address. It is not presented as the only way to join.
How this website earns money
Paid referral disclosure
We earn a commission when players referred through donutsmp.us purchase ranks. Our commission is a percentage of those purchases.
This financial interest is why we identify the address as a paid referral in the guide and beside the address-copy button. We do not promise a discount, bonus, priority entry, or other benefit for using it.
The referral address does not override server rules, bans, capacity limits, account requirements, or compatibility restrictions. A successful connection depends on the game, your setup, and the server’s availability.
What the guide can help with
The article explains how to enter a server address, choose the instructions for your edition, and investigate common error messages. It links to Minecraft Help and the server’s own published information so you can check the original guidance.
Server versions, menus, availability, and policies can change. Our article is general guidance, not a live server-status service or a guarantee that a particular fix will work. Where current settings are not established, such as a Bedrock port, we direct readers to the operator’s current instructions.
Our landscape illustrations are AI-generated editorial artwork. They are labelled as illustrations and are not screenshots, depictions of specific server builds, or promises about in-game features.
Purchases, accounts, and server support
Server Guides does not sell ranks, collect payments, manage player accounts, or decide server access. Prices, rank features, purchase conditions, refunds, and order support belong with the seller.
Before buying anything, review the information on DonutSMP’s own website and in the seller’s checkout. For game-account or sign-in issues, use Minecraft Help. For bans or server-specific problems, use the server operator’s published support channels.
Questions, corrections, and privacy
If an instruction is unclear or outdated, email [email protected] with the page and the specific wording that needs attention. A link to current official guidance is helpful.
Our Contact us page explains which enquiries we can handle. Our Privacy policy explains the website’s current data features, email correspondence, external links, and the referral arrangement.