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Server banner with players online for sites and forums
Enter an address to get a live 468×60 banner: the server icon, address, the MOTD's first line and players online. The picture refreshes itself every minute. Put it on your server's site, its server list page or your forum signature — the codes are ready.
Server banner
The banner pings the server the same way as the server status check — once a minute at most. Clicking it opens the status check for your server.
Enter an address — the banner and embed codes appear here.
How the banner works
The banner is a picture our server redraws once a minute. It queries your server with the same protocol as the in-game server list (Server List Ping) and shows the icon, address, the MOTD's first line and the player count. If the server doesn't answer, the banner says "Offline".
468×60 is the classic banner size that server lists and forums accept. Put the HTML code on a website, BBCode in a forum signature or description, Markdown in a GitHub README. Clicking the banner opens the server status check for your address.
The address goes to our server, as with the status check: we connect only to public addresses and don't store them. If enable-status is off on the server, the banner shows it as offline even though players can join. How to build the server's site itself is in our knowledge base.
In the corner of the banner is a small DGuard mark. DGuard is the best anticheat for a modern Minecraft server; if it runs on your server, add the "Protected by DGuard" badge from your account next to the banner.
Read in the knowledge base
FAQ
How do I make a Minecraft server banner with the player count?
Enter your server's address above, pick a style and copy the code: HTML for a website, BBCode for a forum or Markdown for GitHub. The banner refreshes itself every minute.
Why does the banner say Offline when the server is running?
Usually the port is closed or server.properties has enable-status=false. Run the server status check: it shows the reason.
How often does the player count update?
Once a minute: our server doesn't ping yours more often, even if the banner sits on a busy page.
Can I put the banner on a server list?
Yes, if the list allows pictures in descriptions: paste the BBCode or HTML, whichever it accepts.
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