# How to join LeafSMP

*From https://leafsmp.com/join, the server's own website. Written by the person who runs LeafSMP.*

LeafSMP is a small 16+ vanilla survival server on Minecraft Java Edition. It is whitelisted, so you apply once in Discord and a person reads it. It is free, and there is nothing to buy.

## Before you apply

- Edition: Minecraft Java Edition (no Bedrock)
- Account: A purchased Java Edition account. No cracked or offline-mode clients.
- Version: Minecraft Java Edition 26.2
- Address: leafsmp.com
- Access: Whitelist, by application in Discord
- Minimum age: 16
- Player slots: 20
- Difficulty: Hard
- Keep inventory: Off. You drop everything.
- PvP: On, but consensual only
- World: One survival world, no seasons, no wipes
- Hosting: Dedicated hardware in the United Kingdom
- Cost: Free. Nothing is for sale.

The three that turn people away: this is Java Edition only, so console and mobile cannot join, it has to be a purchased account rather than a cracked client, and the age limit is not negotiable.

## The application, step by step

1. **Join the Discord.** Everything happens there. There is no form on this website and no email to send. The invite never expires.
2. **Read #about.** It is short. It is the same information as this site, and reading it is what the Apply button asks you to confirm you have done.
3. **Press "Apply for Whitelist".** A form opens in Discord. It asks for your Minecraft username, your age, how you found us, and a few sentences about yourself. It will not accept a one-word answer, on purpose.
4. **Wait for a human.** I read every application myself. It is usually an hour or two, sometimes longer if it lands overnight. You are not being ranked against anyone else and there is no quota.
5. **Get the welcome.** When you are approved your name goes on the whitelist straight away and you can connect to leafsmp.com. There is a welcome in chat, and you pick a name colour in #roles whenever you like, and it shows on your name in game as well as in Discord.

## What makes an application easy to say yes to

There is no scoring and no correct answer. The only applications that are hard to approve are the ones with nothing in them.

- Your actual Minecraft username, spelled exactly. A typo whitelists somebody who does not exist and it has to be fixed by hand afterwards.
- Roughly how long you have played Minecraft, and what you like doing in it. Building, redstone, farms, exploring, all fine. "A bit of everything" is fine too.
- What you are after in a server. If you want somewhere quiet to build for a few hours a week, say that. It is a good answer.
- Anything you want to ask. Applications go to a private channel and I am the only one who reads them.

## Once you are in

Java Edition only, on a purchased account: the server runs in online mode, so cracked, pirated and offline-mode clients are refused at login. The address is leafsmp.com. Connecting without being whitelisted is refused.

## More

- [Frequently asked questions](https://leafsmp.com/faq.md)
- [Rules](https://leafsmp.com/rules.md)