Frequently Asked Questions

TOPSPAWN is a community gaming server directory. You can discover, vote for and follow the best Minecraft, Garry's Mod, Rust, FiveM, ARK servers and many more.

Go to the server page and click "Vote": no account needed. If the server gives in-game rewards, enter your in-game name. With a TOPSPAWN account, your votes also count towards the top voters ranking. You can vote once every 2 hours per server.

Create an account, then go to your dashboard to add a server. Enter the game, name, IP address and description. Your server will be visible after validation by our team.

Boost highlights your server in the rankings for the duration you choose: 1 day, 1 week or 1 month (monthly subscription). Boosted servers get a gold badge and increased visibility to the community.

The Verified badge marks a trusted server. It's free and can't be bought: the TOPSPAWN team awards it itself. To decide, the team takes several things into account: an identified owner (claimed server), an active server, a complete server page (description, image, Discord or website) and no reported abuse. It shows a blue badge on your server page.

On a server page, use the report button to alert us. Our moderation team reviews every report and takes appropriate action.

Yes, votes are the main ranking criteria. You can sort by total votes, last 24 hours or last 7 days to discover the most popular servers.

Yes, every vote goes through 3 levels of protection. First, a Cloudflare Turnstile anti-bot challenge verifies the voter is human. Then, a rate limiting system blocks spam attempts. Finally, a unique vote mechanism ensures a player can only vote once per server every 2 hours. The TOPSPAWN ranking is reliable and impossible to manipulate.

Yes, TOPSPAWN is completely free for players and server owners, Verified badge included: our team awards it on merit. Only Boost is an optional paid feature, for owners who want more visibility.

Once your server is approved, go to your dashboard and click "Create an event" from your server page. You can organize tournaments, PvP nights, seasonal events and more. Your events will appear on your server page, the Events page and your followers will be notified automatically.