How to Connect to your Minecraft Bedrock Server on Nintendo Switch

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Sep 11, 2024

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Minecraft Bedrock offers the ability for players to play with others through cross-play on other platforms such as Windows PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.

Server owners and players can take advantage of this feature and connect to their server from a portable device such as the Nintendo Switch to play with their friends from different platforms. This requires a player to edit their DNS servers and connect to a Shockbyte-hosted DNS server to enable a custom server list within Minecraft Bedrock.

Keep in mind

While editing your DNS servers is harmless, we don't recommend editing your DNS servers outside of this guide if it is not necessary. If you experience issues with your internet connection you can reset your DNS servers by selecting the Automatic option under DNS Settings.

# Editing Nintendo Switch DNS Servers

You can edit the DNS servers through the Internet section of the System Settings on the Nintendo Switch.

  1. On the home screen, navigate to System Settings.

Navigating to System Settings on a Nintendo Switch console.

  1. Navigate to Internet.

Navigating to internet settings on a Nintendo Switch console.

  1. Click Internet Settings and select your current network under Registered Networks.

Changing DNS settings on a wifi network using the Nintendo Switch console.

  1. Locate the DNS Settings option and select Manual.

Setting Manual DNS settings on a Nintendo Switch entertainment system.

  1. Select the Primary DNS option and set the value to 139.059.200.206.

Changing the Primary DNS address on a Nintendo Switch entertainment system to Shockbyte's bedrock DNS server for console joining.

  1. Select the Secondary DNS option and enter your desired second DNS. For this example, we will be using Google's DNS 008.008.008.008.

Setting Secondary DNS settings on a Nintendo Switch entertainment system gaming console to Google's DNS server to set internet connectivity and use Shockbyte's servers on a Nintendo console.

  1. Click Save and select Connect to This Network.

# Joining your Minecraft Bedrock Server

Once your DNS servers have been changed, you can connect to your server by joining using the Shockbyte DNS server.

  1. Access your control panel and locate your Server Address.

Finding your Minecraft Bedrock IP address on the Shockbyte Panel.

  1. Open Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch and click Play.

Clicking Play on Minecraft: Bedrock Edition to join a world.

  1. Navigate to Servers and select any of the available servers to open the server list.

If the server you have selected does not connect correctly, please try connecting to a different server.

Joining CubeCraft on a Nintendo Switch server.

  1. Once in-game, click Connect to a Server.

Connecting to a Minecraft Bedrock server.

  1. Fill in the Server Address and Server Port fields with your server's unique IP and port.

Joining a Minecraft server via a IP and Port on a Nintendo Switch console.

  1. Click Submit.

That's it! You will now connect to your server and will be able to play using your Nintendo Switch.

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Zach Lowery

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