You are not allowed to charge money for access to your Minecraft Realm, give away Realm access as part of a commercial offer, or receive any financial or commercial benefit from letting others use your Realm.
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This prevents server operators from monetizing Realm access directly, distinguishing Realms from self-hosted Minecraft Java servers where some community monetization has historically been permitted under separate guidelines.
This new provision explicitly prohibits monetization of Realms access, closing potential loopholes in the commercial use restrictions.
View full change record →Anyone who pays for a Minecraft Realm subscription must use it for personal or group play only and cannot recoup costs by charging others for access or bundling access with any commercial offering.
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"However you cannot do the following: sell, lease, rent, transfer, give away, or otherwise deal in access to your Realm or receive financial, commercial or other benefits for letting other people play on your Realm.Excerpt from Minecraft's End User License Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This is a standard service restriction in consumer game subscriptions and primarily engages contract law rather than specific regulatory frameworks.
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This prevents server operators from monetizing Realm access directly, distinguishing Realms from self-hosted Minecraft Java servers where some community monetization has historically been permitted under separate guidelines.
Anyone who pays for a Minecraft Realm subscription must use it for personal or group play only and cannot recoup costs by charging others for access or bundling access with any commercial offering.
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