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Step-by-step help for getting a bot online, keeping it there, and using it at farms, in queues, and from your phone.

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Set Up a Free Minecraft AFK Bot

Set up a free Minecraft AFK bot in a few minutes: what you need, how to add your server and account, and what to do when the bot does not connect.

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  1. 01Stay Online in Minecraft With Your PC OffStay online in Minecraft with your PC off: how a hosted AFK bot replaces a PC left running, how to hand over from the game, and what it does while you are away.
  2. 02Read and Send Minecraft Chat From Your PhoneRead and send Minecraft chat from your phone: install the dashboard as an app, reply to whispers, run commands, and get alerts when your bot needs you.
  3. 03Minecraft Anti-AFK Settings ExplainedWhat each Minecraft Anti-AFK setting does, which behavior and interval to pick, and what to try, step by step, when a server still kicks your idle bot.
  4. 04Keep a Minecraft Account Online All DayKeep a Minecraft account online all day with a hosted AFK bot: everything that can end a long session, from the daily limit to server restarts, and each fix.
  5. 05Minecraft AFK Hosting: PC, VPS or Hosted BotLeaving your PC on, running a bot on a VPS, or using a hosted Minecraft AFK bot: an honest comparison of cost, setup, and when each one is the right choice.
  6. 06A Tour of the AFK Minecraft DashboardA tour of the AFK Minecraft dashboard: what each part is for, from chat, inventory and radar to plugins, macros and settings, and which parts need a paid plan.
  7. 07How Auto-Reconnect Works After a RestartWhat a hosted Minecraft AFK bot does when a server restarts or the connection drops, and how post-spawn commands, Server Login and auto-rejoin put it back.
  8. 08Using an AFK Bot in a Minecraft QueueHow to wait in a Minecraft server queue with a hosted AFK bot, how to join the queue on every reconnect, and the limits to know before you rely on it.
  9. 09AFK at a Minecraft Farm With a Hosted BotWhich Minecraft farms work with a hosted AFK bot, how to park it at the right spot, and how to keep it there overnight, through restarts and idle kicks.