How to Connect Nintendo Switch (Switch/Switch 2) Players to Your Minecraft Bedrock Server

By default, Nintendo Switch players can only connect to official servers in Minecraft Bedrock. However, you can change your Switch's DNS settings to allow connection to third party servers like your Minecraft Bedrock server using BedrockConnect.

Changing DNS Settings on Nintendo Switch

1
From the home screen, select System Settings
2
Navigate to Internet → Internet Settings
3
Select your current connection and choose Change Settings
4
Select DNS Settings and change to Manual
5
Enter these DNS addresses:
- Primary DNS: 104.238.130.180
- Secondary DNS: 8.8.8.8
6
Save your settings and restart your console

Connecting to Your Server

Tip

By default, Minecraft Bedrock is allowlist only. To only let specific players join, type allowlist add username instead of allowlist off. Versions older than 1.18.10 use whitelist in place of allowlist.

1
Log in to Bropanel and select your Minecraft server.
2
In the sidebar, go to Console and type allowlist off.
3
Copy your server IP address from the Overview page.
4
Open Minecraft and click Play.
5
Navigate to Servers and select any available server.
6
Click Connect to a Server.
7
Enter your server's IP address and port.
8
Click Connect.

Example: If your server IP is 198.137.23.46:7781, the menu should look like this:

Server Address: 198.137.23.46
Port: 7781

Alternative DNS Servers

If the main server is unavailable, try these alternatives:

UK Server: 213.171.211.142
Germany Server: 217.160.58.93

Troubleshooting

Connection not working?

Double-check your DNS settings are saved correctly
Try a different DNS server from the list above

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