Realms Hub

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

 

The Realms Hub is a social hub for members of a Realm, where players can comment, share screenshots, and view player activity. It connects with the Xbox social features and also allows administrators to manage the Realm.

The Realms Hub is available for all players that are member of a Realm in Bedrock Edition, for both Realms Plus and Realms Core subscriptions. It can be accessed from the Realm's page in the Play screen as well as the game menu while playing on the Realm.

Unlike a Realms server itself, which is hosted on servers owned by Mojang Studios, the Realm's social features are hosted on Xbox's social network. Each Realm has a private "Club" in the Xbox Network, making all posted screenshots available from the Xbox profile page for any member, where they can also be downloaded. Because it is hosted on the Xbox Network, the data is slightly delayed from the actual server. Furthermore, old story posts (usually past page 9) are automatically deleted.

The main screen of the Realms Hub has four tabs.

• Community – includes most social features, found in the "Story feed", "Members", and "Admin log" tabs.
• Timeline – an overview table of player activity on the server.
• World – world management on the server.
• Settings – organized in tabs, contains any type of settings related to social features from the Realms Hub, the server, and subscription.

In the Story feed, all story posts from Realm members are shown on the right side of the screen, and a list of recently played members on the left side. Any player can add one with the purple button on the top. A story post can contain text, and/or a screenshot that is stored in-game.

Every story post in the Story Feed shows the player that added the story, and the time or date when the story was added. If the story contains a screenshot, the player can open it in full screen by clicking on it. Every post can also be liked with the button below, including the player's own posts. The amount of likes is shown on the left.

Batch notifications show for unread stories; on the corner of each post, and with a counter on the "Community" and "Realm Hub" buttons in the Play screen and game menu.

Players can also comment on every story post. These comments can only include text, but they can be liked by any player in the comments screen.

With the options button on the bottom-right of a post or comment, player's can remove their own posts, or report them to Xbox Enforcement. Administrators can delete any story or comment, while other members can only delete their own. Other members can also notify the administrators about a story. These reports can be accessed from the "Feed moderation" screen, where they can delete, dismiss, or report the message. Administrators can also see which members reported a message.

These new stories are automatically posted to the feed when interesting events happen on a Realm. They can be toggled off in the Hub settings by the owner. When multiple players achieve the same event in short succession, they are merged into one ("Player and Player discovered a Badlands").

The ender dragon and wither defeat events are "major events".

Icon	Event message	Criteria	Frequency
	The Ender Dragon was defeated!	Successfully defeat the ender dragon for the first time	First player only
	The Wither was defeated!	Successfully defeat the wither for the first time	First player only
	<player> defeated the Ender Dragon!... again	Successfully respawn and defeat the ender dragon	Unlimited per player
	<player> defeated the Wither!... again	Successfully respawn and defeat the wither	Unlimited per player
	<player> has a full diamond set	Craft a full set of diamond tools and armor	Once per player
	<player> discovered an Abandoned Mineshaft XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Discover an abandoned mineshaft for the first time	First player only
	<player> discovered an Ancient City XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Discover an ancient city for the first time	First player only
	<player> discovered a Badlands XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Discover a badlands biome for the first time	First player only
	<player> now commands the sea	Craft and power a conduit for the first time	First player only
	<player> upgraded to Netherite	Upgrade an item to netherite	Once per player
	<player> found a diamond	Find a diamond for the first time	First player only
	<player> discovered enchanting	Enchant an item	Once per player
	<player> traveled to the End? XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Enter an End portal for the first time	First player only
	<player> discovered a Mushroom Field XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Discover a mushroom field biome for the first time	First player only
	<player> discovered a Nether Fortress XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Discover a nether fortress for the first time	First player only
	<player> created a portal to the Nether XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Build and light a Nether portal for the first time	First player only
	<player> scaled a Mountain Peak XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Discover a mountain peak biome for the first time	Once per player
	<player> discovered a Pillager Outpost XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Discover a pillager outpost for the first time	First player only
	<player> powered a Beacon! XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Power a beacon for the first time	First player only
	<player> discovered a Woodland Mansion XYZ: <X, Y, Z>	Discover a woodland mansion for the first time	First player only
	<player> has a new friend, <named mob>	Name a mob using a name tag for the first time	Once per player
	<player> joined the Realm	A new player joined the Realm	Unlimited per player
	<player> defeated a Pillager Captain	Defeat a pillager captain for the first time	Once per player
	A new adventure has begun! What will the story of this Realm be? You decide.	Create a new Realm	Once per Realm

Icon	Event message	Criteria	Frequency
	<player> is celebrating with a cake and candle. Thank you, <player>, for wishing Minecraft a Happy Birthday!	Put a candle on a cake	Once per player

Icon	Event message	Criteria	Frequency
	<player> cannot be defeated by mere mobs	Defeat 250 hostile mobs[verify]	Once per player[verify]
	<player> created all the mystery mobs	Discover all mob name tag easter eggs[verify]	Once per player[verify]
	<player> prepared a 13 course meal	[verify]	Once per player[verify]
	<player> started mapping the world	Fully explore a map for the first time[verify]	Once per player[verify]

Icon	Event message	Criteria
	<player> has discovered intentional game design!	Place and click on a bed in the Nether or End dimensions for the first time
	<player> was blown up by a creeper!	Die from a creeper explosion for the first time
	<player> was killed by a Warden. Uh Oh! Shh!	Die from a warden's attacks for the first time
	<named mob> met an untimely death	Occurs when a named mob dies for the first time
	<player> has suffocated in a wall!	Die from suffocating in a wall for the first time
	The world has changed to <slot number>	Switch the slot number for the Realm

Shows a list of all Realm members, organized on their Realm role (owner, administrator, player) and sorted on online status. Each player button also shows their player permission and a tag if they are invited but have not joined, pressing it opens their profile.

A search bar allows to filter on player names, and the list can be filtered for Realm roles, permissions, invited players, and activity (online, offline, playing on Realm). The list can be sorted on name A–Z/Z–A or on recently played.

Every player can open an information screen for each member, showing their Realm role, player permissions, and what permissions this includes. The Realm owner can change Realm roles and grant or revoke administrator permissions. Unlike players, administrators can:

• Manage worlds
• Manage Realm settings
• Manage Hub settings
• Add, remove, and block Realm members, manage invite links
• Set member gameplay permissions
• Moderate stories and comments
• View Admin log

The Realm owner is the player that has the subscription on their account. They cannot be kicked or have their gameplay permissions changed, and have more permissions that administrators do not have:

• Set member roles
• Manage subscription

The owner and administrators can manage members from here, including removing or blocking them. Removing a player simply revokes access from the Realm and the Realms Hub, blocking a player also prohibits them from re-joining the Realm with an invite link.

In the "Manage Realm members" screen (old UI), administrators can also invite players from their friends list, unblock blocked players, and change gameplay permissions for each member. An option at the top allows to select which player permissions members get when they join the Realm. There is also an option to remove all members from the Realm.

Invite links can be managed from this screen. They automatically expire in 7 days, but this can be disabled or set to a different time between 30 minutes and 7 days, with limited options. Administrators can also enable or disable invite links directly, or delete them.

The Admin log in the Realms Hub is accessible for administrators from the "Community" tab. Here, recent changes related to administration are logged. Each entry shows the date and time and affected players, as well as the specific action. The Admin log displays the following changes:

• Administrator promotions
• Invitation sendings
• Invitation accepts
• Save restoration
• Add-on activation/deactivation
• Invite link addition/removal
• Invite link join
• Server region preference change
• "Require Opt in to Timeline" change
• Player permission changes
• World slot replacement
• World slot activation
• Player leaving/kicked
• Realm name/description change​^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}

The Realms Hub also contains a Timeline table that shows numerous activity of players in the Realm. The playing times are colored for each player. One week of playing times is shown on the screen, but data up to 4 weeks ago can be viewed with the arrow buttons above. To gain access to the Timeline and store activity data, a player needs to opt in for the Timeline. Players can opt out at any time, and they can also opt in anytime later again. Administrators can view all members that are opted out.

For players, the "World" tab shows the name of the currently activated world as well as the game mode (including Hardcore) and the thumbnail of the slot. For administrator, this screen has two tabs:

This screen shows all three world slots, each showing the name, size, and game mode (including Hardcore), and the activated slot is tagged. On disabled worlds, administrators can activate the slot, which restarts the server and kicks all online players. This is not available for administrators currently playing on the Realm.

On the activated world, adminsitrators can open the world's Edit world screen (while in the main menu) or the Game Settings tab of the settings (while in the game menu). In the Edit world screen, they can change most game settings including add-ons, but some options from the regular Edit world screen are disabled. All settings can also be viewed in-game, but only some can be changed.

The small button on the right opens a menu for file management, also available in the Edit world screen. Here, administrators can download the world, replace the world with a local world (not available in-game), and reset the world slot to a new world, created with default settings (not available in-game).

In addition to the three Realm slots, multiple world saves can be stored on Realms. Automatic saves are taken at the end of every Realms play session when the server shuts down, or every 30 minutes during a play session, and are only retained for a limited time.

Administrators can also manually save backups on the Realm. These saves are retained as long as the Realm exists. Automatic saves can be turned into manual saves to retain them for longer, and change their display names. However, the maximum storage for each Realm is limited for manual saves; Realms Plus subscriptions have 10GB of manual save storage, and Realms Core subscriptions have 5GB.

Administrators can find the Realms saves for the currently activated world slot in the "Worlds" tab. They can choose to replace a world slot with a save, to download the save to the device, or to delete them from the cloud. Saves from disabled world slots are not shown but still add up to storage; saves can also include previous worlds stored on the same slot.

In the settings tab, there are four tabs of Realm settings; the second tab includes Hub settings related to social features. These cannot be changed from the main settings screen. Only administrators can change the Realm-wide settings, other players can only view these.

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  Realm info settings
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  Hub settings as seen by administrators
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  Hub settings as seen by a player
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  Server settings
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  Subscription settings

Hub

Personal settings

These settings only apply to you, for this Realm.

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Badge notifications

Show badge notifications for unread stories

Shows a notification dot on the Realms Hub button (in the Play screen and game menu) indicating unread story posts.

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Leave the Realm?

Opens a confirmation dialog to leave the Realm, not available for the Realm owner and not available in-game. Re-joining requires an invite link or invitation.

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Hub settings

These settings apply to all members of this Realm

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Realm Events

Allow Minecraft to post stories for gameplay accomplishments. This will require the Realm to restart

Enables Realm Events, automatic story posts when players achieve something on the Realm. Disabling does not delete data.

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Realm Event coordinates

Display coordinates for certain Realm Events, if the world's "Show coordinates" setting was enabled when the events were triggered.

Allows certain Realm events to show the coordinates of the location where the event has been triggered, if the "Show coordinates" game setting is enabled. Disabling does not delete data.

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Require Opt in to Timeline

Require everyone to opt into the Timeline before they can play on the Realm.

Members that are not opted in to the Timeline cannot join the Realm and need to opt in during the loading screen. The owner always can join, regardless of opting in.

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Timeline

Allow everyone access to view the Timeline.

Toggles access to the Timeline. Disabling does not delete data.

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• Realms Stories were inaccessible the first time launching Preview 1.20.60.23. They were accessible upon relaunch.
• Realm Events are hard-coded in Bedrock Dedicated Server and also functional in external servers outside of Realms, however, Realms Hub is not accessible.
• The old Realms Stories menu, along with the old UI manage Realm screen, is still accessible through glitches, the most notable being signing in with a Microsoft account from the Realms tab.

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  The comments screen of a story
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  The Timeline tab when not opted in
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  Example of a major Realm event
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  Example of a regular Realm event
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  Example of a story post with a screenshot
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  Example of a story post without a screenshot
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  The Role info screen for the owner
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  The Invite Links screen
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  The "World" tab as seen by a player

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  The "Story Feed" tab in Realms Stories
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  The "Timeline" tab in Realms Stories
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  The "Members" tab in Realms Stories
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  The Realms Stories settings

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  First view of Realms Stories
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  A sneak peek of the Realms Stories in "Timeline" tab opt in to timeline message.^[1]
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  A sneak peek of the realms hub screen "community" tab.^[2]
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  A sneak peek of the realms hub screen "world" tab in "saves" tab.^[3]

Issues relating to "Realms Stories" or "Realms Hub" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• Ore UI, the Bedrock Edition UI refresh.