Use the in-game settings to add friends in Minecraft Java (Image via Mojang Studios) The second and free method to play Minecraft with a friend involves hosting your own LAN server. In this method ...

How to play with friends on Minecraft: Java Servers are the basic building ... and select Multiplayer. 2. Select Add Server in the bottom-right corner. 3. In the Server Address field, simply ...

You can add friends in "Minecraft: Bedrock Edition" through their Microsoft account's gamer tag. "Bedrock Edition" lets you play with anyone who owns the game, no matter what system they play on.

Adding friends in the Realm is similar to the Bedrock edition. Play with friends using a server in Minecraft's Java Edition (Image via Mojang) However, to play multiplayer without a Realm ...