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Claim a server that is already listed

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Many servers were added to CraftRank before their owners signed up. If yours is one of them, you can claim it. You prove that you run it by putting a short code in its MOTD. The listing then moves to your account with all its votes, stats and history.

Find the claim button

Open your server's page. Unclaimed servers show Unclaimed as the owner and have a box called Is this your server?. Press Claim this server and sign in if you aren't already.

Add the code to your MOTD

Copy the code on the claim page. It looks like claim-a1b2c3 and is made for your account only.
Put it anywhere in your MOTD:
- Java: the motd line in server.properties, or the MOTD in your proxy or MOTD plugin (BungeeCord, Velocity, MiniMOTD and so on).
- Bedrock: the server-name line in server.properties, or your proxy's MOTD.
Restart or reload the server so the new MOTD is live.
Press Verify and claim. We ping your server and look for the code.

motd=§aMy Server §7| claim-a1b2c3

If the code isn't found, the page shows the MOTD we saw, so you can check what went wrong. Wait a few seconds between checks. When it works, you land on the edit page and can remove the code from your MOTD.

After claiming

All existing votes stay with the server.
Settings from before the claim are cleared: Votifier details, the Discord webhook and the API key. Set them up again for your own server. See Votifier, the CraftRank plugin and Discord notifications.
Update the banner, description and game modes. See Your server page.

If you can't claim it

The claim counts toward your account's server limit, so you may need to remove another server first. If the page says This server can't be claimed, it already belongs to another account. If you are the real owner, contact support and we will look into it.