If you own a Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Realm, you may see improved performance by setting a server region preference. Choosing a server region near you and friends can help reduce lag.
How to set your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Realm server region preference
- Launch Minecraft and select Play.
- Select the Realms tab.
- Select your Realm and select Settings.
- Select Manage Realm.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- Select a server region preference.
If you do not set a preference, the Realm server location is automatically chosen based on the first player to join. The following options are available:
- Automatic, first to join session: The server will be closest to the first player to join.
- Automatic, Realm owner connection: The server will be closest to the owner’s location.
- Specific Region: The server will be hosted in the selected location.
All selections are preferences, and various circumstances may result in your Realm being hosted in a different region than what you selected. In these cases, we will always attempt to put you in the next best region.
See Improved Realms regional support for more details.