NovaTek is an international, community-focused SMP for both technical Minecraft players and more casual players who just want to enjoy the base game with as few restrictions as possible. It is a forever world, so the main world stays up for the long haul and you can keep your builds, projects, and memories intact.
For resources, the server uses separate overworld, nether, and end worlds that reset each month, so you can keep gathering fresh materials without messing with the main world. NovaTek also leans into technical gameplay, with support for things like TNT duping, quarries, bedrock breaking, building on the nether roof, freecam for your base, and other commonly restricted mechanics and mods that are allowed here.
On top of that, there are a bunch of small Vanilla+ quality of life additions to make things less grindy while still feeling close to normal Minecraft. The community and staff are meant to be friendly and mature, and the server keeps up with Minecraft updates as soon as it can. If you want a technical SMP that still feels relaxed and social, NovaTek is built for that.