Yes. Dynamic Lights is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is LicenseRef-Custom-License.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

Dynamic Lights — Minecraft Mods

Q: Limitations (click to expand)

Dynamic Lights may stutter while moving around. This project solely relies on vanilla light blocks, which are restricted to the block grid. Smooth transitions between blocks are not feasible This pack currently uses marker entities to keep track of dynamic light positions. If these entities are cleared by you or plugins like EntityTrackerFixer , light blocks will be left behind. See issue #25 Vanilla light blocks are unfortunately immovable by pistons and block explosion damage. This can cause some redstone contraptions to malfunction. Please report any issues, I try to prevent common cases. See e.g. fixed issues #51 , #15 , #12 , #10 In Minecraft 1.21.4 and below, dynamic light updates will always trigger block updates. This could cause floating blocks affected by gravity, like sand or gravel, to fall Some shader packs that ignore the vanilla lightmap, such as Rethinking Voxels , will not display the dynamic lights. See issue #59 Dynamic Lights cannot function in 1x1 block spaces occupied by non-solid blocks, as there is simply no space for placing light blocks. See issues #39 and #43 Dynamic Lights per player operate globally. See a detailed explanation here

Q: Do my players need to install Dynamic Lights?

Modrinth lists Dynamic Lights as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Q: Which loaders does it support?

Data pack, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

About Dynamic Lights

From Modrinth

Supported entities and items such as torches, lanterns, or enchanted gear emit light! Server-side!

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_Server-side dynamic lighting for 1.17.x-26.2.x_

|Support for 26.3 is in the works!| |---|

|| |---| |For heavily modded setups, modpacks, as well as for playing on external servers, I recommend LambDynamicLights or similar client-side mods instead.
-> For details, check this wiki page.|

💡 Features

This data pack/mod brings dynamic lighting to Minecraft without any client-side requirements. Supported entities and items (like torches, glowstone, or enchanted gear), held or worn by players, mobs, or placed in item frames, will emit light using the light block) added in Snapshot 21w13a.

50+ supported vanilla items out of the box
Multiple light levels: 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15
Water-sensitive behavior with sounds for some items
Enchanted items glow by default (light level 6), with special cases for Fire Aspect, Riptide, Channeling (light level 9)
Amethyst-trimmed armor emits light
Mobs, falling blocks, and display entities can emit light if carrying a supported item
~~Curios API support for modded inventory slots~~ See issue #76

Since this project is completely server-side, players joining a server with Dynamic Lights installed will not need to install anything on their end for it to work! However, you can still use the mod version on the client for single-player worlds only. Joining a server that does not have Dynamic Lights installed will have no effect.

-> For a complete list of supported items & entities, and available settings, take a look at the ^{<img align="center" alt="wiki" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Wiki-0070f3?style=flat&logo=gitbook&logoColor=white">} <-

ℹ️ Limitations

Since this is a data pack at its core, there are some limitations compared to other purely modded solutions.

Limitations (click to expand)

Dynamic Lights may stutter while moving around. This project solely relies on vanilla light blocks, which are restricted to the block grid. Smooth transitions between blocks are not feasible
This pack currently uses marker entities to keep track of dynamic light positions. If these entities are cleared by you or plugins like EntityTrackerFixer, light blocks will be left behind. See issue #25
Vanilla light blocks are unfortunately immovable by pistons and block explosion damage. This can cause some redstone contraptions to malfunction. Please report any issues, I try to prevent common cases. See e.g. fixed issues #51, #15, #12, #10
In Minecraft 1.21.4 and below, dynamic light updates will always trigger block updates. This could cause floating blocks affected by gravity, like sand or gravel, to fall
Some shader packs that ignore the vanilla lightmap, such as Rethinking Voxels, will not display the dynamic lights. See issue #59
Dynamic Lights cannot function in 1x1 block spaces occupied by non-solid blocks, as there is simply no space for placing light blocks. See issues #39 and #43
Dynamic Lights per player operate globally. See a detailed explanation here

🔧 Installation & Use

Install either as:

Data Pack [DP] ➜ Place .zip in your world's datapacks folder
Mod [Mod] ➜ Drop into your mods folder and optionally install MidnightLib for a global config file and UI

To manage settings, reset, or uninstall the pack, use /trigger tschipcraft.menu or /function #tschipcraft:menu.

🧩 Compatibility

Read the full description on Modrinth →

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 319 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.2.

Loaders

Runs on Data pack, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Dynamic Lights on Nxeon

From our catalogue

One-click install: Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side: Required on the server
Server type needed: Data pack, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
Server load: light
Smallest plan we suggest: Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build: 1.9.3+mod, released 2026-06-24

Game versions by loader

Loader	Game versions	Newest
Data pack	1.17 to 26w14a (319 versions)	26w14a
Fabric	1.17 to 26w14a (319 versions)	26w14a
NeoForge	1.17 to 26w14a (319 versions)	26w14a
Quilt	1.17 to 26w14a (319 versions)	26w14a

From 5 recorded builds of Dynamic Lights.

Recent builds

Build	Released	Game versions	Loaders
1.9.3+mod	2026-06-24	1.17 to 26w14a (319 versions)	Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt
1.9.3	2026-06-24	1.17 to 26w14a (319 versions)	Data pack
1.9.2+bump+mod	2026-04-10	26.1 to 26.1.2 (3 versions)	Fabric, NeoForge
1.9.2+mod	2026-04-04	1.17 to 26.1-snapshot-11 (299 versions)	Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt
1.9.2	2026-04-04	1.17 to 26.1-snapshot-11 (301 versions)	Data pack

Run Dynamic Lights on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog

Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Weapons, items & crafting

New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Dynamic Lights as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game: Minecraft
Loaders: Data packFabricForgeNeoForgeQuilt
Runs on: Serverrequired on the server
Game versions: 26.2 and 318 earlier

Verified at the source

✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
✓AuthorTschipcraft, as published on Modrinth
✓LicenseLicenseRef-Custom-LicenseFree

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