About Eternal Light
From SpigotMCImplements the light level overlay from NEI as a server side plugin! See where mobs can spawn.
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Legacy Downloads
Legacy versions are no longer supported and will not receive support if there are issues.
1.8 - 1.12 Download
Modes & Commands
Eternal Light is built to be simple and light weight while adding a useful feature, to keep it this way all the commands are kept basic and easy to learn and remember.
Commands
/eternallight reload - Reloads the plugins config file.
/eternallight version - Checks the plugins version.
/eternallight renderdistance <distance> - Sets the render distance for the display.
/eternallight reloadMappings - Reloads the mappings.txt file.
/eternallight resetMappings - Resets the mappings.txt file back to default. This is recommended after updates.
/lightlevel or /ll - Toggles the light level overlay.
/lightlevel mode [mode] - Toggles between the active modes for the light level display.
/lightlevel target [target] - Sets a target entity. When a target is set the display modes SPAWNABLE and ALL will be tailored to that specific entity. If the entity only spawns in a specific dimension then it will always show as safe in other dimensions.
Permissions
eternallight.admin - Gives permission to use /eternallight.
eternallight.use - Gives permission to toggle and use the overlay.
eternallight.mode - Allows players to change the mode with /ll mode.
eternallight.target - Allows players to change the target with /ll target.
Display Methods
- All Displays red and yellow particles to show where hostile entities can spawn.
- LightLevel Displays the same as normal but with green particles for where hostile entities cannot spawn.
- Spawnable Displays the same as inclusive but with a smooth gradient between each change.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 5 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.19.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Eternal Light on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from SpigotMC, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Spigot, Paper
- 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
- 1.8, released 2022-08-04
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.14 to 1.19 (5 versions) | 1.19 |
| Spigot | 1.14 to 1.19 (5 versions) | 1.19 |
From 10 recorded builds of Eternal Light.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 2022-08-04 | 1.14 to 1.19 (5 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.7 | 2020-06-27 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.6 | 2020-04-14 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.5 | 2020-02-23 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.4 | 2019-09-07 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.3 | 2019-06-14 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run Eternal Light 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 catalogAdmin & protection
Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists Eternal Light as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- SpigotPaper
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.19 and 4 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorMasstrix, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree










