About forge-essentials
From ModrinthForge Essentials aims to provide a suite of powerful fully server-side utilities to make running, administrating and using a server better and easier. This mod only needs to be installed on the server and should not be installed at all on the client.
1.16.5 Port is mostly complete and beta builds are now available to download from Modrinth
Forge Essentials aims to provide a suite of powerful fully server-side utilities to make running, administrating and using a server better and easier. This mod only needs to be installed on the server and should not be installed at all on the client. The companion mod is a client mod, which may be optionally downloaded to enable additional features like WorldEdit CUI.
- WorldEdit is not included in FE and must be downloaded separately
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Forge Essentials contains the following modules:
- Afterlife
Places a configurable Totem on death. Has options to change the amount of XP and hunger to retain. Economy integrated.
- Auth
Provides an extra layer of player identity protection as well as providing VIP slots.
- Backups
Creates backups of the dimensions. Target can be configured, when it must run and how long to retain backups as well.
- Chat
Provides customized chat colors, prefixes, suffixes and quick reply commands.
- Commands
Essentially a bunch of commands useful for every server admin like /fly, /top, /descend and many others. All commands are permission and economy integrated.
- Economy
Provides virtual currency which can be used to buy and sell stuff. Also, command actions can be charged when they’re used by players.
- Kit
Create kits for your players. Define even a starter kit. Time and Economy integrated.
- Majority Sleep
How many percent need to sleep to skip the night in a dimension? You can define that.
- MultiWorld
Powerful custom dimension manager. Create on-the-fly new dimensions compatible with nearly all modded dimension providers and generators.
- Performance Tools
Provides some tools to check the performance of the server.
- Permission Manager
Most advanced permission manager for modded Minecraft. It manages zones/areas, dimensions, groups and single users in any combination. Permissions can be things like breaking, placing, interacting, teleporting and much more. Every items and block has a permission node. Economy integrated. In addition, Wildcard nodes are supported (i.e. fe.command.*)
- Permission Scheduler
The permission scheduler can toggle permissions based on game / server time. It includes a debugger to test permissions.
- PlayerLogger
Records all actions performed by players. It is a powerful tool to check grieving.
- Remote
Let’s you administrate your server remotely using an API.
- Scripting
FE Jscripting is a lightning fast and extremely powerful scripting engine based on JavaScript. It can alter blocks, players and much more. Warning! Very advanced stuff.
- Server Vote
Votifier compatible. Let players vote for your server on the many server list websites. Also provides a reward to players for every vote received. Uses the script engine.
- Sign Tools
Enter commands and creates server shops with signs. In addition, you can use Javascript to run actions when a sign is interacted with or edited. This can include creating an inventory menu using the new item menu system.
- Teleport
Manages player to player teleporting. Also provides personal and global warps. Economy integrated.
- Tickets
Let’s player send a ticket with a question, remark or anything else to ops and moderators.
- WorldEdit Integration Tool
Uses the world famous WorldEdit to select and define zones. Forge Essentials client mod highly recommended.
- WorldBorder
Limits the world per dimension with customizable messages and penalties.
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Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 5 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.18.2.
Loaders
Runs on Forge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
forge-essentials 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
- Forge
- 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
- 7.5.3, released 2026-08-24
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Forge | 1.7.10 to 1.12.2 (2 versions) | 1.12.2 |
From 5 recorded builds of forge-essentials.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5.3 | 2026-08-24 | 1.7.10 | Forge |
| 12.5.3 | 2026-08-24 | 1.12.2 | Forge |
| 12.5.1 | 2025-08-12 | 1.12.2 | Forge |
| 7.5.1 | 2025-01-22 | 1.7.10 | Forge |
| 12.5.0 | 2024-12-28 | 1.12.2 | Forge |
Run forge-essentials 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 catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists forge-essentials as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Forge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.18.2 and 4 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓Authorspacebuilder2020, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseGPL-3.0-or-laterFree











