About Pause Server When Empty
From ModrinthA datapack that automatically pauses the daylight and weather cycles when no players are online.
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Pause Server When Empty is a datapack designed to enhance your server by automatically pausing the daylight and weather cycles when no players are online. This makes the weather, and day counter stay exactly as they were. The datapack is named after the server.properties setting because I didn't like how Minecraft completely tick freezes the game when that option is enabled.
Features:
- Automatic Pausing: The server's daylight and weather cycles are paused when no players are online, and resumed when players join.
- AFK Integration: Optional integration with Bodebojo's AFK Display to exclude AFK players from the online player count.
- Easy Setup: Simple installation and configuration process.
Commands
- /function pause_server_when_empty:config: Access the configuration menu to customize settings.
Links, Donations, and Partnerships
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 9 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.8.
Loaders
Runs on Data pack, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Pause Server When Empty 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
- 1.4.1+mod, released 2025-08-24
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | 1.21.8 |
| Fabric | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | 1.21.8 |
| Forge | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | 1.21.8 |
| NeoForge | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | 1.21.8 |
| Quilt | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | 1.21.8 |
From 5 recorded builds of Pause Server When Empty.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.1+mod | 2025-08-24 | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt |
| 1.4.1 | 2025-08-24 | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | Data pack |
| 1.4.0+mod | 2025-07-25 | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt |
| 1.4.0 | 2025-07-25 | 1.21 to 1.21.8 (9 versions) | Data pack |
| 1.3.0+mod | 2025-06-26 | 1.21 to 1.21.6 (7 versions) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt |
Dependencies
- Optional: modrinth project Hzf8dllq (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Pause Server When Empty 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 Pause Server When Empty 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
- 1.21.8 and 8 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorBodebojo, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree
