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Simple Pipes

by AlexIIL · for Minecraft

Heavily stripped down port of BuildCraft's "transport" module

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19 mo agoLast updated
MPL-2.0License
Fabric · QuiltLoaders

About Simple Pipes

From Modrinth

Heavily stripped down port of BuildCraft's "transport" module

This requires the Fabric API!

This is primarily a mod to test implementations based on LibBlockAttributes, LibNetworkStack, and LibMultipart, using buildcraft's item pipe code as a base.

Note that as I'm porting BuildCraft to quilt/1.19.4 I won't be updating or improving this very much.

 

This currently adds 11 pipes:

 

  • wooden item pipe (extraction, must be right clicked with an empty hand to change what it extracts from, requires a  low -> high redstone signal for each item they extract. (In other words make a redstone clock))
  • stone item pipe
  • clay item pipe (prioritises inventories over other pipes when moving items around)
  • iron item pipe (sends all items in a single direction, must be right clicked with an empty hand to change the direction it sends items in).
  • gold item pipe (items travel through these at 2.6667 times faster than regular pipes)
  • diamond item pipe (sorts items based on filters in its inventory). Each slot may either be an item (to filter against) or a "filter containing item" which can specify the filters. (No items in Simple Pipes currently provide this functionality, however if a mod has an item which provides ItemAttributes.FILTER then that will be checked)
  • wooden fluid pipe (extraction, must be right clicked with an empty hand to change what it extracts from)
  • stone fluid pipe
  • iron fluid pipe (sends all fluids in a single direction, must be right clicked with an empty hand to change the direction it sends fluids in).
  • sponge fluid pipe ("cleans" water flowing through it)

 

And 10 blocks:

 

  • Fluid Tank: can hold 16 buckets of fluid or 48 potions.
    Fluid Pump: Once per tick tries to pump fluid blocks from in front of it and inserts them into the tank behind it. Needs a redstone signal to work.
  • Item and Fluid Inventory triggers (empty, full, has space, contains): These send out a redstone signal whenever their condition is met for the block in front of them.

 

If you're not sure how to use this mod, or want to ask questions about it please join my discord server: https://alexiil.uk/discord/simple-pipes

 

Available Addons:

 

 

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 16 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.1.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Simple Pipes 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
Fabric, 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
0.13.2, released 2025-04-15

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric1.20 to 1.21.1 (4 versions)1.21.1
Quilt1.20 to 1.21.1 (4 versions)1.21.1

From 5 recorded builds of Simple Pipes.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
0.13.22025-04-151.21.1Fabric, Quilt
0.13.12024-11-161.21.1Fabric, Quilt
0.13.02024-11-121.21.1Fabric, Quilt
0.13.0-pre.3 beta2024-10-271.21.1Fabric, Quilt
0.11.0-pre.2 beta2023-07-071.20 to 1.20-rc1 (3 versions)Fabric, Quilt

Dependencies

  • Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Simple Pipes 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”

Technology & automation

Machines, power, logistics and automation.

Runs on your server

From source side support

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

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FabricQuilt
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.1 and 15 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorAlexIIL, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMPL-2.0Free

Simple Pipes, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Simple Pipes?

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

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric and Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. Simple Pipes is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MPL-2.0.

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.

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