About Villager In A Bucket
From ModrinthPick up a villager in a bucket!
Do you find moving villagers annoying? Do they keep running off? Is transporting them by boat getting on your nerves? Do you want to be able to just pick them up? Well this mod helps you with that! You can now click a villager with a bucket and pick them up with ease! No longer will you have to suffer through the annoying boat rides while transporting a single villager at a time, just collect them with buckets!
WE NOW SUPPORT PAPER/PURPUR SERVERS WITH A PLUGIN WOOOOOO, CHECK OUT THE "VILLAGER IN A BUKKIT" VERSION
Mod vs Plugin
This page has downloads for both a mod and plugin. The mod only works when installed on both the client and server. The plugin does not work with the mod, it is for separate use with a Vanilla client. The plugin will download a resource pack which can also be found here.
Features
- Pick up a villager with an empty bucket
- Textures depending on Villager region. Only if they have head decorations (Snow, Desert, Swamp and Savanna) - Both mod and server side only plugin!
- Works with Wandering Traders and Zombie Villagers!
- Information about the specific villager is saved, nametag, job, trades etc
- Item lore with information about the specific villager in the bucket
- Custom advancements! - Mod only
- Support for collecting and dispensing the villager with a dispenser
Kidnap villagers
Different textures depending on the villager type
Custom advancements
Zombie Villagers in buckets
Planned
- Attempt to properly support modded Villager types and bucket textures - Mod only
- Make Villager spawned from bucket without NBT data (Creative item) spawn Villager with biome specific clothing like spawn egg does - Mod only
Usage
To use this mod just get an empty bucket and right click a villager! It's that easy.
Requirements
~~This mod requires the Architectury API to be installed along with the mod~~
As of 1.20.1-1.2.0 and 1.20.2-1.1.0 Architectury API is no longer required. Only earlier versions of the 1.20.1 and 1.20.2 builds require it, any possible 1.19.X or earlier builds do not require it (May be coming in the future).
Configuration
Mod
There are currently two options in the config file which can be found in <minecraft directory>/config/villager-in-a-bucket.properties.
enable-zombie-villager sets whether a Zombie Villager can be picked up in a bucket. It does not remove the Zombie Villager In A Bucket item when disabled. Default is true
Plugin
Old config settings have been deprecated in favour of using permissions. Please read https://github.com/JustDoom/VillagerInABukkit/wiki/Configuring-using-permissions
# Should the dispenser be able to pick up or place these villager types. Since players use permissions to determine this
# a config option is used here
dispenser:
villager:
pickup: true
place: true
wandering-trader:
pickup: true
place: true
zombie-villager:
pickup: true
place: true
# Should the server ask the client to download a resource pack when they join
resource-pack: true
# The below options are commented out so that it uses the right resourcepack version for the minecraft/plugin version by default
# If you want to override it/manually use an updated resourcepack you can uncomment and override them
# The URL to download the resource pack from
#resource-pack-url: "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/9tf9GGch/versions/ZBgqIN0Y/VillagerInABukkitPack.zip"
# The SHA-1 hash of the resource pack ZIP
#resource-pack-hash: "f2d4dd5bf8ee221234b738236099b2592c58b8e8"
# The ID for the resource pack. Please do not touch unless you know what you are doing
#resource-pack-id: "68a4b411-e409-4d89-b563-66049ba4914b"
# Should any villager placing and picking up be logged to the console
console-logging: false
# Should any villager placing and picking up be logged to a file
file-logging: false
Support
Support can be provided on my discord server or you can report any bugs for the mod on the GitHub repository here. For the plugin please use this one
If you need a new server check out our partner lagless.gg
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 25 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.
Loaders
Runs on Bukkit, Fabric, Folia, Forge, NeoForge, Paper, Purpur and Spigot.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Villager In A Bucket 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
- Bukkit, Fabric, Folia, Forge, NeoForge, Paper, Purpur, Spigot
- 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
- 1.6.4, released 2026-10-11
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| NeoForge | 1.21.6 to 26.3 (4 versions) | 26.3 |
| Folia | 26.2 to 26.3 (2 versions) | 26.3 |
| Paper | 26.2 to 26.3 (2 versions) | 26.3 |
| Purpur | 26.2 to 26.3 (2 versions) | 26.3 |
| Fabric | 26.3 | 26.3 |
| Forge | 26.3 | 26.3 |
From 7 recorded builds of Villager In A Bucket.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6.4 | 2026-10-11 | 26.2 to 26.3 (2 versions) | Folia, Paper, Purpur |
| 1.6.3 | 2026-10-10 | 26.2 to 26.3 (2 versions) | Folia, Paper, Purpur |
| 1.6.2 | 2026-09-25 | 26.2 to 26.3 (2 versions) | Folia, Paper, Purpur |
| 26.3-1.0.0 | 2026-09-25 | 26.3 | Forge |
| 26.3-1.0.0 | 2026-09-17 | 26.3 | NeoForge |
| 26.3-1.0.0 | 2026-09-17 | 26.3 | Fabric |
Run Villager In A Bucket 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 catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Villager In A Bucket as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- BukkitFabricFoliaForgeNeoForgePaperPurpurSpigot
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.3 and 24 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-11Open ↗
- ✓AuthorJustDoom, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree













