
Fairy Lighting
A modern port of the beloved decorative hanging lights mod, bringing customizable string lights, bunting, and garlands to Minecraft 1.21.1.
About this Mod
Illuminate your world with holiday cheer and cozy vibes! This expanded port of Fairy Lights brings the classic decorative mod to NeoForge 1.21.1, allowing you to craft and hang a wide variety of beautiful light strings, pennants, and garlands.
Whether you're decorating for Christmas with Tinsel Garlands, setting up a spooky Halloween vibe with Jack-o-Lantern lights, or just adding a warm glow to your base with standard hanging lights, this mod gives you complete creative control. Use the custom crafting system to design your own string patterns, mix and match colors, and even add text to bunting!
Key Features:
- Hanging Lights: Choose from various shapes like Fairy Lights, Paper Lanterns, Orbs, Flowers, and specialized holiday themes.
- Garlands & Bunting: Decorate with connection types like Tinsel, Vine, Pennant, and Letter Bunting.
- Customization: Craft intricate patterns by combining different lights on a single string.
- Letter Bunting: Write custom text messages to hang on your walls (now fully functional in 1.21.1!).
- Dynamic Physics: Ropes and strings sway gently and react to players.
Credits:
- Original Creator: pau101 (Huge thanks for creating the original masterpiece!)
- Source: Forked from the original Fairy Lights repository.
- Port Author: Imbavirus (Ported to NeoForge 1.21.1)
Available Versions
How to Install Fairy Lighting on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set neoforge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Fairy Lighting". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Fairy Lighting server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong neoforge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Fairy Lighting compatible with neoforge?
Fairy Lighting officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Fairy Lighting – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Fairy Lighting consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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