Backpets

Bring companionship and utility to your adventures in Backpets!

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About this Mod

Bring companionship and utility to your adventures with the Backpets mod!

Adventure is better with companions who carry your load! Backpets introduces creatures that act as living backpacks, following their owner faithfully across the world.

Features:

Find backpet in the pillagers' cage in the world
Feed backpets with chests
Color them in any of the 16 vanilla colors
Craft armor from phantom membranes to protect backpets
They can catch some players' projectiles
Put on a record near them so they start dancing

Backpets!

Available Versions

1.0 - 1.20.x - Forgerelease

MC 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.6forge

February 14, 2026

How to Install Backpets on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.6).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Backpets". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.6, 1.20.4, 1.20.3 (+3 more)

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Backpets server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.20.6). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Backpets compatible with forge?

Backpets officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.6, 1.20.4, 1.20.3. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Backpets – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Backpets 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.