Better Iron Recycling
Recycle iron items into iron blocks, ingots and nuggets
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About this Mod
Recycle more iron items! With this data pack, you can recycle more iron-based items, such as chains, shields, rails and iron bars, in a furnace or blast furnace for nuggets, ingots or even iron blocks! Plus, use a stonecutter to recycle blast furnaces, stonecutters, pistons, sticky pistons, crafters (1.21+) and lodestones (1.21.5+) into iron nuggets!
If something requires four or more ingots per item to make, get one ingot from smelting it. Otherwise, get an iron nugget. Exceptions: Compasses become iron nuggets (so download this pack to use fewer ingots in the compass recipe). Smithing tables and doors become iron ingots.
License
This pack is available under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license. You have permission to modify and share this pack under the following conditions:
- You don't use it to make money.
- You give credit (by keeping credits.txt and not modifying the attribution advancements). If you publish the pack online or in a modpack, include a link back to the original Modrinth page.
- You distribute your modified pack under the same CC-BY-NC-SA license.
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Available Versions
How to Install Better Iron Recycling on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Iron Recycling". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+21 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Better Iron Recycling server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Better Iron Recycling compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Better Iron Recycling officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Better Iron Recycling – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Iron Recycling 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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Details
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International
- Server-side
- Required