forge-essentials

forge-essentials

Forge Essentials aims to provide a suite of powerful fully server-side utilities to make running, administrating and using a server better and easier. This mod only needs to be installed on the server and should not be installed at all on the client.

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About this Mod

1.16.5 Port is mostly complete and beta builds are now available to download from Modrinth

Forge Essentials aims to provide a suite of powerful fully server-side utilities to make running, administrating and using a server better and easier. This mod only needs to be installed on the server and should not be installed at all on the client. The companion mod is a client mod, which may be optionally downloaded to enable additional features like WorldEdit CUI.  

  • WorldEdit is not included in FE and must be downloaded separately

For help and support, join our Discord server!  

Please, do not send me IM messages about bugs / issues.  If you need help go to our discord server.

Forge Essentials contains the following modules:

-       Afterlife

Places a configurable Totem on death. Has options to change the amount of XP and hunger to retain. Economy integrated. 

-       Auth 
Provides an extra layer of player identity protection as well as providing VIP slots. 

-       Backups 
Creates backups of the dimensions. Target can be configured, when it must run and how long to retain backups as well. 

-       Chat 
Provides customized chat colors, prefixes, suffixes and quick reply commands. 

-       Commands 
Essentially a bunch of commands useful for every server admin like /fly, /top, /descend and many others. All commands are permission and economy integrated. 

-       Economy 
Provides virtual currency which can be used to buy and sell stuff. Also, command actions can be charged when they’re used by players. 

-       Kit 
Create kits for your players. Define even a starter kit. Time and Economy integrated. 

-       Majority Sleep 
How many percent need to sleep to skip the night in a dimension? You can define that.

-       MultiWorld 
Powerful custom dimension manager. Create on-the-fly new dimensions compatible with nearly all modded dimension providers and generators. 

-       Performance Tools 
Provides some tools to check the performance of the server. 

-       Permission Manager 
Most advanced permission manager for modded Minecraft. It manages zones/areas, dimensions, groups and single users in any combination. Permissions can be things like breaking, placing, interacting, teleporting and much more. Every items and block has a permission node. Economy integrated. In addition, Wildcard nodes are supported (i.e. fe.command.*)

-       Permission Scheduler 
The permission scheduler can toggle permissions based on game / server time. It includes a debugger to test permissions. 

-       PlayerLogger 
Records all actions performed by players. It is a powerful tool to check grieving.

-       Remote 
Let’s you administrate your server remotely using an API. 

-       Scripting 
FE Jscripting is a lightning fast and extremely powerful scripting engine based on JavaScript. It can alter blocks, players and much more. Warning! Very advanced stuff. 

-       Server Vote 
Votifier compatible. Let players vote for your server on the many server list websites. Also provides a reward to players for every vote received. Uses the script engine. 

-       Sign Tools 
Enter commands and creates server shops with signs.   In addition, you can use Javascript to run actions when a sign is interacted with or edited.  This can include creating an inventory menu using the new item menu system.

-       Teleport 
Manages player to player teleporting. Also provides personal and global warps. Economy integrated. 

-       Tickets 
Let’s player  send a ticket with a question, remark or anything else to ops and moderators. 

-       WorldEdit Integration Tool 
Uses the world famous WorldEdit to select and define zones. Forge Essentials client mod highly recommended.

-       WorldBorder 
Limits the world per dimension with customizable messages and penalties. 

For more information, news and updates, please visit our discord, or take a look at the Wiki. 

PLEASE POST ISSUES on THE ISSUE TRACKER ON GITHUB!

Available Versions

forgeessentials-1.12.2-12.5.1release
MC 1.12.2forge
August 12, 2025
forgeessentials-1.7.10-7.5.1release
MC 1.7.10forge
January 22, 2025
forgeessentials-1.12.2-12.5.0release
MC 1.12.2forge
December 28, 2024
forgeessentials-1.7.10-7.5.0release
MC 1.7.10forge
November 10, 2023
forgeessentials-1.12.2-12.4.126release
MC 1.12.2forge
August 3, 2023

How to Install forge-essentials on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.18.2).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5 (+2 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

forge-essentials 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 (1.18.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is forge-essentials compatible with forge?

forge-essentials officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with forge-essentials – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if forge-essentials 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
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.18.21.17.11.16.51.12.21.7.10