Let There Be Light
This pack adds a crafting recipe for light blocks, allowing illumination in your survival world.
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About this Mod
Craft Light
This datapack adds a crafting recipe for light blocks to the game. It uses glowstone and glass panes, so it's not too expensive. You'll be able to light up your world in no time!
Why This Matters
Illuminate Your World: Light blocks can make your world bright, and they don't take up any space! It's perfect for decoration in your build.
Easy Recipe: The recipe is survival-friendly, and its ingredients are not hard to obtain.
Multiplayer-Safe: The pack is lightweight and perfect for use in an SMP with your friends. Have fun making impenetrable defenses!
Compatibility
Works with 1.21 and newer
Compatible with most datapacks and mods
This pack is perfect if you want to bring light into your survival world.
Made by MeowingChip5
Available Versions
How to Install Let There Be Light 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 "Let There Be Light". 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 (+12 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Let There Be Light 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 Let There Be Light compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Let There Be Light 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 Let There Be Light – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Let There Be Light 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.
Rent Modded Server
Install Let There Be Light with just one click on your server.