No Smelting Iron

Slow down progression on your server by making iron ingots unobtainable from smelting and crafting.

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About this Mod

Instructions:

To disable iron from being craftable:

Put the datapack in your datapack folder
Run the command /datapack enable "file/NoSmeltingIron.zip" as OP.
Run the command /reload as OP.

To make iron craftable again:

Run the command /datapack disable "file/NoSmeltingIron.zip" as OP.
Run the command /reload as OP.

You have to manually add/remove the mod version to control iron being smelted.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data pack is for progression control.

Makes iron ingots (minecraft:iron_ingot) unobtainable from the following sources:

Smelting any kind of iron ore (Smelting never starts)
Crafting ingots from iron nuggets
Smelting existing iron tools and armour back into nuggets

This datapack does NOT:

Remove iron tools or ingots from structure loot pools
Remove iron tools or ingots from monster loot pools
Remove iron tools or ingots from world generation.

Available Versions

Hotfixrelease

MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt

June 5, 2026

Hotfixrelease

MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2datapack

December 17, 2025

1.0release

MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11datapack

December 13, 2025

How to Install No Smelting Iron 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 "No Smelting Iron". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

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Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+12 more)

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

No Smelting Iron 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 No Smelting Iron compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

No Smelting Iron 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 No Smelting Iron – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if No Smelting Iron 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.