About

This mod adds rainbows to your world that have a chance to appear after a rain or a thunderstorm ends that last for 5 minutes. As well as moonbows that can appear during the night as long as it is a full moon alongside a few surprises if you are playing with it in the month of June :3

default rainbow
moonbows

Future plans:

Directional rain and snow (Rain and snow fall between 0-45 degree angle from any direction the angle can change overtime)
Water ripples when rain touches water.
Light pillars in snowy biomes during sunset.
A way to make mini rainbows using waterfalls.
Auroras that last for a week every minecraft month.

Available Versions

You Must Have The Rain 1.0.0-mc+1.21.11release

MC 1.21.11fabric

June 9, 2026

You Must Have The Rain 1.0.0-mc+1.21.1release

MC 1.21.1fabric

June 8, 2026

You Must Have The Rain 1.0.0-mc+1.20.1release

MC 1.20.1fabric

June 7, 2026

How to Install You Must Have The Rain on Your Server

Order Server

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

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.1, 1.20.1

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

You Must Have The Rain server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is You Must Have The Rain compatible with fabric?

You Must Have The Rain officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.1, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with You Must Have The Rain – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if You Must Have The Rain 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.