Back Up Beds
by AlexModGuy
Back Up Beds lets a player set several beds as respawn points, so a death far from home can return to a bed that was used recently.
What it does
The mod tracks the last five beds a player has slept in, and the number is configurable. When a player dies, the respawn attempt uses the most recent of those beds that is not obstructed, and falls back to the respawn anchor only when no tracked bed can be used. A bed set up outside a dungeon entrance therefore becomes a secondary spawn point, and breaking it after the dungeon is cleared leaves the previous bed as the next target.
The mod is an extremely small simple mod that acts on the server event for sleeping, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Forge and NeoForge, targeting 1.20.1 only, and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Its source code and issue tracker are public. Players of exploration and adventure modpacks are the group it suits most.
Key features
Multiple respawn beds
The last five beds slept in are stored, and the count can be changed in the configuration.
Recent bed fallback
On death the most recent bed that is not obstructed is chosen, before any respawn anchor is used.
Secondary spawn points
A bed placed outside a dungeon can serve as a spawn point while the player is inside, and it is removed from the list once broken.
Server sleep tracking
Beds are recorded from the sleep event, so no item or command is needed to register them.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Dungeon and exploration runs
A player places a bed near a dungeon entrance, clears the interior, and returns to that bed after dying inside.
Adventure modpacks
Packs built around exploration can use the mod to keep respawns close to the most likely home base.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who run survival or adventure worlds in which a single respawn point is inconvenient, on 1.20.1 with Forge or NeoForge.
How it compares
Where'd I Wake Up is a Forge mod for 1.20 – 1.20.1 that is client and server and under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Spawnless Beds covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1, with the same environment and All rights reserved license, and it is not open source. Back Up Beds differs by being open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and by targeting 1.20.1 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Up Beds | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-04-11 |
| Where'd I Wake Up | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-29 |
| Spawnless Beds | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
Questions
Does Back Up Beds work on NeoForge as well as Forge?
Does the server need Back Up Beds?
How many beds does Back Up Beds remember?
In the catalog
Back Up Beds is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Back Up Beds is an extremely small and simple mod. Back Up Beds tracks the last five (number configurable) beds you have slept in on the server, and in the event of respawning, attempts to place you in the last non-obstructed bed or respawn anchor you have used. With Back Up Beds installed, you can set up a bed…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/back-up-beds
- Owner
- AlexModGuy
- Published
- 2024-04-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-04-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15