NetherPortalLink
by laffs1
NetherPortalLink lets a pair of portals connect through matching corner blocks, so a portal built in the Overworld can lead to any portal built in the Nether that uses the same frame.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft links a nether portal to the closest portal on the other side. NetherPortalLink replaces that rule: a portal is paired by the corner blocks of its obsidian frame. Place the same block in all four corner positions of a portal in the Overworld and the same block in the four corners of a portal in the Nether, and the two become a linked pair. Any block works, including modded blocks, as long as the four corners match.
The pairing is built into the portal itself, so the mod does not care where either portal sits and does not require any command. Several pairs can exist at once: one pair might use gold blocks, another diamond blocks, and another dirt. Each pair links only to its own partner. A search radius is configurable, with a default of 16 blocks in the Nether and 128 blocks in the Overworld, to set how far a portal looks for its partner. The mod runs on the server, so players join without installing anything.
Key features
Corner block linking
Four matching corner blocks in an obsidian frame mark a portal as part of a specific pair.
Multiple pairs
Different corner blocks give different pairs, so several independent portal networks can coexist on one server.
Any block type
Vanilla and modded blocks can serve as corner markers, because only the four matching positions count.
Configurable search radius
The distance a portal searches for its partner is set in the config, separately for the Nether and the Overworld.
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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
Portal networks
A base can be connected to several hubs in the Nether, each reached through its own corner block pattern.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want portals that pair by design rather than by closest distance, and players building portal hubs in multiplayer worlds.
How it compares
Nether Portal Rework is a Fabric and NeoForge server-side mod covering 1.21.1 – 26.3 under the MIT License, and it changes the portal behavior in a different way. Adding a recipe of nether portal is a NeoForge client and server mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, and it adds crafting rather than linking. NetherPortalLink is server-side only, for 1.21.1 and NeoForge alone, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetherPortalLink | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-03 |
| Nether Portal Rework | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-12 |
| Adding a recipe of nether portal | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-04 |
Questions
Does NetherPortalLink need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does NetherPortalLink support?
Can portals use modded blocks as corner markers?
What the author says
yo okay so listen right you know how in minecraft when you build a nether portal and you go through it, it just like... picks the closest one on the other side? yeah thats boring as hell so what this mod does right is you build TWO portals. one in the overworld one in the nether, doesnt matter where. then you go to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/netherportallink
- Owner
- laffs1
- Published
- 2026-09-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15