Offline Daylight Stop
by Lafolie
Offline Daylight Stop pauses the day-night cycle on a server while no players are connected, so the world stays at the same time of day.
What it does
When the last player leaves a server, a countdown begins. Once it reaches zero, the doDaylightCycle gamerule is switched off and the in-game day stops advancing. When a player connects again, the gamerule is switched back on and the cycle resumes.
Each countdown is drawn at random between 12 and 24 in-game hours, roughly 10 to 20 minutes of real time. This short window means a returning player is unlikely to find a different time of day than they left, while weather can still pass during it.
The mod is built for Survival servers and is meant for owners who want to adjust the doDaylightCycle gamerule behavior. It is server-side only, so players join without installing it. Fabric API is required on the server. The mod is published for 1.20 and 1.20.1, and the latest file, 1.0.0 for 1.20.1, was released on 2023-07-31.
Key features
Daylight cycle pause
The server stops the day-night cycle while no players are online, so time of day holds still between sessions.
Connection-based resume
Joining the server sets the daylight cycle back on, so the day continues from where it stopped.
Randomized timer
The delay before the cycle stops is chosen at random each time, between 12 and 24 in-game hours.
Weather continues
The short timer window still lets weather pass while the server is empty, keeping the world lively.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Survival servers
Server owners running Survival worlds can keep time of day from drifting while the server sits empty.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want the day-night cycle to pause when nobody is online. Players only need to join the server, as the mod is not required on the client.
How it compares
Auto Stop Mod is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.20.6 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Do Hunger Gamerule is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 under the Apache License 2.0, and it is not open source. Offline Daylight Stop covers 1.20 and 1.20.1 instead, and its code is open source, released with copyleft terms for libraries.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offline Daylight Stop | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2023-07-31 |
| Auto Stop Mod | Fabric | 1.20.6 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-08-22 |
| Do Hunger Gamerule | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2024-04-03 |
Questions
Does Offline Daylight Stop need Fabric API?
Does the mod need to be installed on the client?
Which game versions does Offline Daylight Stop support?
In the catalog
Offline Daylight Stop is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Offline Daylight Stop pauses Minecraft's Daylight cycle while there are no players on the server. This mod is extremely lightweight (a single Java file), and does little by itself, but enhances immersion when using other mods such as Fabric Seasons.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/offline-daylight-stop
- Owner
- Lafolie
- Published
- 2023-07-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-07-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15