Ping Remote
Ping Remote lets a server check whether remote hosts respond, which helps owners who run a server behind a home connection, firewall or data-center WAF.
What it does
The mod pings remote hosts from the server at a configurable tick period. The example in the author notes sets the ping to run every 20 server ticks. Owners who keep a server on a home network or behind a closed firewall can see whether it is still reachable without setting up a separate monitoring stack.
It is aimed at server owners who want a simple status check and do not want heavier monitoring tooling. Installation is one step: add the mod, launch the server once so the configuration file is generated, adjust it, and start the server again. Ping Remote is server-side only, so players join without installing anything.
Fabric API and Forge Config API Port are required dependencies and must be installed alongside it. The mod is published only for Fabric and only for 1.21.1, and it is released under CC0 1.0 Universal, so the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Remote host pinging
The server pings the hosts configured in the mod to check whether they respond from the server's network.
Configurable tick period
The interval between pings is set in server ticks, so owners can choose how often checks run.
Firewall-friendly monitoring
Checks run from inside a closed network, covering servers that are not reachable from outside.
Simple setup
A generated configuration file holds the ping settings, and no extra monitoring software is involved.
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 2
Use cases
Home-hosted servers
A server on a home connection can report whether its own network path stays up, with no port forwarding needed for the check.
Data-center servers
A server behind a WAF can confirm reachability of remote hosts from its own position in the network.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to know whether a server is still running and reachable, without running a dedicated monitoring system.
Questions
Does Ping Remote need Fabric API?
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In the catalog
Ping Remote is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Ever worried about your server working at home/behind firewall? Meet Ping Remote! This simple mod allows yor server to ping remote hosts with configurable tick period.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ping-remote
- Owner
- Dork Solutions
- Published
- 2025-07-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15