Repair Your Portal!
by Autumated
Repair Your Portal! limits nether portal lighting to ruined portals that have been repaired, so players who want to enter the Nether must first restore a structure in the world.
What it does
Repair Your Portal! changes how nether portals can be lit. Players cannot build a portal from scratch with flint and steel or a fire charge; a portal only activates inside a ruined portal that has been repaired. The mod is meant to tie travel to the Nether to the structures that exist in the world, which encourages players to form a relationship with those structures and to build infrastructure around them.
The behavior is controlled by a config file, where a toggle decides whether portals inside the Nether need repaired ruined portals to activate. A client-side message appears when a player attempts to light their own portal, and it can be disabled or reworded. Because the server controls these options, the mod is especially useful for modpack designers and server owners who want a fixed progression.
Key features
Repaired ruined portals only
Nether portals only light when they sit inside a ruined portal that has been repaired.
Lighting methods limited
Flint and steel and fire charges cannot create a portal on their own, so the lighting methods are restricted.
Config toggle
A setting in the config file controls whether portals inside the Nether need repaired ruined portals to activate.
Lighting message options
The message shown when a player tries to light their own portal can be enabled, disabled or customized.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpack progression
Pack designers can make ruined portals the only way into the Nether, so exploration comes before travel.
Server rules
Server owners can keep a fixed progression across their world by leaving the config option in place.
Who it’s for: Modpack designers and server owners who want to control how players reach the Nether and to link that travel to ruined portal structures.
How it compares
Same Size Return Portal is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, runs Server-side only and has files for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Configurable Nether Portals is open source under the MIT License, runs Server-side only, but is limited to Fabric and 1.19 – 1.20.2. No Nether is not open source, uses a custom license and needs the server while the client stays optional, for 1.21.5 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repair Your Portal! | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-05-16 |
| Same Size Return Portal | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-04-26 |
| Configurable Nether Portals | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.2 | Server-side only | 2023-11-18 |
| No Nether | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-07 |
Questions
Which loaders does Repair Your Portal! support?
Does the mod need to be installed on the client?
Can players still build a nether portal from scratch?
In the catalog
Repair Your Portal! is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Removing the ability to build nether portals encourages the player to form a relationship with the structure, potentially developing infrastructure or building around the ruined portal. Inside the config file for this mod, you can: - Enable/disable a client-side message for attempting to light your own portal …
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/repair-your-portal
- Owner
- Autumated
- Published
- 2026-04-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15