Server Dynamic Lights
by areedelahi
Server Dynamic Lights gives torches, lanterns and other vanilla light items in a player's hand the ability to emit light without being placed in the world.
What it does
Clients receive simulated light updates instead of the game placing real light-emitting blocks in the world. The effect applies to most vanilla light sources, mainly torches and lanterns, held in either hand. Because the work happens on the server, clients do not need a mod to see the light, which keeps the setup usable for Geyser players connecting from Bedrock.
Server Dynamic Lights is a Fabric mod with a single purpose and few options. It depends on Areed's CoreLib, which must be installed in the mods folder alongside it. Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. Builds exist for 26.2 and 26.3, with 1.1.1 for 26.3 as the latest file. The code is under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Held light sources
Torches and lanterns in either hand emit light without being placed down.
Fake light packets
Light is sent to clients as packets, so the world itself stays unchanged.
Vanilla light items
Most vanilla light items are supported, with torches and lanterns as the main cases.
Geyser player support
Players who connect through Geyser from Bedrock see the effect without a client mod.
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
How it compares
Sulfur Cubes can emit dynamic light is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 26.2 – 26.3 with a server-required, client-optional environment, under All rights reserved. Wintery's Dynamic Lights covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.9 – 26.3, is also server-required with an optional client, and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. LumaTorch is a Fabric mod for 26.1.2 that runs on client and server, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server Dynamic Lights | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| Sulfur Cubes can emit dynamic light | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-24 |
| Wintery's Dynamic Lights | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-15 |
| LumaTorch | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-28 |
Questions
Does Server Dynamic Lights need Areed's CoreLib?
Do players need to install the mod to see the light?
Which items produce light?
In the catalog
Server Dynamic Lights is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A simple Fabric mod that adds server side dynamic lights, no client mod needed, and also supports geyser players. Right now, it supports most vanilla light items mainly torches and lanterns.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/server-dynamic-lights
- Owner
- areedelahi
- Published
- 2026-06-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15