StealthPipe
StealthPipe lets players host a LAN world for friends over the internet, with guests joining through a generated link code.
What it does
Open LAN sessions are normally hard to reach from outside a home network. StealthPipe routes the connection through a relay using Secure WebSockets, which keeps it working on restrictive networks. A host presses the Open LAN share button, the mod generates a link code, and guests enter that code followed by the stealth.link address in the Direct Connection menu to join. The relay choice depends on geographic location: players far from the hosted relay may see higher ping, and the mod falls back to WebSockets when a peer connection cannot be made.
StealthPipe requires Fabric API and runs on client and server. Because it completely rewrites Minecraft's networking, both the host and every joining player need the mod. The mod is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric only, across 5 release versions 1.21.8 – 26.1, with 6.2.3+1.21.11 for 1.21.11 as the latest file. WebRTC is not supported on iOS or Android because of library limitations.
Key features
Share a LAN world
Players can open a LAN world to others over the internet, including on networks that block direct connections.
Generated link codes
Opening a share generates a link code that guests type into the Direct Connection menu.
Peer-to-peer connections
Where possible, traffic flows directly between players, which the author says reduces lag compared with a relay alone.
Hosted or self-hosted relay
A relay in a US-East cluster is provided, and the source code allows a server owner to host a relay of their own.
Adjustable packet limit
Modpacks that send larger packets can raise the limit by hosting their own relay and changing the value in the source code.
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
FriendLink is also a Fabric mod for client and server, but it is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and covers 1.21.1 – 26.1.2. Open to LAN Fix is a client-side only Fabric mod for 26.2, released under All rights reserved, so it changes only the client. MineSocket is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21 – 1.21.8, so players join without installing anything.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StealthPipe | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-23 |
| FriendLink | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-20 |
| Open to LAN Fix | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-11 |
| MineSocket | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-03-27 |
Questions
Does StealthPipe need Fabric API?
Do all players need StealthPipe installed?
Which Minecraft versions does StealthPipe support?
Why does a player far from the relay get high ping?
In the catalog
StealthPipe is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 11,959 mods support Minecraft 26.1.
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What the author says
StealthPipe is a reliable mod for Minecraft that lets others join your LAN worlds over the internet. It works even on restrictive networks using Secure WebSockets, keeps connections stable, and is easy to set up and host yourself. When network conditions are favorable, it can be up to 50% faster than other similar…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stealthpipe
- Owner
- publicuser222
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15