Tailmod
by Marker284
Tailmod lets Minecraft players reach servers and LAN worlds across a Tailscale network without port forwarding, using a Fabric client mod for 26.1.2.
What it does
Players who share a Tailscale network can see one another's peers inside the mod's server list, pick a peer and join its game with one click. Servers that stay offline can be reconnected to automatically after a restart, and a LAN world opened by a friend appears in the list without manual entry. Each entry is pinged for its version and player count, and favorites can be starred and pinned to the top.
Browser authentication is required, so the mod asks for a sign-in through the browser and a key is then kept in the log. Voice chat traffic from Simple Voice Chat can be proxied through the tailnet on ports 24454 and 25454, which keeps voice working over the same connection.
Tailmod requires Fabric API. Its only published loader is Fabric, and the latest file is 0.1.1 for 26.1.2, released on 2026-05-24 under the MIT License. The code is not open source.
Key features
Server connection over Tailscale
Connects Minecraft servers across a Tailscale network, so port forwarding is not needed to reach them.
One-click peer joining
Shows peers on the tailnet and lets a player join a game from the list with a single click.
LAN world sharing
Worlds a friend opens to LAN appear in the list automatically, without typing an address.
Automatic reconnection
Silently reconnects to a server after a restart, so the player does not need to rejoin by hand.
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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
Playing with friends off the local network
Friends on separate networks can join one another's worlds through the tailnet without changing their routers.
Who it’s for: Players who host or join multiplayer games with friends and want a connection that avoids port forwarding. Server owners who already run Tailscale may find the peer list useful for reaching their own machines.
How it compares
Compose API is a Fabric library that is client-side only, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and published for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2. Reconnect Me is also client-side only, on Fabric for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, and is not open source, so it covers reconnection without the tailnet features. QForward runs server-side only, is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and targets Fabric and Quilt for 1.16 – 1.19.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tailmod | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Not published | 2026-05-24 |
| Compose API | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-31 |
| Reconnect Me | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-02 |
| QForward | Fabric and Quilt | 1.16 – 1.19 | Server-side only | 2022-06-18 |
Questions
Does Tailmod need Fabric API?
Which loaders and game versions does Tailmod support?
In the catalog
Tailmod is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Play with friends on your private Tailnet without port forwarding. Embeds a full Tailscale node into the Minecraft client — no daemon, no router config.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tailmod
- Owner
- Marker284
- Published
- 2026-05-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15