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Installing mods

Search Modrinth and CurseForge, manage dependencies, and roll back when something breaks.

Sapling pulls mods from two sources: Modrinth and CurseForge. Search results from both appear in one list, marked with their origin. You install, update, and remove them from the dashboard — no SFTP, no manual JAR juggling.

Adding a mod

  1. Open your server in the dashboard and click the Mods tab.
  2. Search for a mod by name. Filter by mod loader (Fabric, Forge, etc.) and Minecraft version.
  3. Click Add. Sapling resolves dependencies and adds those too.
  4. Restart the server when prompted (or schedule the restart for off-peak hours).

Updating a mod

Updates surface as a badge on the Mods tab. We don't auto-update — modded Minecraft updates frequently break worlds, so we leave the timing to you. When you're ready, click Update all or pick mods individually.

When something breaks

Common culprits and fixes:

  • Server won't start after adding a mod. Check the live console for the stack trace. It almost always names the offending mod in the first few lines.
  • Crash on world load. Often a missing dependency. The Mods tab now highlights unresolved dependencies in red — install those and try again.
  • Mod version mismatch. Each mod entry shows which Minecraft versions and loaders it's compatible with. Mods built for 1.20 won't work on a 1.21 server, even if the dashboard lets you add them.
Always make a backup before a major mod change. See Backups & restores for the one-click recipe.

Licensing

Mods on Modrinth and CurseForge are published under a range of licences. Most permit private use on a server like yours without ceremony. If you're running a public, monetised, or pay-to-play server, check each mod's licence — some require permission for that use case.