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Featured Servers

Want to provide a servers.dat file with featured servers? Why overwrite each update when you can just add them without having to remove other peoples servers!

Choose a version Pick your version below, then grab the matching file.

Quick answer

Which Featured Servers release should I use?

Updated 4 years ago

Latest stable file featuredservers-1.16.5-1.0.9.jar

Game version 1.16.5

Loader Forge

Featured Servers featuredservers-1.16.5-1.0.9.jar targets 1.16.5 with Forge. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Featured Servers required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server.

Client Source doesn’t say

Dedicated server Source doesn’t say

Loader for this release Forge

Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

Understand client and server requirements Read the Minecraft installation guide

What else does Featured Servers featuredservers-1.16.5-1.0.9.jar need?

featuredservers-1.16.5-1.0.9.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Featured Servers without breaking your instance.

Built for Featured Servers featuredservers-1.16.5-1.0.9.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

01
Stick to this file

Use featuredservers-1.16.5-1.0.9.jar. It targets 1.16.5 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
02
Bring the mods it needs

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
03
Put it on the correct side

The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server.
04
Pick the file you checked

Use the “Get this file” button beside featuredservers-1.16.5-1.0.9.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Featured Servers add?

Featured Servers

This is a mod that removes the need to ship a servers.dat file that overwrites player-added servers.

Stop shipping that file and add Featured Servers! You can add multiple servers with a simple json format.

On first run, the mod will generate a featuredservers.json with the following content if one isn't present:

[
  {
    "serverName": "Featured Server",
    "serverIP": "127.0.0.1"
  },
  {
    "serverName": "Another Server!",
    "serverIP": "192.168.1.1"
  }
]

Adding a server is as simple as adding another json block with the details.

The server is added to the server list on load, if it is already there it will be ignored.