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Forestry

Bringing bees, butterflies and more trees. as well as eco-friendly energy production and mail to Minecraft.

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Quick answer

Which Forestry release should I use?

Updated 7 months ago

Latest stable file forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.427.jar

Game version 1.12.2

Loader Forge

forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.427.jar targets 1.12.2 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 Forestry 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 forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.427.jar need?

forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.427.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 Forestry without breaking your instance.

Built for forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.427.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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Stick to this file

Use forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.427.jar. It targets 1.12.2 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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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.
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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.
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Pick the file you checked

Use the “Get this file” button beside forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.427.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Forestry add?

Forestry

Forestry deals with farming, renewable energy production as well as the breeding of trees, bees and butterflies in Minecraft.

Notable features

Automatic Farms
Bee breeding
Tree breeding
Butterflies
Intelligent Backpacks
Mail System
Energy Production
Compatibility with several mods, most notably Buildcraft, IndustrialCraft 2 and Railcraft.

Forestry - MultiFarm Orchard

Project description from CurseForge.

Pick your setup

Forestry by Minecraft version and loader

Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.

2 available setups

Minecraft version

1.12.2

2 loader builds

Forge forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.427.jar 5 stable files · 5 total · 30 Dec 2025 Loader not listed forestry_1.12.2-5.8.2.387.jar 1 stable file · 45 total · 8 Mar 2019

Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.

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