How to Install Forge Core with Mod Support

Modern Minecraft and Its Relation to Modding

Add-ons for the game Minecraft from third-party developers have enjoyed deserved popularity since the early versions of the game. With each new major update of Minecraft, more and more interesting, exciting, and engaging modifications have emerged: from technology, construction, and new mobs to magic and enchantments. Playing in a single-player world or with friends via Hamachi can certainly satisfy many players, but creating something more substantial, where dozens (if not hundreds) of players from different parts of the world could join, requires the establishment of a full-fledged server and its hosting.

Choosing a Core for the Server

Most efficient and high-performance cores have faded into obscurity, so today, for modern versions of Minecraft, our choices are limited:

Versions 1.8+

• [1.7.10, 1.12.2, 1.16.5] Mohist = Bukkit/Spigot plugins + mods + Sponge mods BEST CHOICE
• [1.8+] Vanilla Forge = mods only
• [1.8+] Vanilla Forge + Sponge = mods and plugins (specifically written for Sponge)

Up to 1.7.10 (Mods + plugins, performance, Bukkit/Spigot plugin support)

• [1.7.10] Thermos
• [1.7.10] KCauldron
• [1.6.4-1.7.10] Cauldron
• [1.4.7-1.6.4] MCPC/MCPC+

How to Install the Forge Server Core

1. Go to the official Minecraft Forge website. In the left sidebar, select the version of the game you need, then download the latest or recommended (stable) Forge build for that version by clicking the Installer button. You can also choose and download any other available build; to view those, click the Show all Versions button. This may be necessary in case any of the mods require a specific Forge build.

   We recommend selecting the Recommended version for stable operation.

2. Create an empty folder on your computer's desktop. Run the downloaded Forge installer file, usually named something like "forge-version-installer.jar". To avoid errors, we recommend running it as an administrator. If your antivirus is unhappy, feel free to disregard it – there's nothing to worry about.

3. Choose "Install server" and specify the path to the empty folder you created in the previous step. The installer will download the necessary libraries and the core itself.

4. After downloading, you will have 3 files and a folder. minecraft_server.version.jar and libraries – these are the libraries, and you cannot delete them. The file forge-version.jar is your core, and this is the one you need to run on hosting. The .json file can be deleted; it is just a log of the installer.

5. Now simply upload all these files to your hosting service and specify the core to run is forge-version.jar, you can rename it simply to server.jar (the other files cannot be renamed).

   You can upload the files to the hosting by first zipping them on your computer and then, after uploading, unpacking them using the control panel.

Installing Mohist

Mohist is the best option for those who want to maintain a stable server on modern versions of Minecraft while supporting mods and Bukkit/Spigot/Sponge plugins. The installation of the core poses no difficulties:

1. Download the necessary version of the Mohist core from the official site.
2. Upload it to your hosting or place it in an empty folder on your computer.
3. Run the core. It will automatically download all required libraries and create the necessary hierarchy of folders and files.
4. Place your mods in the mods folder and plugins in the plugins folder.
5. Done, you're amazing!

Installing the Core for Early Versions

For Minecraft versions below 1.8, you can also use Vanilla Forge, the installation of which we performed in the previous section, but it would be more expedient to choose cores that were created to be efficient and effective, supporting not only mods but also regular plugins suitable for Bukkit/Spigot servers. Download links for these cores will be at the end of this article. In the example below, we will consider the installation of MCPC+ 1.5.2.

1. Download the necessary core from the link provided. You can try to find them on the internet, but the official sites of all these servers have long ceased to operate, and support for the cores themselves has been discontinued. We've gathered the last stable builds of the legendary server cores with mod support at the end of this article.

2. Upload the archive to the hosting. Unpack it.

3. Typically, all of these cores only have a folder with libraries and the main .JAR file, and all you need to do is just run it on your hosting.

   Note! Old versions of Minecraft, as well as server cores for them, operate on earlier versions of Java. We tested it on Java 7 – it works, higher – it does not.

Download Links for Cores

• [1.7.10, 1.12.2, 1.16.5] Mohist
• [1.8+] Vanilla Forge
• [1.8+] Sponge and plugins
• [1.7.10] Thermos
• [1.7.10] KCauldron
• [1.7.10] Cauldron
• [1.7.2] Cauldron
• [1.6.4] Cauldron
• [1.6.4] MCPC+
• [1.5.2] MCPC+
• [1.4.7] MCPC+