A lightweight server-side Minecraft mod that freezes the day/night cycle when no players are online. The world keeps ticking normally — mobs, redstone, and scheduled events all continue — only the time of day stops.
Features
- Freezes day/night cycle when the server is empty
- Resumes exactly where it left off when a player joins
- No client mod required
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as no_player_no_day_cycle-fabric-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 9 KB
- Download link checked 13 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.