Idle Pause
Idle Pause is a very simplistic datapack that pauses the day-night cycle when there is nobody online on the server. You can now leave your server running and anyone can come back at anytime and the time will be exactly where they left off. There is no setup required, just simply enable the datapack.
Important Note
Please note that as of 1.21.2, pause-when-empty-seconds was added to the server.properties file which will pause the server for you! This datapack will continue to be updated, as you may not want the server to be fully paused.
Installation
- In your server directory, open your primary world folder.
- This is typically called
world, the name is defined in theserver.propertiesfile.
- This is typically called
- Drag the datapack file into the
datapacksfolder. - In the game type
/datapack add "file/Idle_Pause" - Success! You can test if this datapack is working by typing
/time query daytimea few times when there is nobody online to see if it changes at all.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.5
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
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- Downloads as Idle_Pause.zip
- Download size: 6 KB
- Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.