SafeReturn is a lightweight Velocity proxy plugin that automatically sends players back to the lobby whenever a backend server goes offline or crashes.
No more disconnections. No more "Connection lost" screens. Your players stay on the network and land safely in the lobby within seconds.
Features Instant fallback to lobby on server shutdown or crash Configurable lobby server name via config.yml — no recompile needed Optional arrival notification message in chat Fully customizable redirect and arrival messages Supports any Velocity 3.x network setup
Requirements Velocity 3.x proxy Java 17 or higher A registered lobby server in velocity.toml
Installation Drop SafeReturn.jar into your Velocity /plugins/ folder Restart Velocity Edit plugins/safereturn/config.yml Set lobby-server to match your lobby name in velocity.toml
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- 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.
- Ships as SafeReturn-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 9 KB
- Download link checked 14 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.