


Desired Servers Mod is a mod that removes the need to ship a servers.dat file that overwrites player-added servers. Stop shipping that file and add Desired Servers! You can add multiple servers with a simple json format.

Screenshots:

Server list JSON

Servers in the multiplayer screen
How to use:
On first run, the mod will generate a desiredservers.json with the following content if one isn’t present:
[
{
"serverName": "Desired Server",
"serverIP": "127.0.0.1"
},
{
"serverName": "Another Desired Server!",
"serverIP": "192.168.1.1"
}
]
Adding a server is as simple as adding another json block with the details.
The server is added to the server list on load, if it is already there it will be ignored.
Desired Servers Mod Download Links
For Minecraft 1.12.2
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.15.2
Forge version: Download from Server 1
For Minecraft 1.16.5
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.17.1
Forge version: Download from Server 1
For Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.18.1
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19.2, 1.19.1, 1.19
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
Fabric version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
Fabric version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.20.2
NeoForge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
Fabric version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.20.4
NeoForge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
Fabric version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.20.6
NeoForge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
Fabric version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21
NeoForge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
Fabric version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.20.1
- 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: In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as 177485.mcaddon
- Download size: 5 KB
- Download link checked 24 Jul 2026 — working
- Mirrored on our own servers — the download does not depend on the original host
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.