CurseForge Minecraft Mods & Modpacks

CurseForge Minecraft mods are the mods published on CurseForge, one of the biggest platforms for Minecraft Java mods, modpacks, resource packs and worlds. Authors upload their projects there, and you can find them on curseforge.com, in the CurseForge app or in the catalog on this page, which loads them live by category.

CurseForge is the platform and app where you find and download mods. Forge is a mod loader, the software that actually runs mods in the game and on the server. Besides Forge there are NeoForge, Fabric and Quilt. A mod from CurseForge only works with the loader and Minecraft version it was built for, and that has to match on the client and the server.

It depends on what you install. A whole CurseForge modpack is set up with one click when you configure your Minecraft server: its mods and configs are installed for you. A single CurseForge mod is downloaded as a .jar file and uploaded into the server's mods folder via the file manager or FTP. Our Help Center guide "Minecraft: Installing Mods and Modpacks" walks you through both. Guide: Installing mods and modpacks

No. CurseForge doesn't separate client and server mods. Shaders, texture packs, minimaps and performance mods like Sodium or Iris are client-side and belong only on the player's PC. Mods that add blocks, items, mobs or world generation usually run on both sides. A mod's CurseForge page tells you whether it runs server-side and which loader it needs.

Yes. Pick mods built for the same loader and Minecraft version as the modpack and upload their .jar files into the server's mods folder. Every player then needs the same extra mods in their CurseForge profile, otherwise they can't join. Restart the server afterwards and check the console for missing dependencies.

A server pack is a server-ready version of a modpack that the pack author prepares, without the client-only mods. It contains the server files you would otherwise have to put together yourself. When you set up a CurseForge modpack with one click, the server side is installed for you, so you don't need to download the server files manually.

Both are well-established platforms for Minecraft mods. CurseForge has the larger modpack library, Modrinth is popular for Fabric and lightweight mods. On a server, single Modrinth mods can be installed with one click, while single CurseForge mods are uploaded as files. Our catalog only lists CurseForge mods whose authors allow third-party downloads; the rest are still on curseforge.com. Minecraft Modrinth mods

Yes, browsing and downloading mods and modpacks on CurseForge is free, and browsing this catalog costs nothing. Projects are reviewed before they're published. To stay safe, download only from curseforge.com or the CurseForge app, never from mirror sites. Every entry in our catalog links to the mod's official project page.

It depends on the pack. A small set of mods gets by with far less memory than a big kitchen-sink modpack like All the Mods 10, which needs considerably more RAM. The modpack's CurseForge page usually lists a recommendation. At ZAP-Hosting you choose RAM for your Minecraft server, not player slots.

Yes. Everyone installs the same modpack in the same version in the CurseForge app, and you all join one shared server that stays online 24/7, even when you're offline. Minecraft has no technical player limit, so there's no player slot limit on the server either; the connection details are right in your dashboard.

The Curse Launcher was renamed Twitch Launcher and later became today's CurseForge app. The modpacks you used to install there are still on CurseForge and work the same way: install them in the CurseForge app on your PC and set up the matching modpack on your server.