Minecraft Server with Sodium Dynamic Lights

Ready for your server: Sodium Dynamic Lights has versions for Fabric, NeoForge and Forge. Create your world with one of those loaders and a version from the table below. The newest option is Fabric on Minecraft 1.21.5.

What Sodium Dynamic Lights does

Multiloader port of LambDynLights that adds Sodium options integration
An unofficial Forge/multiloader port of LambDynamicLights that integrates with Sodium and Embeddium.
Description by Txni on Modrinth.

Author: Txni
Categories: decoration and optimization
Loaders: Fabric, Forge and NeoForge
Minecraft versions: 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.1 and 2 more (oldest: 1.20)
Latest version: fabric-1.21.5-1.0.10 (Fabric, April 10, 2025)
Downloads: 19,936,760
License: MIT
Link: Sodium Dynamic Lights on Modrinth

Which Minecraft version and loader it works with

Every world has its own Minecraft version and loader (vanilla, Fabric, Forge or NeoForge).

To play with Sodium Dynamic Lights, create your world with any of these combos:

Loaders and Minecraft versions you can play Sodium Dynamic Lights
Loader	Newest	Minecraft versions
Fabric	1.21.5	1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.1 and 2 more (oldest: 1.20)
NeoForge	1.21.5	1.21.5, 1.21.4 and 1.21.1
Forge	1.20.1	1.20.1 and 1.20

Does it go on the server or on players' games?

Sodium Dynamic Lights is a client-only mod: it doesn't run on the server. Each player installs it in their own Minecraft if they want it. Add it in the panel as "Players only" and it ships inside everyone's modpack.

Where Sodium Dynamic Lights installs, according to Modrinth
Where	Per Modrinth
Server	not supported
Players	required
What the panel suggests	Players only

What other mods it needs

The latest version of Sodium Dynamic Lights (Fabric) needs these mods. No need to hunt them down: the panel adds them for you.

Fabric API

How to add Sodium Dynamic Lights to your server

Open the panel and create a world with a compatible loader and Minecraft version (Fabric, NeoForge and Forge, per the table above), or open one you already have.
In the world's "Mods" section, search for Sodium Dynamic Lights in the Modrinth catalog. You'll only see what works with your world.
Add it with the "Players only" option, the one the panel suggests for this mod.
Start or restart the server so it installs along with its dependencies.
Ask your friends to download the .mrpack modpack from the panel again.

Not sure about client vs. server mods? Read the modded server guide. What each size costs is on the pricing page. Prices in Mexican pesos (MXN).

Frequently asked questions

Which loader and Minecraft version does Sodium Dynamic Lights work with?

Sodium Dynamic Lights has versions for Fabric: 1.20 to 1.21.5 (5 versions); NeoForge: 1.21.1 to 1.21.5 (3 versions); Forge: 1.20 and 1.20.1. You pick the loader and version when you create your world; the newest option is Fabric on Minecraft 1.21.5. The panel's catalog only shows Sodium Dynamic Lights if it has a version for your world.

Do players have to install Sodium Dynamic Lights?

What other mods does Sodium Dynamic Lights need?

Its latest version (Fabric) requires Fabric API. No need to hunt them down: the panel installs them automatically when you add Sodium Dynamic Lights, in the version that matches your world.

Is it worth adding Sodium Dynamic Lights to the server if it's client-only?

Yes, as a convenience. It does nothing on the server, but if you add it as "Players only", it ships inside the .mrpack modpack and everyone gets it without searching. It uses no server resources.

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Modrinth data updated October 19, 2026.