Essential Quality of Life with Vanilla Tweaks

Vanilla Tweaks is a curated collection of small, modular features that you can pick and choose from. It is widely considered the gold standard for survival servers that want to remain "Vanilla" but solve common headaches.

Most Popular Modules (1.21+)

Multiplayer Sleep: Allows the night to pass even if only one person is in a bed. No more begging everyone to sleep at the same time!
Graves: When a player dies, a grave is spawned to keep their items safe. This prevents items from despawning or burning in lava.
Armor Statues: Turn armor stands into incredible decorations. You can pose them, make them hold items, and even make them invisible.
Mini Blocks & Silence Mobs: Specialized utility packs that add tiny decorative blocks or allow you to quiet down noisy entities.
Fast Leaf Decay: Makes leaves disappear quickly after you chop down a tree. An essential "sanity" tweak for any builder.

Why We Love It

The beauty of Vanilla Tweaks is its simplicity. You don't have to install a massive "everything" pack; you just download the specific tweaks you want. It's lightweight, easy to manage, and fits perfectly into any SMP.

Best For:

Small SMPs: Keep the game feeling original while making it less frustrating.
Large Communities: Manage sleeping and item loss at scale.
Builders: The decorative tweaks are a game-changer for interior design.

Updating Your Tweaks

Since Vanilla Tweaks is modular, you might find yourself wanting to add more features or update existing ones when a new Minecraft version drops.

Open Mission Control: Go to the Datapacks tab.
Re-select Modules: When updating, simply install the latest version of the module. Fern will overwrite the older version in your selected worlds.
Reload: Use the /reload command in-game or via the Console to apply changes instantly without restarting the server.

How to Install

Vanilla Tweaks is fully supported by Fern. You can find many of these modules in our Integrated Addon Browser.

Check out our Installing Datapacks Guide to learn how to add them to your world.