How to Run Dark Bindings on a Server and Balance Recipes

Server-Side Setup

Dark Bindings operates completely server-side, making it easy to add custom recipes to multiplayer worlds without requiring player-side file downloads.

1. Place the Dark Bindings mod file into your server's mods folder.

2. Start or restart the dedicated server. The mod will automatically register its crafting and smelting recipes to the world.

3. Instruct players to join. Clients running vanilla Minecraft can connect without installing the mod file.

4. If players have recipe viewer mods like EMI, REI, or JEI installed on their clients, the server will sync the recipe list so they can browse all new recipes immediately upon joining.

Disabling Unwanted Recipes with Datapacks

Because the mod adds over 100 recipes—including valuable resources like diamonds, netherite ingots, ancient debris, and mob drops—you may want to customize which recipes are active to preserve your server's economy.

1. Open your server's world directory and locate the datapacks folder.

2. Create or load a custom datapack structured for Minecraft recipe overrides.

3. Identify any recipe file you wish to disable (for example, high-value recipes for crying obsidian or ancient debris) and disable or override them through standard datapack recipe tags.

4. Run the /reload command in the server console or restart the server to enforce your custom balance.