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New to modded Minecraft? Here’s everything you need to get the JRH mods running — from zero to your first elf village.

◆ What you’ll need

  • ✓Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 — the mods are built for this exact version
  • ✓Fabric Loader 0.19.3 — the mod loader the JRH mods run on
  • ✓Fabric API 0.150.1 — a required companion mod nearly every Fabric mod needs
  • ✓The JRH mod jars — from the Downloads page

Step 1 · Get Fabric

There are two ways to install Fabric. New to this? Take the easy road.

The Easy Way

Recommended

Use a launcher app that installs Fabric for you — no fiddling. Install one, then create a Minecraft 26.2 profile with the Fabric loader selected. These apps can manage your mods too.

CurseForge App ↗ Modrinth App ↗

The Manual Way

Use Fabric’s own installer. Download it, close the Minecraft launcher first, run the installer, confirm the version reads 26.2, and click Install. It creates a selectable “Fabric” profile in your launcher.

Fabric Installer ↗

Step 2 · Add Fabric API

Don’t skip this — it’s the #1 thing people forget. Fabric API is a separate mod that the JRH mods (and most Fabric mods) require. Download it and drop the .jar into your mods folder alongside everything else. If you used a launcher app in Step 1, you can also just search “Fabric API” inside the app and add it there.
Get Fabric API ↗

Step 3 · Install the JRH mods

Find your mods folder (create it if it isn’t there yet):

Windows%AppData%\.minecraft\mods
macOS~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods
Linux~/.minecraft/mods

Drop your downloaded .jar files — Fabric API plus the JRH mods — into that folder. That’s the whole install.

Get the Mods →

Step 4 · Launch

1

Open the Minecraft launcher

Select the “Fabric” profile from the version dropdown next to Play.

2

Hit Play

You’ll see a small Fabric splash flash before the Minecraft logo — that’s your sign it worked. Load a world and the realm awaits.

One golden rule: everything must match Minecraft 26.2 — the loader, Fabric API, and every mod. Version mismatches are the number-one cause of crashes. If a mod says it’s for a different version, don’t use it with this pack.