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AnimateCraft: Lankeren server hosting & setup guide

An AnimateCraft: Lankeren server needs Java 17 and about 8.5–11.5 GB of RAM for up to 15 players.

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Summary from AnimateCraft: Lankeren on Modrinth.

By DSN Servers · Updated October 2026 · Fabric · Minecraft 1.20.1 · Java Edition

AnimateCraft: Lankeren is a Fabric modpack for Minecraft 1.20.1 with 265 mods. We'd pick our Heavy plan (12 GB) for it.

Quick facts

Loader	Fabric
Minecraft versions	1.20.1
Java needed	Java 17 for Minecraft 1.20.1 Java version chart.
Mods	265 modsCounted from the pack's file list on Modrinth. None are marked client-only.
RAM	About 6.5–7.5 GB for 1–3 playersBy player count.
Downloads	196,836 on Modrinth
Last updated	May 27, 2024 (version 1.1.5-fixed)
First published	September 25, 2023 on Modrinth
Server support	Required: the pack has mods that must run on the server.
Server pack	Not published separatelyHow to build the server.
Modrinth tags	adventure, challenging, combat

AnimateCraft: Lankeren server files

No. AnimateCraft: Lankeren has no separate server pack on Modrinth, so the server is built from the .mrpack: the Fabric server for Minecraft 1.20.1, plus the pack's overrides folder and the server-side mods its modrinth.index.json lists. A modpack installer does this for you; our guide shows how to make a server for a modpack with no server pack.

How much RAM does an AnimateCraft: Lankeren server need?

Players online	RAM	DSN plan
1–3 players	About 6.5–7.5 GB	Premium (8 GB)
4–8 players	About 7.5–9 GB	Heavy (12 GB)Premium (8 GB) can do if players stay close.
9–15 players	About 8.5–11.5 GB	Heavy (12 GB)

Estimated from 265 mods on the server with our RAM calculator, not measured: low end if players stay together, high end if they spread out.

By this estimate Premium (8 GB) can run a small group. Our pick below, Heavy, leaves room for more players and for the pack growing with updates.

Set Java's heap (-Xmx) 10–15% under the RAM you have, about -Xmx10500M on 12 GB. Fabric 1.20.1 takes it in the java command (-Xmx), usually in the start script. RAM guide.

AnimateCraft: Lankeren server requirements

Java	Java 17
Loader	Fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1
CPU	Fast single-core speed (one main thread). With 265 mods, the first start takes minutes.
RAM	About 6.5–11.5 GB for 1–15 players (table above)
Disk	The server files, a growing world and backups
Network	TCP port 25565 open to players

Recommended plan

Our pick for AnimateCraft: Lankeren

Heavy

12 GB RAM · planned launch price $42/month

At about 265 Fabric mods this is a heavy pack, and 12 GB keeps it clear of out-of-memory crashes.

Ordering is closed until we relaunch. We aren't taking orders or payments while we move to new hardware. Join the launch list and we'll email you when Heavy servers open.

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Heavy is our biggest plan. Not sure? Email hello@dsnservers.com.

Planned launch price in USD, billed monthly once ordering opens, with a 7-day refund window.

How to make an AnimateCraft: Lankeren server on your own PC

What's specific to AnimateCraft: Lankeren, step by step. The full walkthrough for any pack: how to make a modded Minecraft server.

Install Java 17.
Check with java -version. Java version chart.
Get the server files.
Build them from the .mrpack, as in server files above.
Start it and accept the EULA.
Run the start script in the server files, or java -jar on the Fabric 1.20.1 server launcher, then set eula=true in eula.txt if you accept Mojang's EULA (EULA step). With 265 mods, the first start takes minutes.
Set the RAM with -Xmx, sized from the table above.
Let friends connect: forward TCP 25565, or use a tunnel or host behind CGNAT (can't connect?).

Or run AnimateCraft: Lankeren on DSN

Once we relaunch (join the launch list), on DSN you'd install AnimateCraft: Lankeren from the panel's Modrinth modpack installer (version 1.1.5-fixed), pick Java 17 on the Startup tab and accept the EULA in the console. No port forwarding.

How to play AnimateCraft: Lankeren with friends

Each player installs AnimateCraft: Lankeren version 1.1.5-fixed with the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher, the same version as the server, and adds the server's address under Multiplayer.

Different versions of AnimateCraft: Lankeren on the server and a client show up as Mismatched mod channel list or mod rejections. Why friends can't join, timeouts included.

Lag and performance on AnimateCraft: Lankeren

Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded? means ticks take longer than 50 ms; more RAM won't fix that once AnimateCraft: Lankeren has enough (tick lag guide). For AnimateCraft: Lankeren:

Measure first: spark's /spark tps and profiler work on 1.20.1 and name the mod or machine using the tick time.
Distances: view-distance=8 and a lower simulation-distance in server.properties.
Pre-generate: Chunky for 1.20.1, /chunky radius 3000 then /chunky start, before people explore.
Chunk loaders keep machines running with nobody nearby; in a pack this size, dozens add up.

Common AnimateCraft: Lankeren crashes

What a Fabric 1.20.1 server running AnimateCraft: Lankeren hits most. For any other error, paste the log into the free crash log analyzer.

Out of memory. AnimateCraft: Lankeren (265 mods on the server) needs about 6.5–7.5 GB for 1–3 players; java.lang.OutOfMemoryError means it ran out. Out-of-memory fix.
Wrong Java version. AnimateCraft: Lankeren on Minecraft 1.20.1 needs Java 17. Started on Java 8, it stops with UnsupportedClassVersionError: ... class file version 61.0, this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0. Java version fix.
Client-only mod on the server. The AnimateCraft: Lankeren pack file marks none of its mods client-only, so this usually means one was copied over from a player's mods folder. Check a mods list with the client-or-server-side checker. Client-only mod fix.
After adding or updating a mod. Mods you add to AnimateCraft: Lankeren by hand usually crash it with a missing dependency or a mixin conflict.
Ticking entity or block entity. The crash report names it and gives its coordinates. Ticking entity fix.

Updates and support

Before moving AnimateCraft: Lankeren past version 1.1.5-fixed, back up the world: see updating a modpack server without losing your world.

Bugs in AnimateCraft: Lankeren itself go to its authors: issue tracker and Discord. Server problems on DSN: hello@dsnservers.com or Discord.

More: all modpack guides and how to make a modded server.

Run AnimateCraft: Lankeren on DSN when we relaunch.

Our pick, Heavy: 12 GB, planned at $42/month.

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DSN Servers isn't affiliated with AnimateCraft: Lankeren or Modrinth. The pack's name, icon, summary and stats come from Modrinth's public API (checked October 4, 2026).