rankboard: The Server-Side Leaderboard Mod for Minecraft
Running a Minecraft server means watching your community grow, compete, and occasionally brag about who has mined the most diamonds. Keeping score fairly and visibly is a challenge, and that is exactly where rankboard comes in. This server-side leaderboard mod supports both Fabric and NeoForge, letting you track player statistics without forcing anyone to install a client-side mod. Whether you run a small survival world or a bustling public server, rankboard turns raw numbers into friendly competition.
What Makes rankboard Stand Out
Most leaderboard plugins are either clunky or limited to a single metric. rankboard takes a different approach by offering 17 different ranking metrics, each viewable across daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time periods. That flexibility means your players can compete for the top spot today and still chase long-term records over the life of your world.
The mod leans on Minecraft's vanilla scoreboard system, so players see rankings through the familiar sidebar rather than a custom interface they have to learn. Three sidebar modes are available: a personal view showing your own scores, a server-wide board displaying everyone, and a carousel mode that rotates through different leaderboards automatically. Better yet, when a player rejoins the server, their sidebar state is restored exactly as they left it.
Web Dashboard and Data Handling
Beyond the in-game sidebar, rankboard includes a web dashboard that opens up serious possibilities for server owners. You can query rankings by date range, filter for online players, switch between multiple servers, and apply custom theme colors to match your community's branding. The backend handles offline data reads, background cache updates, IP request rate limiting, and whitelist filtering, so performance stays stable even on busy servers.
Supported Versions and Loaders
rankboard is actively maintained across a wide range of Minecraft versions. On Fabric, it supports Minecraft 1.21 through 1.21.11, plus the newer 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, and 26.2 releases. On NeoForge, support covers 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.8, 1.21.11, along with 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, and 26.2. The current build is version 1.9.1, and all listed versions remain in maintenance.
Java requirements depend on your game version. The 1.21 series needs Java 21 or newer, while the 26.x series requires Java 25 or newer. If you are unsure which build matches your setup, checking the official documentation before you download rankboard will save you a headache later.
Dependencies You Will Need
- Fabric Loader (required for Fabric, version 0.15.11 or newer on 1.21.x)
- Fabric API (required for Fabric, matching your Minecraft version)
- NeoForge (required for NeoForge, installed for the corresponding game version)
How to Install rankboard on Your Server
Installation is straightforward and follows the standard mod workflow. For Fabric, install Fabric Loader and Fabric API for your target Minecraft version, then drop the rankboard JAR into your server's mods/ directory. For NeoForge, install NeoForge for the matching game version and place the same JAR in mods/. Start the server once to generate the config/rankboard/ directory, edit the configuration to your liking, and either restart or run /leaderboard config reload to apply changes without downtime.
If you would rather skip the manual file shuffling, the foxygame.net launcher bundles rankboard directly in its add-on catalog, so you can add it to a server profile with a single click and let the launcher handle version matching for you.
Essential Commands to Get Started
- /leaderboard — opens the clickable ranking menu
- /leaderboard mine — shows your personal statistics and scores
- /leaderboard display show all playtime — displays the playtime sidebar for everyone
- /leaderboard help — lists available commands and options
These commands cover the basics, but the full documentation details every configuration option, permission node, and display setting available to server operators.
Why Server Owners Choose rankboard
Competition keeps Minecraft servers alive. When players can see exactly how close they are to overtaking a rival in blocks mined or mobs defeated, they log in more often and play longer sessions. Because rankboard works entirely server-side, you avoid the friction of asking every player to download something before they can participate. The web dashboard adds another layer, giving you a public-facing stats page that works as a recruitment tool and a community hub.
The project is open about its development too, with separate build workflows for Fabric and NeoForge and published releases on Modrinth, CurseForge, and GitHub. That transparency makes it easy to verify you are getting an authentic build.
Final Thoughts
rankboard solves a real problem for Minecraft server administrators: it delivers flexible, attractive leaderboards without complicating the player experience. With 17 metrics, five time periods, vanilla sidebar integration, and a capable web dashboard, it covers far more ground than most ranking tools. Check your Minecraft version and loader, grab the right dependencies, and you will have a fully functional leaderboard system running in minutes.
--- **Update Oct 5, 2026:** Added 62 files for version 26.3, 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1, 1.21.9, 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.2, 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.1, 1.21 (Fabric, NeoForge).