About ConfigurationsBackport
From ModrinthBrings back the Config annotation system from forge 1.12.x to 1.8.9.
ConfigurationsBackport
Brings back the 1.12.2 forge's Config annotation system to 1.8.9 using mixins. Its documentation is present at: https://docs.minecraftforge.net/en/1.12.x/config/annotations/
How to use?
You would use the Config annotations exactly the same way as u did in 1.12.2. But instead of net.minecraftforge.common.config.ConfigManager, its now my_life_is_bad.configurationsbackport.common.config.ConfigManager.
Example:
package my_life_is_bad.configurationsbackport;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.client.event.ConfigChangedEvent.OnConfigChangedEvent;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLConstructionEvent;
import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod.EventHandler;
import my_life_is_bad.configurationsbackport.common.config.ConfigManager;
import my_life_is_bad.configurationsbackport.common.config.Config;
@Mod(modid = ConfigurationsBackport.MODID, version = ConfigurationsBackport.VERSION)
public class ConfigurationsBackport {
public static final String MODID = "configurationsbackport";
public static final String VERSION = "1.1";
@Config(modid = MODID)
public static class Configuration {
@Config.Comment("String Entry: ")
public static String stringEntry = "I am a string :D";
@Config.Comment("Int Entry (Slider): ")
@Config.RangeInt(min = 1, max = 16)
@Config.SlidingOption()
public static int intSlider = 100;
@Config.Comment("Int Entry: ")
@Config.RangeInt(min = 1, max = 16)
public static int intEntry = 100;
@Config.Comment("Double Entry: ")
@Config.RangeDouble(min = 0.1D, max = 1.6D)
public static double doubleEntry = 0.1D;
@Config.Comment("Double Entry (Slider): ")
@Config.RangeDouble(min = 0.1D, max = 1.6D)
@Config.SlidingOption()
public static double doubleSlider = 0.1D;
}
@EventHandler
public void onFMLConstructionEvent(FMLConstructionEvent event) {
MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this);
}
@SubscribeEvent
public void onConfigChangedEvent(OnConfigChangedEvent event) {
if (event.modID.equals(MODID)) {
ConfigManager.sync(MODID, Config.Type.INSTANCE);
}
}
}~~~~

Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Built for Minecraft 1.8.9.
Loaders
Runs on Forge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Works on a server
From source side supportModrinth lists server-side support for ConfigurationsBackport as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Forge
- Runs on
- Serveroptional on the server
- Game versions
- 1.8.9
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authormy-life-is-bad, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree










