> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lilith.rip/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hypixel Mods

> Make Hypixel mods work

<Warning>
  You will lose access to blacklisted mods such as Freelook, AutoTextHotkey, Hitboxes, etc.
</Warning>

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Windows" icon="windows">
    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Click the Windows button and type Notepad in the search bar.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Right click on Notepad and then Run as Administrator.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        You’ll be asked, “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?”. Choose Yes.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        In Notepad, choose File then Open.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Navigate to `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts` or click the address bar at the top and paste in the path and choose Enter.  If you don’t readily see the host file in the /etc directory then select All files from the File name: drop-down list, then click on the hosts file.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Add this line: `127.0.0.1 play.hypixel.net`. <br />
        This tells your computer to resolve `play.hypixel.net` to `localhost` instead of Hypixel's IP.

        <img src="https://mintcdn.com/lilith-1294e9a8/Lij6lpBFWaAnCPxq/images/etchosts.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Lij6lpBFWaAnCPxq&q=85&s=0a2e97d59f4a7da422361064a78f308d" alt="" width="917" height="474" data-path="images/etchosts.png" />
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Go into your server list and set your Lilith server IP to `play.hypixel.net`.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="MacOS" icon="apple">
    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Open the Terminal (Applications > Utilities).
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Run this command:

        ```sh theme={null}
        sudo echo "127.0.0.1 play.hypixel.net" >> /etc/hosts
        ```

        You will be prompted to enter your password.<br />
        This tells your computer to resolve `play.hypixel.net` to `localhost` (where Lilith lives) instead of Hypixel's IP.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Go into your server list and set your Lilith server IP to `play.hypixel.net`.
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    To remove run the command:

    ```sh theme={null}
    grep -v "play.hypixel.net" /etc/hosts > lilith-hosts.tmp; sudo mv lilith-hosts.tmp /etc/hosts
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>


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