Build and craft from your chests
The mod uses materials from your inventory first, then from the nearest chests of the network. Costs show the total you really have, chests included.
Free Valheim mod · Multiplayer · v0.7.0
Craft and build straight from your chests
With ChestNetwork, the chests around your workbenches count as your inventory. Build, craft and refuel your smelters without ever emptying a chest into your bag.
- 3,800+ downloads on Thunderstore
- One-click install with r2modman
- 8 languages
- Controller support
Your chests become your inventory, anywhere in your base, for the whole crew.
I got tired of emptying chests into my inventory every time I wanted to build something, so I made this mod.
Back from the hunt
Stack everything into your chests in one move
Coming home loaded with wood, iron and trophies? Shift + E on any chest of the network: every material goes to the chest that already holds it. Wood with wood, iron with iron.
- Your hotbar and your gear stay where they are.
- Every chest keeps one of each item, so your storage stays sorted even when emptied.
- Works across your whole base, not just the chests around you.
Focus on what matters
No more back and forth between your chests, your bag and your machines. The mod handles the busywork; you build, explore and fight.
Fill all your machines
Shift + E fills smelters, fires, stone ovens, windmills and spinning wheels from your chests. Shift + A fills every machine of the same kind in the network at once, nearest first.
Automatic refuel
Fires, torches, smelters (fuel only) and stone ovens refuel themselves from the chests of the network. Never from a player's inventory.
Quick stack to chests
Shift + E on a chest sends your materials to the chests that already hold them.
Handy armor stands
Shift + E swaps your armor with the stand, or dresses it with the best set found. E opens its slots like a chest (drag, Ctrl + click, "Take all").
Configurable in game
A Mods tab in the game settings, in 8 languages, plus ConfigurationManager support (F1). The server enforces the network rules, the containers used and the automatic refuel for everyone.
The spirit of the mod
More convenient, not easier
ChestNetwork adds handy moves without touching the game's balance. It removes the repetitive busywork, not the survival effort.
- No resource created or duplicated
- Recipes and building costs unchanged
- Machines still burn their fuel
- You still have to gather your resources and bring them home
- Only works in your base, near your workbenches
- Every feature can be turned off in the settings
A network, not a radius
Every workbench has a zone; workbenches whose zones overlap form a single network. As long as you stand in one of those zones, every chest of the network is yours to use.
Other mods: a radius
40 to 50 m around the player. Chests far from you stay out of reach.
ChestNetwork: a network
The workbench zones link up and all their chests become available. The chest at the far end of your base counts as much as the one next to you.
- Place your workbenches as usual.
- Make their zones overlap: the chain can cover your whole base.
- Keep your chests inside those zones: forge, warehouse, harbor, it all counts.
- Build wherever you like: the mod takes from the nearest chest.
Forged for multiplayer
When several players draw from the same chests at the same time, no item is duplicated or lost. Your server stays consistent. Install the mod on the server (or the host) and on every player, in the same version: since 0.7.0, older versions are refused.
Install in 3 steps
- Install r2modman or the Thunderstore Mod Manager.
- Search for ChestNetwork and click Install: BepInEx comes along automatically.
- Start the game modded. On a dedicated server, install the mod on the server too.
Configuration: BepInEx/config/jordan.chestnetwork.cfg, created on first launch.
ChestNetwork vs other craft from chests mods
Playing solo and just want to craft near a chest? A client-side radius mod is enough. On a server with a growing base, ChestNetwork connects your whole base and stays consistent with several players.
✓ present · ? not mentioned on the mod page
| Feature | ChestNetwork | Craft From Chests | AzuCraftyBoxes | InventoryLink | CraftFromChestsPlus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick stack to chests in one move featured | present | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page | Inventory sorting | not mentioned on the mod page |
| Craft from chests | present | present | present | present | present |
| Build with the hammer from chests | present | present | present | present | present |
| Range | Whole base, workbench network | 40 m radius | Configurable radius | 50 m radius | Totem zone |
| Fill a machine from chests | present | 1 unit per press | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page | present |
| Fill every machine at once (Shift + A) | present | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page |
| Automatic refuel | present | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page |
| Armor stand | present | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page | not mentioned on the mod page |
| Install | Server + clients, no duplication | Client only | Clients, server config | Client only | Server + clients, Jotunn |
Checked on the Thunderstore and Nexus pages on 12 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Which Valheim mod lets you use materials from chests?
ChestNetwork lets you craft, build and refuel your smelters with the materials stored in your chests. The chests inside the zone of your workbenches, and of every connected workbench, count as your inventory.
Does ChestNetwork work in multiplayer?
Yes, ChestNetwork is made for multiplayer: several players can use the same chests without any item being duplicated or lost. Install it on the server and on every player, in the same version.
How far away are chests used?
ChestNetwork has no fixed radius: every chest inside the zone of a workbench of the network can be used, as long as you stand in one of those zones.
Can the mod empty my hotbar or my gear?
No. By default, ChestNetwork takes nothing from your hotbar, quick stacking never moves your hotbar or your gear, and every chest keeps one of each item so that stacking keeps working.
How do I refuel a smelter from my chests?
With ChestNetwork, aim at the smelter's ore or fuel slot and press Shift + E: it fills from the network. Shift + A fills every smelter of the network, and the fuel then refills by itself. Works with a controller too.
Does ChestNetwork make the game easier?
No. ChestNetwork creates no resource and changes neither recipes nor costs: it only removes the back and forth between chests, inventory and machines.
Is ChestNetwork free?
Yes, ChestNetwork is free and installs from Thunderstore.
Let your chests carry the load
Free, made for servers, installed in one click.
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