Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <minecraft-java-edition>
Title: How can I make an infinite fire?
Question: I was wondering, how can I make a never ending fire in Minecraft? (I want to use it in SMP)

Answers:
sents: text: You need to use a Netherrack block, as all other blocks burn up or won't catch on fire.
text: Nethererrack burns for ever.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7283/Ray Britton
score: 25
sents: text: Prior to the 1.3 patch, you could make an infinite fire by lighting a block of wood / log on fire so that only one side is burning, and it would stay infinitely burning.
text: However, that was fixed in 1.3, so now the only way of having a block infinitely lit on fire is to get Netherrack somehow (be it buying it from an in-game shop, mining Coal Ore with a Golden Pickaxe if your server has the Golden Nether mod, or simply going to the Nether if your server supports it) and lighting it.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/18/Kevin Yap
score: 10
sents: text: There used to be a bug that allowed you to do infinite fire, however, it was removed.
text: Now the only way is to harvest Netherrack from the nether.
text: Then you can use flint and steel to light it once you have placed the netherrack down.
text: In SMP you would need a nether world or use the /give command.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/8388/Ja5087
score: 5
sents: text: You could use a netherrack block.
text: Just mine it from the nether.
text: Alternatively, you could use /give
text: [user] 87 to get yourself a netherrack block.
text: This would be the only solution other than using a plugin.
text: Netherrack fires never burn out and if you want to read about them, check the Minecraft Wiki, Netherrack article.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/38416/MerajA
score: 5
sents: text: /gamerule
text: doFireTick false will make all fires burn infinitely without spreading.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/61294/user61294
score: 3
sents: text: You can harvest netherrack and use that, but unless you want a fireplace why get a never ending fire?
text: Also, light the netherrack with a fire charge/flint and steel.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/42803/Tcr
score: 1
sents: text: You need Netherrack, a block that makes fires burn unlimitedly.
text: Netherrack Netherrack can be found in the Nether, a dimensions that can be accessed by a portal built by 4 by 5 obsidian blocks.
text: But keep the inner blocks empty.
text: Then light the obsidian with flint and steel and the portal should be active.
text: The Nether is full of Netherrack, so it's easy to collect.
text: Once Netherrack is lit, the fire burns forever.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/127996/Jim Jones
score: 1
sents: text: yes infinite time fire is possible.
text: things you need: flint and steel (alternatively firecharge)
text: netherrack that is found in nether.
text: netherrack looks like this (the block below the fire) the nether rack is found in nether which looks like a hellish place.
text: look the screenshot below
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/90465/Fennekin
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
You need to use a netherrack block as it burns forever. 
Infinite fire can be made by lighting a Netherrack block.