ChestShop (iConomyChestShop)
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ChestShop
A simple, yet very powerful system for making physical shops using signs and chests.
It's never been that easy to create shops! With features like shop protection and anti-lag protection, you won't have to worry about your server's economy anymore!
"Just works"! ChestShop supports almost all economy plugins by using Vault!
(Versions above 3.9.2 also support economy plugins using the Reserve API)
Some known compatible and incompatible economy plugins.
Please check if there are newer development builds before reporting issues!
If you are upgrading from a previous version of ChestShop please make sure to always read the warnings in the file's changelog!
The plugin by default submits anonymous stats about your server (player count, plugin/server version and type) to a public statistics websites (mcstats.org and bstats.org) in order to provide the developers with usage information. If you wish to opt out, you can do so in the PluginMetrics/config.yml and bstats/config.yml files. It also features an auto-update feature, which can be turned off in the config.
Frequently Asked Questions
Permissions
User-made tutorials
Download the latest stable version
Download the latest development version
Download 1.12.2 version
Download 1.8.8 version
Download older versions
API for plugin developers
Source code on GitHub
Crowdin Localization Project
Thread on Bukkit forums
IRC chat (#chestshop on irc.esper.net)
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bStats metrics
Additional modules for ChestShop:
ChestShop LegacyIds - allows usage of numeric and old pre 1.13 string IDs on signs
Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)
Towny module - to use with Towny plugin
ChestShop Notifier - records all sales, even when the player is offline (Maintained by Phoenix616)
ChestShopTools - Enchantment info signs and empty shop notifier (Maintained by Phoenix616)
Adda - Item display icons above the chest, transaction limit, Discord alerts, per-player shop limit! (User-made)
ChestIcon - Icons for Chests, just like the Showcase plugin! (User-made, broken on newer versions)
Libelula Auto Shop - easy creation of admin shops, using Essentials (User-made)
ChestShopLimiter+ - limits the number of shops per player (User-made, abandoned)
ChestShopListing - Stores shops and transactions in SQL; adds related features including in-game search (User-made)
ChestShopConfirmation - confirmation screen before buying (User-made)
SearchChestShop - search for shops selling certain items (User-made)
BoltChestShop - Add support for Bolt container protections (Made by the Bolt author)
Using shops
It's easy! Just right-click the sign to buy, left-click to sell. (You can configure the buttons in the config file!)
How to create a shop
Player shop
| Place a chest on the ground | |
| Place a sign 1 block away from the chest (for example, above it) | |
| On the sign, write: | ![]() |
| Leave the first line empty. It will be automatically filled with your name by the plugin (if you have the permission ChestShop.admin then you can create shops with the names of other players) | |
| Second line is the amount of items to buy or sell | |
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Third line is a combination of buy and sell prices. You need to have a price indicator (like 'B' - price that will apply to items BOUGHT by PLAYERS - or 'S' - the SELL price) near the price - the prices are separated by a colon (:) |
Some of the possible price combinations: "B 5:5 S", "B 5", "S free" |
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The forth line will hold the id/name of the item. Write ? on the sign and the item will be autofilled with the one from the chest or you can click on the sign with the item afterwards. Optionally you can put the actual name on it. You can find out the name of the item you're holding by doing /iteminfo |
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| Resulting Shop | ![]() |
| A person can buy 64 diamonds for 10 dollars and sell them back for 5 dollars from Phoenix616 |
If you want you can also take a look at this video tutorial.
Admin Shop - shop with unlimited items
Firstly, you've got to be sure that you've the ChestShop.admin permission or that you are an OP. To make an Admin Shop, simply put "Admin Shop" (configurable in config.yml) on the first line of the sign when creating the shop. Admin Shops do not require a chest!
Translations
- /iteminfo - Get information about the item in your hand
- /iteminfo <id/name> - Get information about the item with the given id or name
- /shopinfo - Get information about the looked-at shop
- /csgive <itemcode> [<amount>] [<player>] - Give item with a unique ChestShop code to a player
- /cstoggle - Toggle buy and sell notificiation messages
- /chestshop version - Display the ChestShop version
- /chestshop reload - Reload the ChestShop config and translation messages. (This might not reload some features)
- /csaccess - Toggles ability to buy/sell on shops while having admin/access permissions and normally being ignored
Permission nodes
| Description | ||
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| ChestShop.shop.* | shop creation and buying/selling - it contains: | |
| ChestShop.shop.create.* |
create all types of shops |
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| ChestShop.shop.buy | buy any item from shop | |
| ChestShop.shop.sell | sell any item to shop | |
| ChestShop.mod | open any shop chest | |
| ChestShop.admin | open any shop chest, destroy stores, create (admin) shops |
A full list of permission nodes
Configurations
Useful tips by players
| How not to get bankrupt | A customisable price table |
| Alternative price table |
Compatibility
ChestShop directly hooks into the following plugins to provide additional functionality:
- AuthMe (and forks like AuthMe Reloaded)
- WorldGuard
- Residence
- LWC (and forks like LWCX and Modern-LWC)
- Lockette
- LockettePro
- Deadbolt
- SimpleChestLock
- OddItem
- Heroes
- ShowItem
Metrics
This resource sends metrics data to McStats and bStats. You can opt-out of metrics for all plugins on your server by changing the settings in the PluginMetrics/config.yml and the bStats/config.yml file if you don't want any data to be send.
More info
Even more information can be found in the old plugin thread on the forums.
Got an error or suggestion?
Simply submit a ticket here!
If you have a Github account and have coding knowledge you can also directly open an issue on Github. (You can also fund them via IssueHunt!)
If you just need general help feel free to ask in the comments or join the #chestshop channel on Spigot's IRC network (irc.spi.gt, webchat)
Has ChestShop helped you or your server?
If you want to thank the team in a more materialistic way, feel free to donate or buy Phoeni616 a beer! :)
A shout-out to Acrobot's friend:
We believe that the music he makes is really stunning - you can decide it for yourself!
If you have an issue then please open a ticket on GitHub or post on SpigotMC.org for faster replies to questions!


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Posted Jun 14, 2012@np98765 Ok, which ChestShop version are you running?
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Posted Jun 13, 2012I can't turn off Console logging!
LOG_TO_CONSOLE: false
That's what I set, but I'm still being constantly spammed with messages and I can't read the Console whatsoever.
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Posted Jun 13, 2012@mr_hotdog It seems like either someone hacked that, or your chunk is bugged :/
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Posted Jun 13, 2012Anyone who wants to see these shops in action with a completely player run economy check out our server in my signature below, we've got a mall where players can rent store space and sell whatever they want at whatever price :)
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Posted Jun 12, 2012Yo, I am having a really bizarre problem that I have no idea how to troubleshoot and was wondering if you know what is going on.
We are running CraftBukkit 1.2.5 R3 and ChestShop 3.42. Also running iConomy and Vault. The area in question is under WorldGuard protection. The chestshop chests were also protected with LWC.
What is happening is that a bunch of chests that were being used as chestshops that were one block apart have merged into each other and somehow made double chests. The GUIs for the chests are screwed up and look like a large chest inventory + a superimposed small chest inventory. Some chests are also now invisible but if you click on the block where they used to be you can access their items (but sometimes with the GUI glitch). Nearly all of the signs carrying the chestshop info are invisible. The signs were placed either between or in front of the chestshop chests at the same level as the chests.
When we initially created the chestshops yesterday they all worked and were all perfectly visible and unmerged. Upon checking the server today they somehow got screwed up at some point. All of the chestshop chests that had their sign placed above them on a wall are all fine, visible, and function correctly. Admin shops that were just a sign are also all functional and visible. Also, another set of chestshop chests that were set up similarly to the bungled ones are perfectly fine. So I really am confused! O_O
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Posted Jun 12, 2012@coletam
All players have permision to create shops.
You need to give a negative node. Think it was like this (I am using bPermissions):
- ^ChestShop.shop.*
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Posted Jun 12, 2012Hello,
I have ranks on my server, such as Member, Builder, Explorer and Premium and I gave the permission node of creating shops to Premium rank only, however players in the Member Rank can still create shops. I checked through all the nodes and only Premium has it.
Am I doing something wrong or is this a glitch?
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Posted Jun 11, 2012@Acrobot
Thanks, it seems my eclipse did something unexpected on changing the jar around / cleanup.
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Posted Jun 11, 2012@Acrobot
ha that's dumb. well ok thanks :)
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Posted Jun 11, 2012@asofold Breeze stuff should be visible in the ChestShop jar :P
And yeah - I moved the utility methods to the "Breeze" section - this is my framework that you can already see in the ChestShop-4 repo :P
@justinpw93 I can't fix that. People, who made bukkit, called it like that. You can use OddItem to change item's names.
@ray0911 Well, that is a problem with iConomy, I'm sorry, but I can't do anything about it.
You can change SHOP_INTERVAL_RATE in the config to a higher amount to block people interacting with shops.
@HockeyMike24 Yep, I already fixed it before your post :P
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Posted Jun 11, 2012Hi Acrobot, where is all the small utility methods gone :p ?
(needed for a "lazy" shopfinder)
Lol, 10th update -> found it, presumably.
Breeze stuff not visible from the ChestShop jar? Or is eclipse doing tricks...
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Posted Jun 10, 2012Hey Acro, I was just trying to make a dye shop, and all the dye's are just called ink sacs. that can get really confusing lol, is there any chance you can fix that for your next update?
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Posted Jun 10, 2012When a player spam buy/sell items is lags the server. Usally it has to be more than one player doing it to lag the server OR one player with an auto clicker.. I use iconomy6,Chestshop 3.42. I do not use vault. ty for your help
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Posted Jun 10, 2012@Acrobot
Ok, I tried that version but there is also a glitch with that. When you buy a stack of something from an Admin Shop but don't have enough money for a stack, you still get a full stack for next to nothing for money.
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Posted Jun 10, 2012@jhs232
It does, i'm using it
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Posted Jun 10, 2012Does this work with EssentialsEco?
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Posted Jun 10, 2012@UnitedFactions Hmm, honestly? I have no idea - I use Bukkit's functions. I would have to check it, and at the moment I've got no time, sorry.
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Posted Jun 9, 2012@Acrobot
UnitedFactions means the stacking of none stackable items if a shop sells them 2 or more at a time.
Fix or not?
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Posted Jun 9, 2012@domingo15 That's just your Minecraft client's problem - it can't handle that much signs.
@Slipswhitley Yeah, I was the guy who made MultiCurrency working with other plugins :P
@HockeyMike24 Try the test build, downloadable from the bukkit.org thread.
@afistofirony You need to specify what is free.
Either:
B FREE
S FREE
B FREE:FREE S
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Posted Jun 9, 2012I don't know if this is only happening to me but every time i go to the shop full of chest using chestshop, i suddenly lag. Anyone else having this problem? Im sure that its the chest and signs problem because after removing the chest and signs, lags stops.