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)
Discord Channel Joining through that invite auto subscribes you to important update notifications, if you don't want that use this invite.
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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Aug 10, 2012@Ryanjh5521 Are you serious?
@TheOnlyShad0w Which ChestShop version?
@mrcb Which item.
@Xi0s I have no idea what's happening. It all sounds like a bug in 1.3, because I've been getting error reports since it came out.
@zwirc READ THE FAQ.
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Posted Aug 9, 2012every time i try to buy from a shop its saying item not recognised since i updated??
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Posted Aug 9, 2012Hey this plugin crashed my server the other day. Plz fix this.
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Posted Aug 9, 2012Anybody having a Stone Brick problem where no matter what ID/Name you put in it always only gives Chiseled Stone Bricks?
I can't figure this out!
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Posted Aug 9, 2012All of a sudden none of my chest shops work bar 1, I can still sell to any shop with selling enabled, but only 1 chest on the whole server can you actually buy things from, Ive tested same price different store, different items different store, even changing the 1 working shop still creates another working shop. All in the same region and set up exactly the same?
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Posted Aug 9, 2012Big bug?
My users only have:
ChestShop.shop.buy
ChestShop.shop.sell
Still they can create own shops ! :s
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Posted Aug 9, 2012@foofi101
You could try the plugin "admittance" with the fee option, it does not trigger dispensers directly, but levers and buttons.
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Posted Aug 9, 2012@Blackhawks098 Deadbolt should work just fine.
@foofi101 No, unfortunately not yet, but you will be able to change that by making a custom plugin after ChestShop 3.5 will be out.
@xXKomeXx Well, that was done almost a year ago, that's why the plugin is named "ChestShop".
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Posted Aug 9, 2012u should get rid of the iconomy part inthe plugin name? iConomy is an inactive plugin now :/ so i guess im using BOSEconomy...any suggestions for famous economy plugins besides essantials?
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Posted Aug 9, 2012It's great but I've got 1 question, does it work for dispensers? I have a good idea for a lottery system and that requires that. It would be great if it could be implemented (if it isn't already)
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Posted Aug 9, 2012works fine for me
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Posted Aug 9, 2012iconomy crashes my 1.3.1 server like hell...
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Posted Aug 9, 2012@acrobot Will there be more integration's? Lockette broke with 1.3.1 so I had to switch to Deadbolt. You can lock other peoples shop chests =[
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Posted Aug 9, 2012@tubajedimaster Are you sure you are using 3.46?
@Ta6akus3 If it was so easy, I'd do it. However, I've changed almost half of the code, and it's not finished - so I can't release it.
@bizzig Hmm, really weird. I don't know though - it sounds exactly like either economy plugin fault, or tax_rate being set to 100%
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Posted Aug 8, 2012I can't get stone bricks to work. Other than that, great plugin.
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Posted Aug 8, 2012@Acrobot
Odd, it all worked fine before 1.3.1
I must have changed things in my sleep i guess, after the update was released.
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Posted Aug 8, 2012@martin9t9 OddItem plugin.
@Curtis4321 Just do /iteminfo while holding the egg.
It's "monster egg" with a damage value.
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Posted Aug 8, 2012Is there any way to integrate tekkits items into chestshop, so their names will pop up on the last line
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Posted Aug 7, 2012@Curtis4321
itryed that couldnt do it tho. :( it kept giving me normal eggs .lol
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Posted Aug 7, 2012How does 1 sell a mushroomcow egg on a sign?