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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Nov 7, 2012@Acrobot
Hey, I am currently suffering from a bad tick rate, and I generated an Examine report, and found out that ChestShops is taking the most time at;
1. PlayerInteractEvent: 1653 ms 2. TransactionEvent 1229 ms 3. PreTransactionEvent 406 ms
If you want, I can send you the examine file. (Using 3.50t0024 with iConomy 7 on mysql)
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Posted Nov 7, 2012@themine12 It's working on 1.4.
@segundo03 It's a bug in bukkit.
https://github.com/Bukkit/CraftBukkit/pull/799
@monkeymonk69 Hmm... I've heard about it, however I was almost sure I fixed that. Hmm...
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Posted Nov 7, 2012Have an way to disable stackable potions in the shops? Or have an way to disable potions shop?
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Posted Nov 7, 2012Hi, does anyone know when this plugin will be coming out for 1.4? i really need it to make a shop with the 1.4 stuff
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Posted Nov 6, 2012Thanks for the reply, Acrobat.
Yes, the test version fixed the my little dilemma!
TURN_OFF_SIGN_PROTECTION: true
Plotme overrides the protection of signs on other players plots and it allows the new owners to destroy the sign and the chest. Very much appreciated on the very quick response, and sorry, I should of researched your plugin a little more. However, the test version seemed to break on my 1.4.2 R2 server on sell signs when I replaced the 3.46 version. Was able to click to sell and obtain money without the item in my inventory, but the buy signs seemed to work properly. This might of been addressed already and I've missed it again.
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Posted Nov 6, 2012@Acrobot
Hey Acrobot ;) please get me a new version with the fix for stacking :P
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Posted Nov 6, 2012@monkeymonk69 I don't know, if I were you, I'd just make the plot roll back to its "normal" state when it's going for grabs.
Also, you can turn off sign and chest protection in the new TEST VERSION of ChestShop.
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Posted Nov 6, 2012Great plugin! I've made a server with the economy built around this plugin, very nice!
One thing that I'm running into is that I started a hardcore server that a player will lose their plot during their ban. Like smart little cookies, the players are using this plugin as a lock for their chests. When they are banned the plot goes up for grabs, but the shop chest signs are unbreakable by the new owners. Any ideas on how I can get around this? I would still like the players to be able to setup their own stores at their plots, as this is a staple of the growing economy within the server.
Edit... since the chests are breakable by the new owners (protected breaking but not opening from other players with the Plotme plugin) could the shop sign be broken in conjunction with chest somehow?
Break sign with chest: true
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Posted Nov 6, 2012@Acrobot Thank you
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Posted Nov 5, 2012@Acrobot
Ok, thank you very much!
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Posted Nov 5, 2012@ThePooE If you're using Register - look in the config. If you're using Vault - consult Vault's author.
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Posted Nov 4, 2012How can I define which currency chestshop will use if I used 2 or more economy plugin?
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Posted Nov 4, 2012@Davyhalliday In the main thread, on Bukkit forums.
http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/4150/
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Posted Nov 4, 2012Where can i download the latest test version?
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Posted Nov 4, 2012@commanderAIK Yeah. 3.46 has a bug where it doesn't append B/S to "free". You'll have to write "B free", for example - or, you can just download the newest test version :)
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Posted Nov 4, 2012@Engelsk97
http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/chestshop/pages/permission-nodes/
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Posted Nov 3, 2012I have downloaded this plugin and got a shop working but only i can use it how do i make it so everyone can use it?
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Posted Nov 3, 2012Hello, I seem to be having a problem with making signs selling things for free. I tried to sell protection I chain armor like this:
Admin Shop 1 FREE 302-1
After the shop was successfully created, I tried buying from it (in survival mode), and for some reason I do not get anything. I would greatly appreciate help with this.
Thanks, commanderAIK :)
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Posted Nov 3, 2012@johnhugh :)
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Posted Nov 3, 2012@Acrobot
I finally got it to work! Recently Towny also has been bugging out. After I noticed that it had some places in the error log about towny I decided to delete it and hope for the best and it works! Thanks for your help! We all appreciate it very much :D