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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 Jan 5, 2013@Acrobot
but the why is this still a test version?
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Posted Jan 5, 2013@Flyverse Should work with 1.4.5 too, but I've tested it only on 1.4.6 - however just give it a try :)
@deaddude22 If there were ones, I'd fix them :)
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Posted Jan 5, 2013Hm, why its does not works eith 1.4.5 :( ?
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Posted Jan 5, 2013Any bugs with the latest test build just wondering because i would like to use this on my own server :)
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Posted Jan 4, 2013@Acrobot
ok thank you
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Posted Jan 4, 2013@drdeft :)
@Dgmindcraft Sorry, fireworks can't be sold due to the way MC team implemented them.
@BadDog8891 Yup, please install Vault - I removed Essentials integration from the core because of the fact that it had been sometimes broken.
@Usa_Rox_All Not the latest test one.
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Posted Jan 4, 2013i wana make a firework shop but when i put a custom made firework in and people try to buy it but all it says "shop out of stock" the item id is correct and there is a custom firework in the chest. is there a fix?
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Posted Jan 4, 2013Spigot_build_371 1.4.6-R0.3
ChestShop-3.50-t0041
Vault-1.2.22
iConomy-7.0
LWC-build-809
WorldEdit-5.4.6-C146P15
WorldGuard-5.6.6-b756
all is working fine together =^_^=
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Posted Jan 3, 2013I am having issues with Discounts, can someone post there working modified discounts.yml or direct me to a wiki or help page?
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Posted Jan 3, 2013Hi, I'd like to say great plugin been using it since it came out. I have Essentials economy and when people try to buy it says they dont have enough balance when they do. Do I have to install vault? Because I didn't have that problem before and I wasn't running vault.
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Posted Jan 3, 2013@hugedaven
Bit of a late reply but I hope it helps someone out Unlock the sign using /cremove and then lock it again with /cpublic It will allow people to use the sign but not break it.
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Posted Jan 3, 2013@Acrobot
I'm running version 3.46, and that's the latest version, isn't it?
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Posted Jan 3, 2013@Usa_Rox_All
Yes, update ChestShop.
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Posted Jan 3, 2013So, a member of my server just found a glitch. If you rename an item using an anvil, you can sell that item infinitely.
Is there a fix to this?
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Posted Jan 3, 2013@tucketdog123 Hey :)
Firstly - that's a good idea. However, this would be really heavy for server, at least for now - the database holding system in Bukkit is not suitable for such tasks.
Secondly - please submit it in the "Tickets" section :)
Cheers, Acro
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Posted Jan 3, 2013Hey ChestShop Devs, had an idea today. I am not sure if you could add something like this, but from what I hear from players it would be a GREAT addition to add something like a /purchases command to see who has bought what from you. On server I personally try to keep track of who buys what, and it would be a great addition for me and I am sure other players. You could get a message back after entering the command, with the date, who bought it, how much, and for what price. Possibly modeled like this? [1-3-13] tucketdog123 bought 32 Arrows for 64$ [1-1-13] tucketdog123 bought 32 Blaze_Rods for 128$
Please, consider adding this!
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Posted Jan 3, 2013@FateMC Uhh... You know, it's kind of hard to tell what's wrong. Have you updated your CraftBukkit?
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Posted Jan 3, 2013The anvil rename glitch still seems to work on my server on 041, sorry to be bother you but it's really messing up my economy :(
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Posted Jan 3, 2013@bhallowitz Hmm, honestly, from what I know, this can check for lags:
http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/nolagg/pages/nolagg-examine/
Also, java includes a program to investigate lags and memory leaks:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/visualvm/intro.html
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Posted Jan 3, 2013@Acrobot
No, I did not use a profiler plugin. I should have been more clear that it was just an assumption based on the fact that everything goes back to normal upon removing the plugin. Is there a recommended profiler plugin? I've tried searching around a bit for one but everything I find is either out of date and not working with the latest bukkit, or just does resource tweaks and improvements with a command that show current overall server ram usage, which is not something that I need. McMyAdmin has bar graphs on its main tab that continuously show ram and cpu usage and history in real time. That's how I noticed there was a problem in the first place :/ So if you or anyone else knows of a way to check individual plugin resource usage without adding and removing plugins one by one, it would be greatly appreciated.