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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 Feb 25, 2013I have an minor issue. but i'm unsure if it's because chestshop can't handle it or not:
I have a mulitple world setup, and have used BOSEconomy, then replaced with SDFEconomy to set up PER world accounts, but when people buy from a shop, the player gets the money in the world they're in (when online), not the world the shop is in.
Offline players seem to get it in the correct account
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Posted Feb 25, 2013@jacklink01 Are you sure about that? You need to do /iteminfo to find out the book's ID.
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Posted Feb 24, 2013You recently told someone in the comments that updating to the latest version would fix selling enchanted books, but we are continuing to have an issue. We are old able to sell empty enchanted books (id: 403). Books with enchants wont sell. Any ideas? Thanks
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Posted Feb 24, 2013@xsonarx Thanks for spotting that!
@Xghost7 Read the FAQ: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/chestshop/pages/faq/
@AndreasB86 Well, there is a reload command, however it's a bit hidden, because it doesn't reload everything (mainly major things, like changing partial transactions on/off).
It's /chestshop reload.
And that's it. No more commands.
And well - this allows you to create a shop that simply sells food. If you want to restrict people to only sell food, just block the normal permission and add this one.
@xsonarx Standing diagonal - it's caused by Minecraft since 1.2.5. It no longer sells packet if the thing in your hand cannot be placed, so if you're holding a block, it tried to place it in front of the sign, and ultimately fails.
To see what is the item's name, do /iteminfo while holding the item in your hand.
@arnii5 Not really, unfortunately :(
@UndergroundLounge That would be a problem with your economical plugin.
@mussonking No, they can't. You update. Real quick.
To anyone experiencing an anvil dupe glitch - update your ChestShop version. Be sure it's NOT 3.46 or lower.
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Posted Feb 24, 2013How do i disable the default permisisons i want only a donate group to have acess to create/sell/buy a sign..
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Posted Feb 24, 2013@Mistklmusic
So there is no reload command?
And I mean.. "ChestShop.shop.create.food - ...shops that sell food" That doesnt tell me anything, how is that different from a normal shop?
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Posted Feb 24, 2013@AndreasB86
You may not be able to find a list of commands because there are no commands associated with this plugin. Its all server-side/on the signs.
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Posted Feb 24, 2013Ive been looking for 5 minutes now for an overview of the commands? I can only find the permission nodes.. ?
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Posted Feb 24, 2013@xsonarx
Edit Lapis ore cant be put onto signs to sell or buy. ink sac?
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Posted Feb 24, 2013@Acrobot
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Posted Feb 24, 2013Hey Acrobot, 2 players on my server want to share 1 shop, is it possible to put 2 names on the first sign so that the earnings divide over these 2 people's money accounts?
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Posted Feb 24, 2013My players don't seem to get payment for item transactions while they are offline. Any ideas how I can go about fixing this? Thanks in advance.
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Posted Feb 23, 2013@mussonking
Disable the ability to open chests by clicking on the sign.
Problem solved.
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Posted Feb 23, 2013need update real quick! people can dupe with it. by teleporting while the chest is open
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Posted Feb 23, 2013what are the commands?
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Posted Feb 23, 2013@WESandTER
SAME HERE!!!
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Posted Feb 23, 2013@Acrobot
Thanks for all your help everyone should use this shop plugin!
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Posted Feb 23, 2013Renaming stuff with a anvil then selling it dosnt take the item off you? Please help
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Posted Feb 23, 2013Sorry guys, just got back from holidays. I'll reply to only the latest ones.
@cyclo666 It displays help if you're doing /iteminfo while holding air/nothing.
@SolaKun Sorry, but I don't understand. Might creating a ticket for it, explaining it step-by-step?
@kirbill97 Update ChestShop and CraftBukkit.
@Tisdan Well, Gringotts plugin is what you're looking for. Instead of a virtual currency, it uses Emeralds.
@IwannaDashInName "Stupid feature" which many people requested, because it's, like the config says, "bugfix" for a CraftBukkit bug, where you could invoke a delayed teleportation, open the chest's inventory and when you teleport, you duped items.
@Barnapanna Check the main plugin's thread:
http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/4150/
@HitmanPL47 Well, you should use some plugin that adds permissions to regions, then :) Unfortunately, as I'm not a server admin, I don't know if such exist, but they should!
@TorgusAmorgus Yes.
@EncryptedCurse I wish. Unfortunately, colour codes take up 2 characters, which, given 15 characters to work with, is a huge number.
@twisterlj Update to the latest version.
@selfservice0 Huh? It's there.
@MaceMadunusus The syntax is different. Now, like the durability is :something, and enchantments -something, the metadata is #something. Do /iteminfo, it'll tell you the needed id.
@TOFYWEB Please submit it as a ticket. And for the WorldGuard region flags disappearing, well, that's unfortunately why it's experimental. I cannot do anything about it, until WorldGuard introduces a flag API.
@joehot200 Well, I tried - there shouldn't be any! :D
----Also, to everyone experiencing a dupe bug - firstly, be sure that you're using the latest ChestShop version. Secondly, update your CraftBukkit .jar. If you're not using CraftBukkit, well, that might be the cause - try updating your server software.
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Posted Feb 23, 2013/iinfo no longer works correctly, it just displays the help every time