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
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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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 Jun 26, 2013I'm removing the permission ChestShop.shop.create.373 for some players but thy can still create potion shops, is something wrong there?
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Posted Jun 25, 2013It seems that BukkitForge has troubles with the 1.5.2 patch and the usage of shop plugins. (chestshop, signshop etc.)
My only remedy for our Tekkit 1.1.5 server was to do a fresh install with MCPC+ and copy over our world back into the new installation. Installed the plugins one by one and most of it went smooth.
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Posted Jun 25, 2013@mrmag518 I'd say it's probably caused by a bug in EssentialsEco. Could you test it with iConomy?
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Posted Jun 25, 2013@Acrobot
I am using EssentialsEco.
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Posted Jun 25, 2013@therennon Read the FAQ?
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Posted Jun 25, 2013You can sell, even without permission "sell" added.
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Posted Jun 24, 2013@mrmag518 Hmm, recently I've been on a server that experienced a similar bug - it was caused by CraftConomy. Which economical plugin are you using?
@Tillweed Hey - the plugin is open-source, everyone can contribute to it :)
@EGCNightStalker I'm sorry, but that appears to be a bug in Tekkit - you should probably report it to the Tekkit team.
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Posted Jun 24, 2013Hi Acrobot, at first i want to thank you for this awesome plugin. We have using it for quiet some time on our Tekkit Classic server without any problems.
However, we have some mayor issues since we got our new Tekkit 1.1.5 server.
Issue: When a player sells something to the admin shop. It gives the money, but does not take the item(s) out of your iventory.
Console error: Could not pass event TransactionEvent to ChestShop v3.5
( full error report: http:pastebin.com/e7H90Aas )
MC 1.52 / Tekkit 1.1.5
Plugins:**
p.s. I`m not in creative mode.
( List all plugins: http:pastebin.com/AvHRaHsk )
I would really appreciate if you can help me fix this error.
Thanks in advance!
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Posted Jun 23, 2013@Dusk_Soldier, You might try Vault. Works well with chestshop.
@Acrobat, I am interested in helping with this plugin if you would consider it. Thanks for this plugin it really helps! I am going to donate here in a few!
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Posted Jun 23, 2013Severe money bug here. Having 0.x money makes you able to buy whatever you want without being prevented or losing any money.
I am currently preventing this bug by using your PreTransactionEvent.
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Posted Jun 23, 2013@absthatsme Well, try it? It hasn't worked in versions released in the past 6 months.
@absthatsme Permissions need to be typed exactly as they are written.
@likeaboss43 That's a different plugin.
@Grant1204 Yes, it does support Trapped Chests.
@Dusk_Soldier You need an economy plugin for that.
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Posted Jun 23, 2013@Dusk_Soldier
i use essential plugins and u can set start money in the config and i use /eco give/take/set <player> <amount>
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Posted Jun 22, 2013Does anybody know how to add money to a player's balance, and how to change how much money you start with? Help appreciated, this is the main reason my server isn't public yet.
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Posted Jun 22, 2013Does this have Trapped Chest support? If not then I'd like to see this because trapped chests are used to save space by alternating chest types.
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Posted Jun 21, 2013Is there any way to do [Buy] and [Sell]? Or what is the plugin?
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Posted Jun 21, 2013Also Does the permission need to be Caps? ChestShop.shop.* ???? or No caps? That's my Reason Its not working
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Posted Jun 21, 2013Did you fix this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY9d3VVNje4
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Posted Jun 21, 2013@absthatsme I don't think so, I'd fix it, right?
@absthatsme The permissions haven't changed.
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Posted Jun 20, 2013And also it seems like the permissions ChestShop.shop.* doesn't work for anyone... does it have to be Caps or what? the Shops work all fine for all my admins but I really need a Plugin like this So my server can be started soon as possible
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Posted Jun 20, 2013So does this plugin have any gliches anymore?