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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 Apr 7, 2014Was the duplication bug fixed? I downloaded a bugged version earlier and this is a crucial need.
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Posted Apr 7, 2014@Acrobot I meant, admins can see what is being sold in-game, btw, it isn't on for me, if there is an option.
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Posted Apr 6, 2014Hello, I have been having a problem with the latest version. I have found that in order to use the player shops you need to have an open hand. This is rather annoying.
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Posted Apr 6, 2014Hi. I'm having a slight problem. With the recent version of Chestshop it seems hoppers aren't working. Is this intentional or . . .? Thanks.
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Posted Apr 6, 2014@Keoni506 Yes, it is, you just have to install Vault.
@james7482 What do you mean by that? It is shown by default and you can disable this behaviour in the config.
@chillerkraftMCS You need to download example files, here:
http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/chestshop/files/23-sample-html-files/
and modify them for your purpose.
@Blenzup Not anymore.
@mikemy Hm? Pretty sure it should be possible.
@Locke55 "When it's done". Really, I've no better answer, it will be a hugely complicated task to do so AND retain backwards compatibility/not break any shops.
@Frano35 @Willcomputerguy79
By default, ChestShop blocks shops in which the sell price is higher than buy price. You can disable it in the config.
@youriwannet Well, that really depends on how you structure your economy.
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Posted Apr 6, 2014@Bobbanana This is an error with Apple's new Java VM. Download one from Oracle.
http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_mac.xml
@MarkehMe Thanks for informing me!
@Arton123 Pretty sure it should work fine.
@harry5572 Sorry for replying so late; it's already fixed.
@Smallgnome Download an update.
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Posted Apr 6, 2014How do I get money as starter?
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Posted Apr 5, 2014@Frano35 I have the same problem...
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Posted Apr 5, 2014Hey I have an problem. Why i cant sell more than i can buy? I put price for buying 20 and sell higher than 20 and i cant create shop it says u cant create that type of shop. anyone suggestions? or what i need to search in config files?
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Posted Apr 5, 2014Hey Im using this plugin and I want to sell e.g. 64 Jungle Log for 100 and buy for 20. Why I cant make it? It says You cant create this type of shop! someone help me...
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Posted Apr 3, 2014When can we expect a uuid update?
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Posted Apr 2, 2014@Blenzup
hey! i had the same issue, downlaod the latest version of chestshop the aurthor fixed the problem yesterday :D
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Posted Apr 2, 2014Anyone know how to make it so players can sell with a full inv? I'm sure it must be a permission node since ops can. But i cannot figure out which one.
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Posted Apr 1, 2014I think there may be a glitch with this plugin.
Players can put something on the line that says;
1eb100000000000
This will give them any item in the game, if they put it under that line. For example
ImValued 1 1eb10000000000 EmeraldBlock
and bam, they have an emerald block. They can spam the sign, and get rich fast. Any way i can disable this? I've seen it done on servers, but it's not obvious in your config how to disable 1eb10000000 signs.
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Posted Apr 1, 2014why do i get the msg ERROR You lack the necessary HTML files in your plugins/ChestShop/HTML folder!
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Posted Apr 1, 2014This may have been already answered but is this compatible with EssentialsEconomy? Also, love the plugin!
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Posted Apr 1, 2014Hello, I was just wondering if you could add a permission node that allows you to see what is bought and sold in-game, as this would be very helpful. Thanks.
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Posted Apr 1, 2014people are spawning in items with chest shop, how can this be fixed......
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Posted Mar 31, 2014@Acrobat https://github.com/Acrobot/ChestShop-3/pull/30 Needs to be pulled quickly.
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Posted Mar 31, 2014Does the newest versions work with 1.6.4