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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 6, 2013I found out a bug on the latest version :
1. Place a chest 2. Pust stuff in it 3. Put ChestShop sign over it 4. Use TPA command and take what's in the chest 5. Other player TpAccept (while chest open on screen) 6. Take the stuff back to your inventory 7. Go back to your chest 8. Magic, Stuff still in, and in your inventory.
Can you please fix this as soon as possible ? thanks.
(do config file need to be delete on a plugin update ?)
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Posted Jan 6, 2013@Nussi1986 Possibly, however that's a SRM's bugs, not mine, really.
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Posted Jan 6, 2013There is a bug with Simple Region Market and this! I think that because of this Error in the Console:
18:43:31 SimpleRegionMarket: Can't find sign, creating new.
It dont appear with ChestShop disabled. Anyone else with this Issue?
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Posted Jan 6, 2013@cvo1010 The sign reappearing issue is not connected to ChestShop - I don't save shops anywhere. Sounds like there is something wrong with your server/map.
@Falloutx720 It's fixed already...
@Sharkykzn @cvo1010 Hmm, what do you mean "no longer allow buy/sell transactions?
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Posted Jan 6, 2013@Falloutx720
Wasn't that already fixed?
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Posted Jan 6, 2013@Sharkykzn
I have the exact same issue. If acrobat could check mine it shows the builds that would be great to kill the bugs
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Posted Jan 6, 2013@Acrobot
Acrobat, Server admin shops (Mr.E) no longer allow buy or sell transactions. Signs are normal format for CS.
Players own shops still function as normal. Config.yml as per: http://pastebin.com/gCj7zyLs
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Posted Jan 5, 2013@cvo1010
Glad I have anvils banned on my server since they released lol. Anyways I had this problem after updaing too. Your config updated and you just need to change a line in it: for #First line of your Admin Shop's sign should look like this SERVER_ECONOMY_ACCOUNT: ""
It probably has something in the quotes, delete whatever text is in there and it should work, at least it fixed my problem of the shops not working...using vault/iconomy/pex
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Posted Jan 5, 2013@Falloutx720
Acroba has been told this numerous times, but thanks for the heads up for all the other admins that didn't know
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Posted Jan 5, 2013Anyone with a brain should not be using this plugin! Any items that has its name edited with a anvil can be sold to the shop infinite times, therefore ruining your economy. How to do it: take a anvil, rename the item, then you can sell it to the shop/admin shop. The item will not be taken away like it should, therefore the users/owners economy has to be reset BEWARE OWNERS Acrobatics: Plugin users should be aware of this because it's known to a lot of users! Sorry if I'm trashing the thread, but I'm saving owners a lot of bs.
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Posted Jan 5, 2013Hello, I am currently experiencing this weird problem
Bukkit version: 1.4.6 R1 ChestShop version : 3.50 test 0.40 I'm using Vault and essentials Eco I'm also using pex
I have encountered this problem upon updating chestshop and the server. All of the signs deleted and I replaced all of them. Then I updated chestshop again and the signs kept where they were. The signs do not work anymore.
I cannot buy or sell I cannot create signs And I haven't touched any of the permissions so all is good
Is there anyway to fix this mess. My players haven't had shops for about a week and they are begging me.
Thanks
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Posted Jan 5, 2013@ravand I doubt that. We can't sell normal books yet. Same with enchantment books - MC team just changed their data storing method out of the blue, while the normal one would suffice (and work fine)...
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Posted Jan 5, 2013@Acrobot
No i dont mean written books i mean the enchantment books which you can use on anvils
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Posted Jan 5, 2013@Sharkykzn What do you mean by "no longer function"? How do the signs look like? Could you paste your config on pastebin.com?
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Posted Jan 5, 2013Ok, so I have hit a snag... After months of problem free use of CS. After recent update with v3.50 t0041. My server admin shops will no longer function. Other player shops seem to all be working.
Console shows error free startup, running with Bukkit 1.4.6 Beta, BOSEconomy and PEX. As said has been up for months. Pointers to possible plugin conflicts or other places to look?
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Posted Jan 5, 2013Thanks Acrobot for the info about the books. Keep up the good work i realy like this plugin this helps me a lot thanks
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Posted Jan 5, 2013@ravand Unfortunately, there is no way of selling normal books (which have been written to).
@alfjan With colon.
17:3
etc.
Do /iteminfo to find out the id.
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Posted Jan 5, 2013Any way of selling enchanted books?
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Posted Jan 5, 2013Hi, how to sell Item's like Wood in all four variants? I try 17;0 till 17;3 but it did not work. There are a lot materials that have an aditional postfix.
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Posted Jan 5, 2013@deaddude22 It's still a test version because of the lack of time for testing.