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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 Nov 3, 2012@johnhugh Hmm.. Try typing /csversion and tell me what it says. If it says "unknown command" or nothing at all, check if ChestShop shows any errors on startup. If still nothing, check if ChestShop initializes at all. If STILL nothing, try re-downloading the plugin again, shutting the server down and turning it back on.
@Nightiky Yep yep :)
@ServerMineria Ok, I'll fix it then.
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Posted Nov 3, 2012@Acrobot
Yes I have tried .46 and .50
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Posted Nov 3, 2012@Nightiky
Never mind, seems i found that! :)
Restricting shops to some groups or regions You can either use permissions, or you can just put a sign ABOVE shop sign (you need to be in that group to create the sign) to restrict it to players with ChestShop.group.groupName permission The syntax is: [restricted] firstGroupName 2ndGroupName 3rdGroupName Only those groups will be able to use that shop
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Posted Nov 3, 2012Is it possible to set permissions that only certain group can use certain chestshops? I have Server shop, where everyone can buy and sold stuff, but Ive made special shop just for VIPs and i want only VIP to be able to purchase goods there. Is it possible? Thanks!
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Posted Nov 3, 2012@Acrobot
yes, v3.50 :x
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Posted Nov 3, 2012@TNTUP Limits - not yet, I'm currently implementing database, so things like that would be possible.
@ServerMineria The latest TEST BUILD?
@johnhugh Hmm... Not really. Have you tried the TEST BUILD, downloadable from the forum's thread.
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Posted Nov 2, 2012Question, is it possible to set a limit to buy items per day? I used this plugin before, and people kept emptying my chestshop. I would like to set a limit to 3 days... like, I allow them to buy 2 stacks per 3 days.
Does it supports 1.4.2 in the dev builds? I'll test them... Thanks for this great plugin, I like it
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Posted Nov 2, 2012@Acrobot
I did :P 3 times IS there any known plugins that interfere?
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Posted Nov 2, 2012@Acrobot
i'm running the latest build :x
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Posted Nov 2, 2012@johnhugh If commands say "unknown command", that means that the plugin wasn't downloaded right / is corrupted. Please try re-downloading.
@ServerMineria Hey. I'm fixing it, but in the dev versions. Could you try if it isn't fixed already?
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Posted Nov 2, 2012@Chalkie19
It won't work at all for me! The commands say "unknown command" The signs over chests dont work
I have the files in my plugins folder with 27 other plugins that work fine. I'm going to submit a ticket but tell me if there is common problem/fix please :)
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Posted Nov 2, 2012Hello, i've got a problem with this nice plugin :)
there is a bug : if a player create a sign with "B 0:0 S" even without the permissions, the sign appears, the matter is that i'm running a Faction server, and using this bug can act as a private on chest.
can you solve it or give me a solution ?
thanks.
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Posted Nov 2, 2012hi! i have a problem in 1.4. I created a chestshop and people cann't buy from it, but can sell.
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Posted Nov 1, 2012@johnhugh
It is running 100% on 1.4.2 for me. No problems for me so far.
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Posted Nov 1, 2012Will this be updating to 1.4.2 anytime soon? Thanks (need it for my shop) If it isn't going to be out soon does anyone else have a recommendation for admin shops?
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Posted Nov 1, 2012@Acrobot
Well it says ChestShop.mod - lets you look into other shop chests I want my staff to be able to break the shop signs of other player and not be able to make the admin shops.
/derp The permission ChestShop.mod does work, I did not try it since it said only view. Thanks for the fast response and sorry for my derp.
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Posted Nov 1, 2012Hi, I get this error with CS 3.46 and Bukkit #2446..
http://pastebin.com/ycA2r2Td
before that error: http://pastebin.com/hDkG4WzX
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Posted Nov 1, 2012@badger237
It because you own the shop..
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Posted Nov 1, 2012@Chalkie19 Like ChestShop.mod?
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Posted Nov 1, 2012Could you please add a permission node to just destroy shops not destroy shops and make admin shops. Thank you.