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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 Aug 22, 2015@Acrobot
Im not using Mac on the client or server, they are both windows (10 and 2008 server). Also I have the latest java on both (1.8.0_51-b16) and only one version (but both 32 and 64). the sign have worked before, but i did try to update them and it says "shop created" in the chat and it add a big M if I type map:X or if I use the id for map it adds "Map". It does not add any blank characters ether. So the creation of the shop works, and a few times the shop also works. It also seems to work if I am OP, but if i am not I dont even get a message if im not. Another ting if i click the sell button it shows up an message that I cant sell (since its a buy-only sign).
What im trying to sell its created maps with a specific id, but i have also tried book and quill and its the same problem.
EDIT: I found the problem. It was the spawnprotection in vanilla minecraft that stoped me from buying. when I changed it to 0 it worked :).
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Posted Aug 21, 2015Will this error http:pastebin.com/SRfeDFfq cause any issues? will players be able to create/buy/sell without an issue?
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Posted Aug 21, 2015Not for the first time your wonderful plugin crash my server! https://yadi.sk/d/8Qk4QZ-viaYtA
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Posted Aug 21, 2015@milspecsg
That's a very old bug ! :) i can't believe server's would still be using vulnerable plugin versions.
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Posted Aug 19, 2015I have recently been contacted as a server owner concerning a chestshop exploit where players could put a specific series of numbers and letters on a sign to get anything they wanted, this exploit exists in multiple versions of chestshop from my understanding.
Any of you looking for a fix to this issue, that may be using chestshop on an Attack of the Bteam or another server running a 1.6.4 version of minecraft, will be happy to know there is a very simple solution.
Use the 3.7.9 version of chestshop, its that simple.
Have a nice day,
LGC_McLovin
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Posted Aug 19, 2015@marubal21
I'm getting the same error marubal21. I've used chestshop for ages, and suddenly people tell me they can't sell any more.
Looking at the comments, many people seem to have this issue suddenly.
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Posted Aug 18, 2015I'm kinda new to all this, so any help would be appreciated. Currently on server start i get this error: http:pastebin.com/SRfeDFfq
In mentions that i am not using "Xerial SQLite driver" how do i go about installing it?
Extra Info: I'm currently setting up and testing the server on a Windows machine, once complete it will be running of a Linux box.
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Posted Aug 17, 2015@erik1988 Have you read the FAQ?
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Posted Aug 16, 2015Hi have a a weird bug on my server. Everything has been working fine before, but I think after the latest update this happen. When people try to buy from the adminshops it sometimes don't work. they get no error or anything, just nothing. But from time to time it works and the normal shops seems to have no problems. When it did not work for me i just tried to give my self OP and it worked instantly.
There is nothing in the log ether.
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Posted Aug 15, 2015@NoHoPeLess Yup, just disregard it until I come up with a solution that is compatible with any logging library (so Glowstone works fine).
@Pablo_M98 As said above, just disregard the message, it is fine.
@sejpoo Have you got Vault installed?
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Posted Aug 14, 2015@ASquidSquad
Yo I will help you bro. I fixed that problem like this. That's because of vanilla minecraft command /setworldspawn Make sure u have Essentials.Spawn.2.x.SNAPSHOT latest Spiggot spawn plugin(spigot plugins also works on bukkit). That is happening because vanilla server spawn is protected I think 10x10 fix me if im wrong so it will not allow anyone except OP's to manage spawn area. So this is what you will do: Go somewhere where u don't have any signshop's or something that will normal players interact with and do /setworldspawn then go back to your original spawn where you want to players spawn when they die or enter server etc. and do /setspawn Voila it will work 100%.
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Posted Aug 13, 2015I have a server shop in the spawn of my server, and players can use the sell signs but cannot use the buy signs. When they right-click the buy signs, nothing happens. The sell signs work perfectly. The thing is, I (being OP) can use the buy signs when I am in survival mode no problem, but nobody else can. I've tried messing around with the permissions, even giving the single permission node for buying (ChestShop.shop.buy) but it's still not working.
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Posted Aug 12, 2015Whenever my friends try to buy something from the shop, it just says they dont have enough money. And when they try to sell something it says i dont have enough money. But they do have money and so do i. Anyone help me? :I
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Posted Aug 11, 2015I'm also getting this error on every startup with 3.8.12 - tried everything. http://pastebin.com/RQikjKFL
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Posted Aug 10, 2015@NoHoPeLess
I've the same error on Spigot 1.8.8 with ChestShop v3.8.12, use ChestShop v3.8.11 for now.
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Posted Aug 10, 2015Is there a way to make new currencies with CraftConomy and link them. Like if a player has 500 cookies (just a currency name) he can buy items that costs cookies. As well as a player who has dollars (another currency) he can buy items that costs dollars. The shops would both work in the same world/server, but it would be 2 different currencies. This may sound confusing, but let me know if you need me to get more descriptive.
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Posted Aug 8, 2015@Paddygre
what 's the better plugin for 1.8?
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Posted Aug 7, 2015@Acrobot
so i can ignore this?
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Posted Aug 7, 2015@Nitome
You will need a seperate economy plugin like iconnomy, Essentials Economy or something else
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Posted Aug 6, 2015How can we get money to buy something?