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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 May 21, 2014Can you make the shop sign cost actually go to the server account? Right now it just disappears into thin air.
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Posted May 21, 2014@Sparaat
It has been working fine for me on 1.7.9.
Do you have any console errors?
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Posted May 21, 2014@Acrobot That plugin doesn't work on 1.7.9...
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Posted May 21, 2014@Acrobot
Great i believe this is the best shop plugin.
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Posted May 21, 2014@BBFChaser Well, sure, I do keep the plugins updated all the time, I just stopped playing Minecraft recreationally somewhere around a year ago. I am, and still will update ChestShop for the upcoming updates.
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Posted May 20, 2014@Acrobot
Sure feel free to include it on the page.
I dont play MC much either myself now its just Chaser do this, Chaser this is broken and so one so I'm always playing with config files or permissions its never ending.
Now since you say you no longer play do you still intend to keep plugins updated and what not?
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Posted May 20, 2014@werte12345
@Sparaat
I believe this is server lag. Hasn't happened to any of the servers I play on that have ChestShop.
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Posted May 20, 2014@BBFChaser The price table was not made by me, I just want to make it clear :) Since I don't play Minecraft actively anymore, I cannot comment on the prices, however I can ask you whether you want the sheet included on the ChestShop BukkitDev page?
@Sparaat Use the OddItem plugin, it is compatible with ChestShop.
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Posted May 19, 2014Is it possible to make a shop for different item names?
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Posted May 19, 2014it's laggy for me, too
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Posted May 18, 2014Is this plugin very laggy with essentials eco because it is for me.
Here's my config: http://pastebin.com/ANLS7UNy
Here's my log when the server lags: http://pastebin.com/k4LtbMcB
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Posted May 18, 2014everything works except for when placing food items... always destroys the sign instantly saying "Shop cannot be created"
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Posted May 18, 2014Acrobat, I was encouraged by your Excel pricing tool however I noticed that it is a little outdated.
I decided to make a tool for my server and I am quite pleased with how it turned out (Not as good as yours)
I welcome you and or any other server admin download my version and give it a test. It does not offer everything yours does for instance including/excluding the furnaces in prices, however it includes a few other things.
Please let me know what yall think.
Link Removed: http://www.mediafire.com/download/w5vyxxn0yiqpm06/BBF Economy Tool 1.0.xlsx
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Posted May 18, 2014@rpursley Seems like your local.yml file has gotten corrupt. Please delete the plugins/ChestShop/local.yml file.
@MacXGaming Sorry, I am not allowed to post it here due to BukkitDev's rules. @mbaxter told me about that recently. PM me if you need it.
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Posted May 18, 2014When creating a shop it responds:
?a[Shop] ?r{Shop] successfully created
Is that expected behavior?
BTW, I am running 1.7.9 and this plugin seems to work fine
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Posted May 17, 2014Please, is there a dev build? My server can't run 1.7.9 because chestshop does not support 1.7.9?
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Posted May 17, 2014@Acrobot
Okay, could you then just upload a dev version here? My server seriously need to update to 1.7.9. By the way, great work!
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Posted May 17, 2014@xVaasx Have you tried doing /iteminfo while holding the item you want to sell and then putting this ID on the sign?
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Posted May 16, 2014So I am trying to use DrugsXL and ChestShop, is there a way to make it work? It always says "Chest out of stock"
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Posted May 16, 2014@Nikoxx99 Seriously? ._. Update.
@Sharkie77 Wait, I don't get it. You do not want to create shops? If so, read the FAQ.