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Notification module - to use with Notifications plugin (outdated)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 4, 2014When I make a shop, no matter what kind, it says "You can not make this kind of shop". Why?
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Posted Jan 4, 2014Ok thanks
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Posted Jan 3, 2014@Kyurem55
Dude its easy. In fact heres a tutorial I made for my server:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPkGbb32Iko
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Posted Jan 3, 2014How do I buy or sell? Put stuff in the chest? Right click? How?
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Posted Jan 3, 2014@Acrobot
i would love to do it but i don't know how.
like pm me with an explanation please so i can do my work good :)
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Posted Jan 3, 2014Hi, Happy New Years.
Just recently noticed a small problem. Redstone Lamps ( ID = 123 ) The Shop sign works but it seems after a restart it does not work. All other signs for all the other items work, just not redstone lamps. It does take the money. This works for a single item sign and a 32 quantity item sign. Chestshop Version 3.7.2
Heres my sign exact sign info with Shop being the server shop
Shop 1 B 80:40 S 123 (< 123 Turns into "Redstone Lamp O" )
The name makes me think its trying to give me redstone lamp off or something
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Posted Jan 3, 2014@yannUFLL
Yup.
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Posted Jan 3, 2014The latest version is compatible 1.7.2 ?
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Posted Jan 2, 2014@Acrobot
Wow, I feel like an idiot. That fixed it for me. Thank you!
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Posted Jan 2, 2014@tylerb1997 Hmm... Have you got Vault installed?
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Posted Jan 1, 2014No errors in console, but this is the problem I'm having.
The same problem occurs in 1.6.2 Bukkit, and 1.7.2 Spigot. When I create a shop, even if I have enough money, I can't buy items, because I don't have enough money, even if I do. If I try selling them, it says "You sold 1 Diamond to AdminShop for ."
Any ideas?
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Posted Jan 1, 2014@MismagiusMisdreavus Hmm... Are you running the latest versions of ChestShop and CraftBukkit (and possibly, Vault)?
@rasnyderiii Thanks for the wishes :) Most timing issues are connected with your economy plugin's database growing massively. Could you try doing some kind of cleaning routine with your eco plugin? Something like /money purge in iConomy.
@hiddendragon98 You either set your permissions incorrectly or you've toggled Towny/WorldGuard integration on and are placing the shop in a forbidden place.
@Icemilk14 Unfortunately, that's due to the way adventure mode works. It does not send any packets for left-clicking blocks, thus I cannot monitor whether somebody clicked the sign.
@shahiem99 USE_BUILT_IN_PROTECTION in config.yml should be set to "true" or "false" (without quotation marks)
@chaseoes Hmm... That's the way it is now, because checking it on each click might be expensive, however I'll try tweaking with it.
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Posted Jan 1, 2014When using the option to put the sign in the chest when a shop is out of stock, it does not work properly if the wrong item name/id is used for the shop (and therefore it's out of stock). It'll tell the owner that the shop is out of stock, and the sign stays on the chest.
It only seems to work if it runs out of stock after a transaction, not if it was out of stock since the initial creation. Is this intended or something that can be fixed?
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Posted Jan 1, 2014Shops not working.
8:32:27 AM [javastacktrace] java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Can not set static boolean field com.Acrobot.ChestShop.Configuration.Properties.USE_BUILT_IN_PROTECTION to java.lang.String
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Posted Jan 1, 2014This is probably something I'm doing wrong but in adventure mode I can buy with a right click but left click toggles no interaction with the sign
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Posted Jan 1, 2014When I try to make a chestshop, it comes up with 'You can't create this type of shop!'. Any guidance on how to resolve this problem?
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Posted Dec 31, 2013@brewno2k
I bet you are using a Mac. I had the same problem. Macs are adding extra characters to the ends of signs when you use a down arrow. It's a known Mojang bug. Use the return key instead to move from line to line.
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Posted Dec 31, 2013Happy new years and thank you as always for your amazing work Acrobot! We have noticed the timings on chestshop have grown to the point this is the 2nd to 3rd most intensive plugin on our server. Would you like timing reports in tickets or is this something you are already aware of?
Cheers old friend!
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Posted Dec 31, 2013the plug its okey, when i build the shop, this says : shop succesfully created. but when i click to buy this no function, whats the problem? :( :( please help me and excuese me my bad english im argentinian
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Posted Dec 31, 2013@NobleStrike Nah, not really. You are not using the latest version. If you had updated, it would work fine.