Minecraft plugin ChestCommands

🔌 About ChestCommands

ChestCommands — это плагин для Minecraft серверів, який дозволяє створювати графічні меню (GUI) у вигляді інвентарів (чести/чест‑стоси), які виконують задані команди при кліку.

🎯 Purpose

ChestCommands solves the need for lightweight, file‑based GUI menus on a Minecraft server. It lets server owners and moderators present clickable menus (chest inventories) that run commands, teleport players, open other menus, or trigger server actions without custom client mods. ChestCommands is aimed at Spigot/Paper (Bukkit API) servers.

• Use cases:
  • Lobby/menu systems for teleportation and server options
  • Clickable shop or kit menus that execute console/player commands
  • Simple admin panels and navigation menus

⚙ Main features

• Create chest‑style GUIs that execute server or player commands when items are clicked.
• Menus are configured through YAML files (each menu as a separate file).
• Support for opening a menu via command (menu open). Confirmed commands allow opening menus for other players. (See Commands section.)
• Small footprint; known to include an API for other plugins (ChestCommands API). (Source: official repository.)

🧩 Who it fits

• Server admins who need a simple menu system without heavy dependencies
• Networks using Paper/Spigot who want clickable menus for lobbies, warps, shops
• Developers who want to integrate menus via ChestCommands API

🏗 Examples of usage

• A /hub item opens a ChestCommands menu with teleport options.
• Clicking an item in the menu runs an in-game or console command (for example, running mvtp, warp, or a custom plugin command).
• Admin opens a menu for a player using the open command to set up or demo menus.

⚡ Key notes & confirmed facts

• ChestCommands is open source (GPL‑3.0) and the official GitHub repository is the primary source for the project (repository archived by the author in 2024).
• The plugin reports metrics via bStats (confirmed). ()
• Plugin files and historic downloads are available on Bukkit/CurseForge/Spigot resource pages. ()

⌨️ Commands

Note: Additional subcommands and aliases exist across versions. Only the above commands/nodes are explicitly confirmed in official/package sources used for this entry. For full command list consult the installed plugin's documentation or the plugin files.

🔐 Permissions

If you require the full permission tree for your installed version, check the plugin jar or the generated permissions documentation in the plugin folder after first run.

⚙ Installation

📥 Installation

• Download the ChestCommands .jar from an official source (GitHub/Spigot/CurseForge/Bukkit pages). ()
• Place the .jar into your server's plugins/ folder.
• Fully restart the server (do not rely on in‑game /reload).
• On first run the plugin creates its data folder and configuration files.

📦 Dependencies

• No mandatory external dependencies are documented in the official repository for basic usage. The plugin is designed as a lightweight Spigot/Paper plugin. Optional integrations (placeholders, economy hooks) are not confirmed in the used sources; do not assume additional libraries are required. ()

🧾 Configuration

• ChestCommands generates its configuration and menu files under /plugins/ChestCommands/ (including config.yml and individual menu files). Configuration is file/YAML‑based (one file per menu). ()
• Does it require editing? Yes — menus and item bindings are configured via YAML menu files. The default config is usable for basic setups but most servers will edit or add menu files.
• Database support (MySQL / SQLite): Information regarding database support is not present in the official sources used for this entry — ChestCommands is primarily a file‑driven GUI plugin. Information absent in official sources. ()

🧠 Additional information

Known telemetry & metrics

• ChestCommands uses bStats for anonymous usage metrics (confirmed). ()

Known conflicts & limitations

• ChestCommands uses inventory click events to run commands; conflicts may occur with other plugins that heavily modify inventories, clicks or item interactions (behavior depends on server core and plugin ordering). Specific conflicts are not documented in the official sources used here.
• Because the plugin is archive/maintained status changed in 2024 (repository archived), check the repository status and Spigot/CurseForge pages for the version compatible with your server core and Minecraft version. ()

Support & integrations

• Official GitHub repository and plugin pages are the primary support/documentation sources. No official Discord or donate links are confirmed in the sources used for this entry. Information absent in official sources. ()

FAQ

Q: Which server cores are supported? A: The plugin targets Bukkit API implementations (Spigot/Paper). Exact supported Minecraft versions vary by ChestCommands release — consult the resource page or the plugin's files for the specific release you download. ()

Q: Does ChestCommands need Vault or PlaceholderAPI? A: No mandatory dependencies are listed in the official repository for core functionality. Optional integrations are not confirmed in the used sources — check the specific version's documentation if you need placeholder or economy hooks. ()

Q: How do I give a player access to a specific menu? A: Menu access is controlled by permission nodes defined in the menu or server permission plugin. The nodes chestcommands.opencommand.self and chestcommands.opencommand.others are confirmed for the open command; additional per‑menu nodes may be defined in menu YAMLs. ()

Q: Does ChestCommands collect telemetry? A: Yes — the plugin uses bStats for anonymous metrics (confirmed). There may be an option to disable metrics in the config. ()

🤝 When ChestCommands is useful

If you need a compact, file‑based GUI system to expose commands and server functionality via clickable chest inventories, ChestCommands is a proven Spigot/Paper solution. Check the plugin version for compatibility with your Minecraft server version and review the menu YAML examples shipped with the plugin.

(References used: official GitHub repository, Bukkit/CurseForge/Spigot resource pages, and plugin documentation pages for config and files.) ()