Minecraft plugin GriefPrevention

🔌 About GriefPrevention

GriefPrevention is a Bukkit-compatible Minecraft plugin that implements player land claims and a suite of anti-grief protections. It lets players reserve areas of the world (claims) and control who can build, open containers, interact with blocks, or otherwise modify those areas. The plugin is aimed at reducing administrative overhead by giving players self-service protection tools.

🎯 Purpose

GriefPrevention's core purpose is to prevent griefing (unauthorized block changes, theft, and disruptive interactions) on survival and SMP servers by providing a simple, in-game claim system and configurable protection rules for owners and administrators.

⚙️ Features

• Player land claims created and resized with an in-game tool (shovel).
• Multiple trust levels (container trust, access trust, build trust, permission trust).
• Claim inspection and visualization tools for players and admins.
• Buy/sell claim blocks integration when an economy (via Vault) is present.
• Administrative claim modes and restoration tools (restore nature, admin claims).
• Chat and spam controls (ignore, soft-mute and related commands).
• Siege mechanic (can be enabled/disabled by server configuration).

🧩 Who It Is For

• Survival and SMP servers that need simple, player-driven land protection.
• Servers that want a low-administration protection system where players can manage their own claims.
• Administrators who require admin-level claim tools and restoration utilities.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• Players use the golden shovel to create private claims around bases to prevent other players from breaking blocks or taking items.
• An admin converts a large area into an administrative claim for an event or spawn area.
• A server enables claim block purchases through Vault so players can expand claims using in-game currency.

⌨️ Commands

Note: The commands above are documented by the official GriefPrevention command reference. Only commands listed in the official documentation are shown here.

🔐 Permissions

Only permission nodes explicitly listed in the official permission reference are included above.

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Download the GriefPrevention jar file from the official release source.
• Place GriefPrevention.jar into your server plugins/ folder.
• Start or restart the server and check console logs to confirm the plugin loaded.

📦 Dependencies

• Optional: Vault — required only if you want economy features such as buying/selling claim blocks.

🧠 Technical Notes

• GriefPrevention is a Bukkit-compatible plugin and the documentation lists support for Purpur, Spigot, Paper, CraftBukkit and other Bukkit API implementations.
• The plugin provides both player-facing claim tools and administrative claim/restoration features.
• Economy integration requires Vault and a Vault-compatible economy plugin; economy features are optional.
• For most standard setups, GriefPrevention operates without requiring an external database.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you want a player-driven claim system that reduces manual moderation for land protection on survival or SMP servers, GriefPrevention is a practical option because it provides in-game tools for players to reserve and manage land while giving admins administrative claim and restoration controls.