Minecraft plugin LiteBans

🔌 About LiteBans

LiteBans is a Minecraft plugin for managing player punishments across one or more servers. It provides server-side ban, mute, kick and temporary ban functionality and is commonly used in setups where multiple backend servers share a single punishment store.

🎯 Purpose

The plugin solves centralized moderation and punishment tracking: instead of isolated local bans, LiteBans lets server instances use a shared datastore so punishments can be consistent across a network or responded to from a single admin interface.

⚙️ Features

• Create and manage bans (permanent and temporary).
• Create and manage mutes and kicks.
• IP ban support and account-specific bans (commonly cited by community documentation).
• Shared database support for linking multiple server instances (networked moderation).
• Integrations and third-party web UIs exist that read the LiteBans datastore.

🧩 Who It Is For

Server owners and administrators who run multi-server networks or who want a centralized punishment repository benefit most — for example SMP networks, proxy-based networks (Bungee/Velocity), or larger public servers that require consistent moderation state.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• A network operator stores punishments in a single database so a player banned on one hub cannot rejoin via another backend.
• Moderators use a web interface (third-party integrators exist) to view and manage active punishments stored by LiteBans.

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Obtain the official LiteBans plugin .jar from a recognized plugin catalog or the plugin distribution page.
• Place the .jar into your server's plugins/ directory for Spigot/Paper-compatible servers (or the appropriate plugin folder for proxy-compatible builds where supported).
• Restart the server and check the console to confirm the plugin loaded.

📦 Dependencies

• Many community setups use a shared SQL database (MySQL) for networked installs; configure database details if you plan to link instances. Specific required dependencies are not listed here.

🧠 Technical Notes

• LiteBans is commonly deployed on Spigot/Paper servers and is frequently used with proxy networks (BungeeCord, Waterfall, Velocity) when operators want synchronized punishments across multiple servers.
• A shared database backend (MySQL or similar) is commonly used for network setups; some community integrations and forks reference local or H2 stores for single-server usage.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you need a punishment system that can be shared across multiple server instances so bans, mutes, and kicks are consistent across a network, LiteBans is a commonly used option and has third-party tooling for web interfaces and integrations.