Minecraft plugin LWC

🔌 About LWC

LWC is a Minecraft plugin for lightweight block protection. It lets server operators and players place locks on containers and interactable blocks (chests, furnaces, dispensers, doors, etc.) so only authorized users can open or modify them. The project has an official source repository and long history as a chest-protection plugin for Bukkit-derived servers.

🎯 Purpose

LWC's core purpose is to prevent theft and unwanted access to player storage and interactable blocks while giving admins tools to manage protections. It targets survival and SMP-style servers where per-block access control is needed without full-region protection.

⚙️ Features

• Protect containers and other interactable blocks with per-block locks.
• Support for private, public, and password-protected locks (password access workflows are part of the plugin).
• Trust/group access so owners can grant other players access to a protected block.
• Admin and moderator commands to view and manage protections.
• Integration with server build/region rules (protections respect build permissions where relevant).
• Extensible codebase with an official repository and module structure.

🧩 Who It Is For

• Survival and SMP servers that need per-block container protection.
• Servers that want simple, item-level locking instead of full-land claims.
• Admins who need explicit admin/moderator controls for protections.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• Players lock personal chests and furnaces to prevent theft on a Survival server.
• Server staff use admin commands to inspect or remove protections created by griefers.
• Community public chests configured as public while private chests remain owner-only.

⌨️ Commands

The plugin exposes player and admin commands for creating and managing protections. Common commands documented in official project resources include:

(Commands above are those commonly listed in official project pages and catalog entries. Permission nodes are provided by the plugin but specific node names vary across versions and installations.)

🔐 Permissions

The plugin provides permission nodes for moderator/admin roles in official documentation and catalog pages. One known permission node shown in official listings is:

(Other permission nodes exist in the plugin; exact node names and defaults should be confirmed against the installed plugin version's documentation or plugin.yml.)

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Download the official plugin JAR from an official distribution page.
• Place the JAR into your server's plugins/ directory on a Bukkit-compatible server.
• Restart the server and check the server console to confirm the plugin loaded.

📦 Dependencies

• No required third-party dependencies are universally documented; optional modules and integrations exist for specific setups. Confirm required dependencies for the exact release you install.

🧠 Technical Notes

• The project maintains an official source repository with build instructions; the core is built with Maven and produces a core plugin JAR.
• Historically targeted at Bukkit and compatible forks; official catalog entries also list support for CraftBukkit/Spigot/Paper in distributions.
• The plugin has module/economy extensions in some distributions; check the release notes for the specific version you download.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you need straightforward, per-block protection for containers and interactable blocks on a Bukkit-compatible Minecraft server, LWC provides a long-standing, extensible solution with owner, trust, password, and admin controls without requiring full land-claim systems.