Minecraft plugin PlayTime

🔌 About PlayTime

PlayTime — is a Minecraft server plugin that allows accurate tracking of player playtime, leaderboards, configurable rewards and cross-server syncing.

🎯 Purpose

PlayTime solves the need to reliably record and present how long players spend on a Minecraft server, provide leaderboards, and award time-based rewards. It helps server owners and moderators measure engagement and automate rewards or rank progression based on playtime.

⚙ Main features

• Accurate player playtime tracking with AFK detection (configurable AFK threshold).
• In-game GUIs for top playtimes, rewards and streaks.
• Leaderboards (top, day, month ranges).
• Configurable playtime rewards with auto-claim options (Premium adds more features).
• Cross-server sync via MySQL for BungeeCord & Velocity networks.
• PlaceholderAPI integration (many %playtime_...% placeholders available).
• Commands and permissions to view/reset/reload playtime data.

🧩 Who it's for

PlayTime fits server owners and administrators who need:

• Reliable playtime statistics for Survival, RPG or Network servers.
• Time-based reward systems or rank progression.
• Cross-server synchronization across sub-servers using MySQL.

🏗 Usage examples

• Show players their total time with /playtime (alias pt).
• Display server top playtimes via /playtime top in a GUI for community contests.
• Auto-award rewards when players reach configured milestones (claimable or auto-claimed).
• Sync playtime across lobby and sub-servers on a Bungee/Velocity network using MySQL.

⚡ Notable behaviour & limitations

• Native major MC version listed as 1.21; tested on 1.17–1.21.x according to the official Spigot resource.
• PlayTime supports BungeeCord & Velocity cross-server sync via MySQL (requires setup on each sub-server).
• PlaceholderAPI is supported for in-chat and GUI placeholders.
• Information about exact default permission values and whether bStats is used is not explicitly provided in the official resource.

⌨️ Commands

Notes: aliases include pt, playertime, onlinetime, timeplayed, ot.

🔐 Permissions

Important: official Spigot resource documents the permission nodes but does not explicitly list each permission's default (true/op/false). Check the plugin.yml inside the JAR or the plugin's documentation for authoritative default values.

⚙ Installation

📥 Installation

• Download the PlayTime .jar from the official Spigot resource (see urls).
• Place the .jar into your server plugins/ folder.
• Fully restart the server (do not use /reload).
• On first run the plugin will generate its data folder and configuration files.

📦 Dependencies

• PlaceholderAPI — PlayTime exposes many placeholders (optional integration).
• MySQL — required for cross-server syncing across BungeeCord/Velocity (MySQL support is advertised).
• BungeeCord / Velocity — supported for network sync when using MySQL (install plugin on each sub-server and enable network sync).

Only list items above are explicitly confirmed in the official Spigot resource. No other dependencies are documented.

🧾 Configuration

• PlayTime generates its configuration and data folder on first startup.
• The plugin offers configuration for AFK detection threshold, placeholders, GUI options, reward definitions and MySQL connection for network sync.
• The Spigot resource mentions a Premium edition with additional in‑game reward editing and custom reward features.
• Whether PlayTime supports SQLite is not explicitly stated in the official resource; MySQL cross-server syncing is emphasized.

🧠 Additional information

Known conflicts

• No explicit conflicts listed in the official Spigot resource. As with any playtime/statistics plugin, conflicts can appear with other plugins that alter player activity tracking or rewrite the same placeholders/GUI behaviour.

Limitations

• Tested on Minecraft 1.17–1.21.x and lists native major version 1.21 on the Spigot page.
• Some users reported issues after specific Minecraft updates; verify compatibility with your exact server version and Java runtime.

FAQ

Q: Does PlayTime support cross-server sync? A: Yes — PlayTime advertises MySQL‑powered cross-server syncing for BungeeCord & Velocity networks (requires configuration on each sub-server).

Q: Do I need PlaceholderAPI? A: PlaceholderAPI is supported and recommended if you want to use the provided placeholders, but core functionality (tracking playtime) works without it.

Q: Can I auto-claim rewards? A: The plugin supports configurable rewards and auto-claim behaviour; additional reward editing and custom reward features are offered in a Premium edition.

Q: Is PlayTime compatible with Paper/Spigot? A: The plugin is listed for Spigot/Paper and tested across multiple versions. Use Paper or Spigot server cores that match the tested versions for best results.

Q: Does PlayTime collect analytics (bStats) or have Discord support? A: The official resource does not clearly state whether bStats is used or whether there is official Discord support; this information is not specified in the Spigot listing.

Sources: Official PlayTime Spigot resource (commands, permissions, features, placeholders, cross-server MySQL sync and tested versions). If you need exact defaults for permissions or configuration keys, check the plugin.yml inside the JAR or the plugin's documentation bundled with the download.