BetterChunkLoader is a Minecraft server plugin that lets administrators place special chunk loader blocks to keep an area loaded even when players are not nearby.

The plugin is useful for servers that need important areas to keep running, such as farms, machines, storage systems, or technical builds that should continue working without requiring a player to stand in the chunk.

Features

Chunk loader blocks
Place a special block to keep the surrounding server-defined chunk area loaded.
Persistent chunk loaders
Chunk loaders are saved to plugin storage and restored after a server restart.
Owner tracking
Every chunk loader stores the UUID of the player who placed it.
Admin control
Administrators can give chunk loader blocks, open the admin menu, view active loaders, and manage access through permissions.
Admin GUI
The admin menu shows a list of active chunk loaders with their world and coordinates.
Teleport from GUI
Admins can click a listed chunk loader to teleport directly to its location.
Custom language file
Plugin messages, item names, lore, and GUI text are stored in lang.yml and support Minecraft color formatting.

How It Works

An administrator gives a player a chunk loader block.
The player places the block at the center of the area they want to keep active.
BetterChunkLoader saves the chunk loader location and owner.
The plugin creates a fake server player at that location, so the server loads chunks around it using the same distance rules configured in server.properties.
When the block is removed by the owner or an administrator, the chunk loader is removed from storage.

Installation

Download or build the plugin jar.
Place the jar file into your server's plugins folder.
Restart the server.
Configure generated files if needed:
- plugins/BetterChunkLoader/lang.yml
- plugins/BetterChunkLoader/chunks/

Commands

`/chunkloader admin`

Opens the BetterChunkLoader admin menu.

Use this menu to view active chunk loaders and teleport to their locations.

Permission: chunkloader.admin

`/chunkloader giveblock <player> <amount>`

Gives chunk loader blocks to an online player.

Example:

/chunkloader giveblock Steve 3

This gives Steve 3 chunk loader blocks.

Permission: chunkloader.admin

Permissions

`chunkloader.admin`

Grants access to BetterChunkLoader admin features.

Players with this permission can:

Use the admin menu
Give chunk loader blocks
Place chunk loader blocks
Break chunk loaders owned by other players

By default, this permission is available to server operators.

Usage Guide

Giving a Chunk Loader Block

Use:

/chunkloader giveblock <player> <amount>

Example:

/chunkloader giveblock Alex 1