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DeadChest

Modern Minecraft death chest plugin for Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper servers.
Types of deadchest

Types of deadchest

Public Deadchest

Public Deadchest

Private Deadchest

Private Deadchest

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Description



The ultimate solution to protect player inventories on death


 

DeadChest automatically converts a player's dropped inventory into a secure chest at the exact location of death.

Each chest displays a hologram with the owner's name and a configurable countdown timer.
When the timer expires, the chest and its contents are permanently removed.

Fully customizable: define custom durations, create infinite chests, and choose between private (owner/admin only) or public access.

 

Key Features

  • Automatically stores the entire player inventory on death (including armor)
  • Chest spawns at the exact death location
  • Holographic display showing owner and remaining time
  • Private or public chest access
  • Optional XP storage
  • Grief protection (explosion and destruction control)
  • WorldGuard integration
  • Fully compatible with Minecraft 1.13.2 – 26.1.x
  • Folia support ! 

Advanced Features

  • Unlimited players and unlimited chests
  • Per-world configuration
  • Gamemode-based management
  • Item filtering and management
  • Choose between chest or player head container
  • Citizens 2 compatibility
  • Detailed logging system for every DeadChest event (no more player disputes)
  • Advanced permission system

Fully Customizable

  • Chest duration
  • Chest access (private/public)
  • Hologram content
  • Text colors
  • Griefable chests (enable/disable destruction)
  • Maximum number of chests per player
  • Multi-language support
  • Drop behavior customization
  • And much more

Documention link

Since version 4.5.0, DeadChest uses bStats to collect anonymous usage statistics to help improve the plugin.

 

DeadChests are FULLY customizable!

Deadchest customization

 

 

Command Description Permission

/dc reload

Reload the plugin

deadchest.admin

/dc remove

Remove all deadchests of the current player

deadchest.remove.own

/dc remove (PlayerName)

Remove all deadchests of a player

deadchest.remove.other

/dc removeinfinite

Remove all infiny chest

deadchest.admin

/dc removeall

Remove all deadchests

deadchest.admin

/dc list

List all deadchest of the current player

deadchest.list.own

/dc list all

List all deadchest

deadchest.list.other

/dc list (PlayerName)

List all deadchest of a player

deadchest.list.other

/dc giveBack (PlayerName)

Return the oldest deadchest inventory of a player to him

deadchest.giveBack

/dc ignore

Opens the ignore list inventory to add items Deadchest should ignore.

deadchest.admin

 

deadchest.generate : Allow a player to generate deadchests
deadchest.chestPass : Allow a player to get all deadchests
deadchest.infinityChest : Allow a player to have a infinity chest

 

First Installation

  1. Download DeadChest.jar

  2. Place it in your server’s /plugins folder

  3. Restart or start your server

The plugin will automatically generate its configuration files inside:

/plugins/DeadChest/

Generated Files

config.yml

Main configuration file.
Use this file to customize plugin settings and behavior.

locale.yml

Language file (English by default).
You can edit this file to translate messages into your preferred language.

deadchest.log

Contains a detailed log of all DeadChest events.

 

 

 

 

Please read the FAQ if you have any trouble. If you find any issue, please report it on Github or Discord

 

You will find below the list of all my plugins. They are all updated with the latest version and try to offer you the best experience possible.

 

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