Entity Watch

Lag and entity management plugin.

Drastically reduce lag, monitor server performance, locate and control manually or automatically entity leaks caused by block generators, mob spawners, forgotten minecarts or boats, dropped items, TNT chain reactions, golem farms and many other sources! A must have for any Minecraft Bukkit or Spigot server that wants to deal with lag!

Main features

Reduce lag and CPU/RAM usage
Deal with entities globally or choose from 15 types
Locate overcrowded chunks and safely teleport to them
Clear up specific/global entities or reduce to a given limit
Option to set automatic entity management commands
Options to prevent nametagged entities, tamed or baby animals from being cleared
Specify worlds you want to manage
Precisely monitor server TPS over different periods
Be alerted when user-configured limits are reached
Break TNT chain reactions
Remove ender dragon crystals
Easy to use commands, user-friendly interface
Use in game or via console
Lightweight and efficient plugin

Installation

Easy as pie. Put Entity Watch in your plugins folder. Add permissions. Reload the server. Edit Entity Watch's config file (Entity Watch configuration). Reload the plugin's configuration. You're done setting up Entity Watch!

Commands and Permissions

Command	Description
/ew	Main Entity Watch command.
/ew lag	Monitor server TPS from last 30s, 2m and 5m.
/ew reload	Reload the plugin's configuration.
/ew autostop	Stop auto commands and TPS monitor tasks until next restart.
/ew list <x> <type>	List chunks with over <x> <type> entities.
/ew clear <x> <type>	Clear all <type> entities from chunks with over <x> <type> entities.
/ew trim <x> <type>	Trim down to <x> <type> entities chunks with over <x> <type> entities.
/ew tp <x>	Safely teleport to a previously listed chunk (chunk number <x> in list).
/ew exlude <world>	Exclude <world> from scans.
/ew include <world>	Include <world> in scans.

Permission	Description
entitywatch.use	Allows people to use Entity Watch commands.
entitywatch.alert	Allows users to receive alerts of high entity counts when logging in. Alert levels can be changed in EntityWatch/config.yml.

Screenshots

Main help command (/ew): /ew

Clear command (painting entities): /ew clear 5 painting

List command (minecart entities): /ew list 3 minecart

Entity alert on admin connexion: Monster alert

Lag command (TPS monitor): /ew lag

Project Status

This project is no longer actively maintained, no further development work is planned, including critical bug or security fixes. If you want to take over the project, please contact me via mail or on Bukkit/Spigot so that we can discuss transferring the source code and resource listing.