NearbyCraft+

NearbyCraft+ is my Paper plugin that brings the well-known CraftFromContainers experience to Paper servers — fully server-side and without requiring any client-side mods.

Instead of opening chest after chest and manually collecting materials, players can use a workbench and craft with items from nearby containers directly. My goal with NearbyCraft+ was to bring that super comfortable mod-like crafting experience to Paper in a clean, fast, and intuitive way.

Why NearbyCraft+?

If you know the CraftFromContainers feeling from modded gameplay, this plugin is basically my Paper-server answer to it.

With NearbyCraft+ your players can:

• craft with materials from nearby chests
• see exactly what they need and what they already have
• browse items by categories
• switch quickly through categories
• search for materials directly from the menu
• enjoy the whole system without installing a client-side mod

That makes it perfect for:

• survival servers
• SMPs
• building-focused servers
• storage-heavy bases
• quality-of-life server setups

Highlights

Craft directly from nearby containers

NearbyCraft+ scans nearby chests and lets players use those materials directly at the workbench.

No more constant back-and-forth between storage and crafting table.

No client-side mod required

Everything works fully server-side on Paper.

Players can join and use it immediately without installing anything.

Smart recipe preview

One of the biggest highlights of NearbyCraft+ is the recipe preview system.

Players can instantly see:

• how many items are needed
• how many are available
• how often the recipe is craftable

This gives a very clear overview and makes crafting much more comfortable.

Categories and quick navigation

Recipes and items can be browsed through organized categories.

There is also a quick category switch for fast navigation with left and right click.

Search and filter system

Players can use the search function to filter items by material name.

For example, typing axe will show all matching materials/items.

The filter can be removed again with a simple right click.

Owner and trust system

When a player places a NearbyCraft+ workbench, that player becomes the owner of the workbench.

If owner protection is enabled, only the owner and trusted players can use that placed workbench.

Owners can add trusted players with /ncp trust <player>, remove them with /ncp untrust <player>, and view them with /ncp trustlist.

This system can also be disabled in the configuration.

Protection hook support

NearbyCraft+ respects container protection.

If a player is not allowed to access a nearby container, NearbyCraft+ will not scan it and will not count the items inside it.

This is especially important for protected claims and survival servers.

Built for Paper

NearbyCraft+ is designed as a real Paper plugin solution for a feature many players previously only knew from mods.

Feature Overview

• CraftFromContainers-style crafting for Paper servers
• Craft with items from nearby chests
• Fully server-side
• No client-side mods required
• Recipe preview with needed / available / craftable counts
• Category-based browsing
• Quick category switching
• Search function with chat input
• Easy filter reset
• Paginated browsing
• Clean menu layout
• Scan statistics in the interface
• Configurable scan range for nearby containers
• Workbench owner protection
• Trust system for placed workbenches
• SimpleClaimSystem support
• WorldGuard support
• JustLootIt protection
• Loot table and plugin-container filtering

Commands

Main command:

• /nearbycraftplus
• /ncp
• /nearbycraft

Permissions

The default scan radius is 10.

The maximum scan radius is 50.

NearbyCraft+ technically supports every radius permission from 1 up to the configured maximum radius.

Examples: /lp user Fedex permission set nearbycraftplus.radius.14 true /lp user Fedex permission set nearbycraftplus.radius.32 true /lp user Fedex permission set nearbycraftplus.radius.50 true

Groups work's too /lp group VIP permission set nearbycraftplus.radius.50 true

Workbench Ownership & Trust System

When a player places a NearbyCraft+ workbench, that player becomes the owner of the workbench.

If owner protection is enabled, only the owner and trusted players can use that placed workbench.

Owners can trust other players with:

/ncp trust <player>

They can remove trusted players with:

/ncp untrust <player>

They can view trusted players with:

/ncp trustlist

This system can also be disabled in the configuration if you want all placed NearbyCraft+ workbenches to be usable by everyone.

Config option:

workbench:
  owner-protection: true

  trust:
    enabled: true
    max-trusted-players: 10

Protection Hooks & Compatibility

NearbyCraft+ includes protection checks before using nearby storage containers.

This means the plugin only counts and scans containers that the player is actually allowed to access.

SimpleClaimSystem Support

NearbyCraft+ has optional support for SimpleClaimSystem.

If a nearby chest is inside another player's claim and the player has no access to it, NearbyCraft+ will not scan or count the items inside that chest.

This is very important for survival servers because players should never be able to craft using items from protected containers they do not own or cannot access.

WorldGuard Support

NearbyCraft+ can also use WorldGuard protection checks when enabled in the configuration.

This allows NearbyCraft+ to respect protected regions and container access rules.

JustLootIt Support

NearbyCraft+ is designed to ignore JustLootIt loot containers.

JustLootIt chests and other loot/plugin containers are filtered through plugin data and loot table checks, so they are not used as normal storage for NearbyCraft+ crafting.

Loot & Plugin Container Protection

NearbyCraft+ can ignore containers with:

• plugin block data
• custom container data
• loot tables
• JustLootIt loot containers

This protects dungeon chests, loot chests, event chests, and other plugin-managed containers from being used as storage.

Soft Dependencies

NearbyCraft+ can hook into the following plugins:

• SimpleClaimSystem
  Softdepend. Prevents NearbyCraft+ from scanning containers inside claims where the player has no access.

• WorldGuard
  Softdepend. Optional region/container protection support.

• JustLootIt
  Softdepend. Prevents loot containers from being used as NearbyCraft+ storage.

These plugins are not required to run NearbyCraft+, but they are supported when installed.

Showcase

Categories

Shows the available categories in the menu.

Menu / Interface Overview

Shows the menu navigation, buttons, and the display of scanned chests, items, and other useful information.

Quick Category Function

Demonstrates how quickly categories can be switched using left and right click.

Recipe Preview

This is one of the main highlights of NearbyCraft+.

The recipe preview clearly shows:

• how many items are required
• how many are available
• how many times the recipe can be crafted

Animated Preview

Recipe Preview Image

Page Navigation

Shows browsing forward and backward through the ALL category.

Search Function

Shows the search feature in action.

A player can type something like axe into chat, and the workbench reopens with an active filter showing matching materials.

The search filter can be disabled again by right-clicking the search button.

Final Words

I created NearbyCraft+ to bring a feature I really like from modded gameplay into the Paper server world.

If you want a more comfortable crafting experience, smoother storage interaction, and a real quality-of-life upgrade for your players, NearbyCraft+ is made exactly for that.