# DeathChest – Death Chest Plugin<\/p>\n
A plugin for Minecraft servers that automatically creates a chest containing a player’s items upon death.<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\udce6 Features<\/p>\n
– **Automatic Chest Creation** \u2013 Upon death, all player items are placed into a chest
\n– **Flexible Configuration** \u2013 Multiple settings for various needs
\n– **Chest Protection** \u2013 Explosion, fire, and piston protection
\n– **Permission System** \u2013 Flexible access management
\n– **WorldGuard Compatibility** \u2013 Chests can be opened in protected regions
\n– **Multi-World Support** \u2013 Can restrict chest creation in specific worlds
\n– **Holograms Above Chest** \u2013 Displays the owner’s name (requires DecentHolograms)
\n– **Automatic Cleanup** \u2013 Periodic task removes expired chests<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f Screenshots<\/p>\n
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## Dependencies:
\nDecentHolograms – optional (to display a hologram above the chest)<\/p>\n
## \u2699\ufe0f Installation<\/p>\n
1. Download the **latest version**
\n2. Place the `.jar` file into your server’s `plugins\/` folder
\n3. Restart the server
\n4. Configure the config file to your liking
\n5. Reload the plugin with `\/dchest reload` or restart the server<\/p>\n
## \ud83c\udfae Commands<\/p>\n
“`
\n\/deathchest list \u2013 List your death chests
\n\/deathchest reload \u2013 Reload configuration and chests (requires permission)
\n\/deathchest version \u2013 Show plugin version
\n\/deathchest help \u2013 Show help
\n“`<\/p>\n
Alias: `\/dchest`<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\udd10 Permissions<\/p>\n
“`
\ndeathchest.use \u2013 Basic permission to use the plugin (default: true)
\ndeathchest.reload \u2013 Reload configuration and chests (default: op)
\ndeathchest.admin \u2013 Administrator permissions (default: op)
\ndeathchest.* \u2013 All plugin permissions
\n“`<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\udcc1 Configuration<\/p>\n
The `config.yml` file is automatically created on first run:<\/p>\n
“`yaml
\n# DeathChest – Configuration<\/p>\n
# Chest creation settings
\nchest-creation:
\n # Create a chest only upon death by a mob
\n mob-death-only: false
\n # Worlds where death chests are allowed (empty = all worlds)
\n allowed-worlds: [ ]
\n # Disabled worlds where death chests are turned off
\n blacklisted-worlds: [ ]<\/p>\n
# Chest interaction settings
\nchest-interactions:
\n # Can players interact with others’ death chests
\n allow-access-others-chests: true
\n # Can players break a death chest
\n player-breakable: true
\n # Is the chest protected from explosions
\n explosion-proof: true
\n # Do items drop when the chest is exploded
\n items-drop-when-exploded: true
\n # Do items drop when the chest is broken by a player
\n items-drop-when-broken: true
\n # Automatically remove empty chests
\n remove-empty-chests: true<\/p>\n
# Chest appearance settings # Time translation # Message prefix (supports MiniMessages) # Messages (supports MiniMessages) ## \ud83d\udd27 Features<\/p>\n ### Chest Protection ### Smart Creation ### Access Management ### Automatic Management A plugin that creates a treasure chest when a player dies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":54997,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"deathchest_plugin","_minecraft_project_id":"xD6Ne1gI","_minecraft_author":"FlyAwayMaking","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":1015,"_minecraft_follows":3,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"deathchest_plugin.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":129834,"_minecraft_version_count":4,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T08:34:10.969807Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-12-14T00:18:20.732790Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-11T19:56:20.266467Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/deathchest_plugin","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":54997,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-03T01:26:16+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"d0f9cad8002645dab0bfe4aa3f1a7cd0","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,89,127,128],"mod_loader":[132,133],"minecraft_version":[59,36,60,93,94,102,62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-54996","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nchest-appearance:
\n # Custom chest title (supports MiniMessages)
\n title: “
\n # Chest expiration time in minutes (0 = never expires)
\n expiration-time: 1440 # Default 24 hours
\n # Display hologram above chest (requires DecentHolograms)
\n hologram-enabled: true
\n # Does not support MiniMessages, use colors from https:\/\/wiki.decentholograms.eu\/general\/format-and-colors\/colors\/
\n hologram:
\n – “<#800000>\u2620 <#FFD700>Death Chest <\/#FFFFFF><#800000>\u2620”
\n – “<#FFD700>Player: <#FFFFFF>{owner}”<\/p>\n
\ntime-ago:
\n days: “days”
\n hours: “hours”
\n minutes: “minutes”<\/p>\n
\nprefix: “
\nmessages:
\n # commands
\n player-only: “
\n no-permission: “
\n help: |
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n version: “
\n list-header: “
\n list-format: “
\n list-numbered: “
\n no-chests: “
\n reload-success: “
\n # listeners
\n chest-created: “
\n chest-accessed: “
\n access-denied: “
\n cannot-break: “
\n chest-removed: “
\n chest-broken-own: “
\n chest-broken-other: “
\n“`<\/p>\n
\n– **Explosion Protection** \u2013 Chests are protected from explosions (configurable)
\n– **Fire Protection** \u2013 Chests do not burn or catch fire
\n– **Piston Protection** \u2013 Pistons cannot move death chests
\n– **Region Access** \u2013 Chests can be opened even in protected WorldGuard regions<\/p>\n
\n– **Location Search** \u2013 The plugin automatically searches for a suitable place for the chest
\n– **Item Check** \u2013 If a player has no items, a chest is not created
\n– **World Filter** \u2013 Can restrict chest creation in specific worlds<\/p>\n
\n– **Ownership Rights** \u2013 Only the owner can open their chest (configurable)
\n– **Breaking Permission** \u2013 Ability to break chests can be configured
\n– **Auto-Removal** \u2013 Empty chests are automatically removed
\n– **Holograms** \u2013 Owner’s name is displayed above the chest if enabled<\/p>\n
\n– **Periodic Cleanup** \u2013 Expired chests are automatically removed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"