# Hold My Cow \ud83d\udc04 | The Ultimate Carry-On Experience<\/p>\n
**Hold My Cow** lets you do what Mojang never dared: *pickup* **mobs**, **shulker boxes**, **hoppers** and **barrels** *not just* **chests** straight to your pixelated biceps.<\/p>\n – **Chests** (single and double) Why spill a full chest when you can **carry it**?<\/p>\n > \ud83e\ude86 **Feature:** You can store containers inside other containers inside more containers \u2014 including ~~shulkers~~ _any_. Just beware of excessive stacking. (Configurable to prevent stacking.)<\/p>\n   —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udc2e Key Features<\/p>\n – **Shift + Right\u2011Click (empty hand) = Pickup** \u2013 Works on **mobs** and **containers** (chest, barrel, hopper, *yes, shulker too*). —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udce6 How It Works<\/p>\n 1. **Sneak** (shift). > \ud83d\udca1 **Tip:** Like a Russian nesting doll, containers can carry more containers… inside other containers… inside you. Just try not to shulkerception yourself into a lag spike. (Can be disabled in config.)<\/p>\n (Weight is based on `maxHealth * 2`, and the slowness level is based on `maxHealth * 2 \/ 20`) —<\/p>\n ## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration<\/p>\n “`yml Edit \u279c `restart` \u279c profit.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udd0c Plugin Integrations<\/p>\n Respects *WorldGuard*, *Lands*, *GriefPrevention* and *Lootin* protections.<\/p>\n **WorldGuard Integration:** —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udd11 Commands & Permissions<\/p>\n | Permission | What it unlocks | ### Commands: —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udce5 Installation<\/p>\n 1. **Server:** Paper **1.21+** (Java 21). —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Troubleshooting<\/p>\n | Issue | Quick Fix | —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udcac Support<\/p>\n Need help? Join our Discord.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n **No chest left behind and hold my ~~beer~~ cow** \ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udc04<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why spill a full chest when you can carry it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81495,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"holdmycow","_minecraft_project_id":"yynkYmnd","_minecraft_author":"stargaze","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":1130,"_minecraft_follows":14,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"holdmycow.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":4286832,"_minecraft_version_count":6,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T08:13:50.953819Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-04-27T00:03:33.831492Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-07T15:26:59.233034Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/holdmycow","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":81495,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-04T16:30:11+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"c6e2db01b4f27a0e6e690153de0828fc","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[89,126,127,128,129,92],"mod_loader":[132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[62,37,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81],"class_list":["post-81494","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-management","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","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"],"yoast_head":"\nPickable containers<\/summary>\n
\n – **Shulker Boxes**
\n – **Hoppers**
\n – **Barrels**
\n – **Furnaces**
\n – **Blast Furnaces**
\n – **Smokers**
\n – **Dispensers**
\n – **Droppers**
\n – **Ender Chests**
\n – **Brewing Stands**
\n – **Trapped Chests**
\n<\/details>\n
\n<\/p>\n
\n– **Integrations** \u2013 Respects *WorldGuard* (**check Plugin Integrations section**), *Lands*, *GriefPrevention* and *Lootin* protections so you don’t abduct forbidden livestock.
\n– **Double\u2011Chest Freedom** \u2013 Grab both chests **or** split them and place anywhere; the plugin keeps track.
\n– **Persistent Containers** \u2013 All container contents are saved with the type of database you choose (SQLite, MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL).
\n– **Multi\u2011Lingual** \u2013 Built\u2011in: `en_us`, `es_es`, `fr_fr`, `de_de`, `pt_br`, `pl_pl`, `zh_cn`, `ko_kr`, `ja_jp`, `vi_vn` and `tr_tr`.
\n– **Optional Player Pickup** \u2013 Flip `allow_player_pickup` to bench\u2011press your friends.
\n– **Weight\u2011Based Slowness** \u2013 Bigger mob \u2192 bigger slowdown. *Check the weight summary below for details.*
\n– **Complete Activity Logging** \u2013 Tracks all entity and container pickup activities for comprehensive auditing.
\n– **Granular Container Permissions** \u2013 Specific permissions for each container type (e.g., chests, hoppers, barrels).
\n– **Prevent Container Stacking** \u2013 Configurable option to disable nesting containers inside picked-up containers, with bypass permission.<\/p>\n
\n2. **Empty hands**.
\n3. **Right\u2011click** a mob or container.
\n4. Strut away.
\n5. Right\u2011click air to place (double\u2011chest halves can be reunited *or* live separate lives \u2013 you decide).<\/p>\nHow weight works<\/summary>\n
\n*Example: A Warden is 1000Kg (`500\u2764 * 2`) and a Cow is 20Kg (`10\u2764 * 2`), if `settings.max_weight` is 100 you can carry the Cow but not the Warden and you will be slowed down by 1 level.*<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
\nsettings:
\n max_weight: 100.0 # How heavy before legs give out?
\n allow_player_pickup: false # Turn friends into kettle\u2011bells?
\n allow_lootin_pickup: false # Ignore Lootin\u2011protected chests?
\n prevent_container_stacking: false # Prevent nesting containers inside picked-up containers?
\n“`<\/p>\n
\n– Implemented two custom flags: `holdmycow-containers` and `holdmycow-entities`.
\n– These flags are set to `DENY` by default. To enable HoldMyCow features in WorldGuard regions:
\n – **For protected regions:** Set the corresponding flag to `ALLOW` and ensure the user is a member of the region.
\n – **For the `__global__` region:** Set the flag to `ALLOW`; no membership is required.<\/p>\n
\n|—————————————|—————————————————————————|
\n| `holdmycow.use` | Basic command permission |
\n| `holdmycow.use.reload` | Reload command |
\n| `holdmycow.use.restore` | Restore containers command |
\n| `holdmycow.carry_on` | Core plugin actions |
\n| `holdmycow.carry_on.entity` | Pickup any mob |
\n| `holdmycow.carry_on.entity.player` | Pickup players (if enabled) |
\n| `holdmycow.carry_on.container.
\n| `holdmycow.carry_on.stacking_bypass` | Bypass container stacking prevention |
\n| `holdmycow.carry_on.*` | The whole gym |<\/p>\n
\n– `\/holdmycow reload` (alias `\/hmc`) – Refresh the config
\n– `\/holdmycow restore
\n2. Drop `HoldMyCow.jar` into `\/plugins`.
\n3. Restart server.
\n4. Config generates automatically.
\n5. Go lift something.<\/p>\n
\n|————————|——————————————————————–|
\n| Plugin won’t load | Use Paper 1.21+ & Java 21 |
\n| Can’t pick up | Check region perms & weight limit |
\n| Moving like a snail | Grab a lighter mob or do more leg day |
\n| Lost containers | Use `\/holdmycow restore
\n| Can’t stack containers | Check config `prevent_container_stacking` or use bypass permission |<\/p>\n