# Homestead
\n### A chunk-based land claiming plugin, for Minecraft 1.21.9 and later<\/p>\n
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**Homestead** is an open-source land-claiming plugin for Minecraft, designed to give players full control over their land with multiple configurations and customizations.<\/p>\n
The plugin offers more than 75 flags, allowing players to set specific permissions per player action or manipulate the environment of the land. Homestead provides the tools for a secure and customized experience for everyone.<\/p>\n
## Features<\/p>\n
### Protection & Security<\/p>\n
– **Grief Prevention** \u2014 Define fully customizable regions that block unauthorized building, theft, and PvP.
\n– **12+ API Integrations** \u2014 Native support for WorldGuard regions (spawn, arenas, events), PlaceholderAPI, and more.
\n– **75+ Flags** \u2014 Fine-grained control over mob spawning, fire spread, crop trampling, redstone, and other interactions.
\n– **Sub-Areas** \u2014 Nest independent areas inside a parent region with their own permissions.
\n – Create public market stalls inside private towns.
\n – Lease hotel rooms, apartments, or shop plots.
\n – Set per-member permissions for each sub-area.
\n– **Administrative Tools** \u2014 Staff can moderate any region without interfering with player ownership.<\/p>\n
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### Navigation & Visualization<\/p>\n
– **Region Teleportation** \u2014 Travel to any region instantly with a single command.
\n– **Live Map Support** \u2014 Regions are rendered in real time on web maps.
\n – Compatible with Dynmap, Pl3xMap, BlueMap, and Squaremap.
\n – Players can set custom region colors and icons directly on the map.<\/p>\n
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### Economy & Management<\/p>\n
– **GUI Management** \u2014 Rename regions, manage flags, control members, and adjust settings through menus. No commands required.
\n– **Regional Analytics** \u2014 View member activity, transaction history, and region statistics in real time.
\n– **Region Bank** \u2014 Deposit and withdraw funds tied to a region directly.
\n– **Region Market**
\n – **Leasing** \u2014 Rent land for configurable durations with automated payment collection.
\n – **Ownership Transfers** \u2014 Player-to-player region sales with built-in fraud protection.
\n– **Leveling System** \u2014 Regions earn XP over time, unlocking upgrades and rewards.
\n– **Reward System** \u2014 Players earn rewards through activity and by adding trusted members.
\n– **Taxation** \u2014 Weekly or monthly taxes based on member count or claimed chunks.
\n– **Upkeep Costs** \u2014 Automatic maintenance fees that discourage abandoned or inactive claims.<\/p>\n
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### Social & Community<\/p>\n
– **Player Permissions** \u2014 Assign specific rights to individual members within a region.
\n– **Private Region Chat** \u2014 Members communicate through an isolated chat channel.
\n– **Access Control** \u2014 Whitelist and blacklist players for entry, building, and interaction independently.<\/p>\n
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### Integrations & Development<\/p>\n
– **Plugin Compatibility** \u2014 Full support for Vault, WorldGuard, PlaceholderAPI, LuckPerms, and major permission systems.
\n– **Developer API** \u2014 Extend Homestead with custom integrations using the public API.<\/p>\n
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### Premium Features<\/p>\n
– **Data Safety** \u2014 Migration tools prevent corruption and support switching database providers.
\n– **Plugin Migration** \u2014 Import data from other land claiming plugins.
\n– **Full Localization** \u2014 Every message, menu, and configuration string is translatable within the configuration files.
\n– **Staff Overrides** \u2014 Staff can bypass protections, edit any region, and roll back damage (with other plugins) without affecting the owner.
\n– **Optimized Performance** \u2014 Thread-safe, memory-efficient storage ensures protection checks have no impact on server TPS.
\n– **MiniMessage and Legacy Chat Format Support** \u2014 Edit any message string with legacy Minecraft color codes and with PaperMC Adventure MiniMessage for advanced message component.<\/p>\n
## Prerequisites<\/p>\n
This depends on which software you are using. No worries, here is a guide.<\/p>\n
### Spigot \/ PaperMC \/ Purpur \/ Pufferfish…<\/p>\n
– **Minecraft 1.21** to **1.21.8** \u2014 **Homestead 1.0.0** to **4.2.0**
\n– **Minecraft 1.21.9** to latest \u2014 **Homestead 4.3.0** to latest<\/p>\n
#### Dependencies<\/p>\n
– Vault
\n– Any Permissions plugin, like LuckPerms. (optional)
\n– Any Economy plugin, like EssentialsX with built-in Economy API. (optional)<\/p>\n
### Folia<\/p>\n
– **Minecraft 1.21.9** to latest \u2014 **Homestead 5.0.1.0** to latest<\/p>\n
#### Dependencies<\/p>\n
– VaultUnlocked version **2.16.0**
\n– Any Permissions plugin, like LuckPerms. (optional)
\n– Economy plugins supported by VaultUnlocked, like iConomyUnlocked. (optional)<\/p>\n
## Support<\/p>\n
Join our official Discord server for quick support! Click here to join.<\/p>\n
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