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Create an economy and a boutique on Minecraft

Configure Vault, EssentialsX, LuckPerms and a shop system to monetize or structure the economy of your Minecraft server.

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Create an economy and a store on Minecraft server

One Minecraft economy structured (currency, grades, shops) loyalty players to a survival server or mini-games. On one server Paper or Spigot hosted at Anthony IT Solutions, the combination Vault + EssentialsX + LuckPerms remains the most reliable basis for managing virtual money, permissions and shops.

Recommended stack: Vault (API economy) + savings plugin (EssentialsX or CMI) + LuckPerms (grades) + shop plugin (ChestShop, QuickShop, EconomyShopGUI).

Prerequisite

  • Server Paper or Spigot, Paper vs Spigot
  • Access to the game panel and folder /plugins
  • Plugins downloaded from official sources (SpigotTM, Hangar, Modrinth)

Step 1: Install Vault

Vault is not a visible plugin in play: it is the API that other plugins use to read/write player scales.

  1. Download Vault (plugin + API included)
  2. Place the jar in /plugins
  3. Restart the server
  4. Check the console: [Vault] Enabled

Step 2: Economy plugin (EsentialsX)

  1. Install EsentialsX (+ EssentialsX Chat if needed)
  2. Configure plugins/Essentials/config.yml :
    • starting-balance, starting money
    • max-money, ceiling per player
    • currency-symbol, symbol displayed (€, $, coins...)
  3. Useful orders: /balance, /pay <joueur> <montant>, /eco give (admin)

Step 3: LuckPerms for Grades

Link the economy to ranks (VIP, Premium) for discounts in shop or automatic wages.

  1. Install LuckPerms, see Plugins & permissions
  2. Create groups: /lp creategroup vip
  3. Assign shop permissions: shop.discount.vip according to the plugin chosen
  4. Define parent: default → vip → admin

Step 4: Create the Shop

Option A, ChestShop (simple)

Players place a safe + panel to sell/buy. Ideal community server.

  • Permission chestshop.shop.create
  • Panel format: 1-quantity line, 2-B (purchase) / S (sale), 3-price line, 4-item line

Option B, EconomyShopGUI (Central GUI)

Menu /shop with categories (blocks, food, ores). Perfect for public server with balanced prices.

  1. Set prices in shops.yml
  2. Adjust inflation: purchase price > resale price (e.g. purchase 10, sale 7)
  3. Add rare items in "Special" category for economic sink

Balancing the economy

  • Money links : taxes, transport costs (/tpa), repairs, auction
  • Money fauces: rewards quests, jobs (plugin jobs), sales of resources
  • Watch the top scales: /baltop, correct the exploits quickly
Duplication: test each plugin shop after updating. Disable suspicious interactions with CoreProtect to plot, grief protection.

Legal monetization (optional)

You can sell cosmetic grades or minor perks in accordance with EULA Mojang (no exclusive weapons for competitive pay). Clearly document the VIP benefits on your site.

Troubleshooting

  • Balance to 0 for all, absent Vault or bad plugin economy
  • Shop does not debit, conflict permissions LuckPerms
  • Symbol € broken, encoding UTF-8 in config.yml

Frequently Asked Questions

EsentialsX or CMI ?
EsentialsX is free and widely documented. CMI is paid but more complete for large servers.

Forge server saving ?
Spigot/Paper plugins do not work on pure Forge. Use Mohist/SpongeForge or stay Paper for classic economy.

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