
DeadChest
Modern Minecraft death chest plugin for Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper servers.
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The ultimate solution to protect player inventories on death
DeadChest automatically converts a player's dropped inventory into a secure chest at the exact location of death.
Each chest displays a hologram with the owner's name and a configurable countdown timer.
When the timer expires, the chest and its contents are permanently removed.
Fully customizable: define custom durations, create infinite chests, and choose between private (owner/admin only) or public access.
Key Features
- Automatically stores the entire player inventory on death, including armor
- Chest spawns at the exact death location
- Holographic display showing owner and remaining time
- Private or public chest access
- Optional XP storage
- Grief protection (explosion and destruction control)
- WorldGuard integration
- Fully compatible with Minecraft 1.13.2 to 1.21.x
Advanced Features
- Unlimited players and unlimited chests
- Per-world configuration
- Gamemode-based management
- Item filtering and management
- Choose between chest or player head container
- Citizens 2 compatibility
- Detailed logging system for every DeadChest event
- Advanced permission system
Fully Customizable
- Chest duration
- Chest access (private/public)
- Hologram content
- Text colors
- Griefable chests (enable/disable destruction)
- Maximum number of chests per player
- Multi-language support
- Drop behavior customization
- And much more
Documentation
Since version 4.5.0, DeadChest uses bStats to collect anonymous usage statistics to help improve the plugin.
DeadChests are FULLY customizable!
Commands
| Command | Description | Permission |
|---|---|---|
/dc reload | Reload the plugin | deadchest.admin |
/dc remove | Remove all DeadChests of the current player | deadchest.remove.own |
/dc remove <player> | Remove all DeadChests of a player | deadchest.remove.other |
/dc removeinfinite | Remove all infinite chests | deadchest.admin |
/dc removeall | Remove all DeadChests | deadchest.admin |
/dc list | List all DeadChests of the current player | deadchest.list.own |
/dc list all | List all DeadChests | deadchest.list.other |
/dc list <player> | List all DeadChests of a player | deadchest.list.other |
/dc giveBack <player> | Return the oldest DeadChest inventory to a player | deadchest.giveBack |
/dc ignore | Open the ignore list inventory to add ignored items | deadchest.admin |
Additional Permissions
deadchest.generate— Allow a player to generate DeadChestsdeadchest.chestPass— Allow a player to access all DeadChestsdeadchest.infinityChest— Allow a player to have an infinite chest
First Installation
- Download DeadChest.jar
- Place it in your server's
/pluginsfolder - Start or restart your server
The plugin will automatically generate its configuration files inside:
/plugins/DeadChest/
Generated Files
config.yml
Main configuration file.
Use this file to customize plugin settings and behavior.
locale.yml
Language file (English by default).
You can edit this file to translate messages into your preferred language.
deadchest.log
Contains a detailed log of all DeadChest events.
Please read the FAQ if you have any trouble.
If you find an issue, please report it on
GitHub
or
Discord.
