PledgeGate

Players must read and agree to your server rules before they can play.

PledgeGate uses Minecraft's built-in dialog system, so completely vanilla clients see a native rules screen — with a real checkbox and buttons — the moment they join. Nothing for your players to install, ever.

✅ How it works

• On join, players see your rules in a dialog they can't dismiss with Escape
• They must tick "I have read and agree to the rules" and click Enter Server
• Clicking I Do Not Agree kicks them with a message you control
• Ignoring the prompt kicks them after a timeout (5 minutes by default)
• Until they agree, they can't chat or run commands

✨ Features

• 100% server-side — works with vanilla clients on the standard launcher
• Flexible scheduling — show the rules once ever, or re-prompt every few days / weekly / any interval (intervalDays supports fractions)
• Re-agree on rule changes — edit your rules and everyone sees the new version on their next join (optional)
• Every word customizable — rules, buttons, kick messages, welcome message, with & color-code support
• Live reload — /pledgegate reload applies config changes with no restart
• Acceptance records — who agreed, when, and to which version of the rules, stored in a plain JSON file

🔧 Setup

1. Drop the jar (plus Fabric API) into your server's mods/ folder
2. Start the server once — config/pledgegate/config.json is generated with example rules
3. Edit your rules, then run /pledgegate reload

📋 Admin commands (permission level 2)

Command	Effect
/pledgegate reload	Reload the config without restarting
/pledgegate preview	See the dialog exactly as players will
/pledgegate reset all	Everyone must agree again
/pledgegate reset <player>	One player must agree again

📖 Full documentation

Complete config reference and editing guide: pledgegate.com