ChestLock
ChestLock is a lightweight Paper/Spigot plugin that lets players protect their chests using two custom items: a Lock and a Key. No commands needed to lock a chest — just place the item in your hand and right-click.
✨ Features
- Lock chests, trapped chests, barrels, and shulker boxes
- Bindable keys — create multiple keys tied to a specific chest and share access without giving up ownership
- Full protection against breaking, explosions, and piston pushing/pulling
- Master Key for staff/admins to override any lock
- In-game GUI to manage a locked chest (generate keys, view info, unlock)
- Optional crafting recipes for Lock and Key (toggleable in config)
- Fully configurable messages (colors supported)
🔧 How it works
- A player (or an admin via command) obtains a Lock.
- Right-click a chest → the chest gets locked and bound to the player (owner). The Lock item is consumed.
- Only the owner (and admins with
chestlock.bypass) can freely open the chest. - Other players see a "chest locked" message and cannot open it, break it, or move it with pistons or explosions.
- The owner can create Key copies bound to that chest: shift + right-click the locked chest while holding an unbound Key → the key becomes bound. Anyone holding that key can open the chest even without being the owner.
- The owner can unlock the chest: shift + right-click with an empty hand on the locked chest → the chest unlocks and the Lock item returns to their inventory.
📜 Commands
| Command | Description | Required permission |
|---|---|---|
/chestlock give lock <player> [amount] |
Gives the Lock item | chestlock.admin |
/chestlock give key <player> [amount] |
Gives an unbound Key | chestlock.admin |
/chestlock manage |
Opens the management GUI for the chest you're looking at | none (any player) |
/chestlock info |
Shows info about the chest you're looking at | none (any player) |
/chestlock masterkey [player] |
Gives the Master Key | chestlock.admin |
/chestlock reload |
Reloads config.yml | chestlock.admin |
/chestlock help |
Shows the help menu | none (any player) |
🔑 Permissions
| Permission | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
chestlock.use |
true | Allows using lock/key items |
chestlock.bypass |
op | Opens/breaks any locked chest |
chestlock.admin |
op | Administrative commands |
⚙️ Requirements
- Paper or Spigot server, Minecraft 1.20.x
- Java 17+
