DeadChest keeps a player's inventory in a chest when they die.
It is designed for Minecraft Java Edition servers and primarily targets Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper.
- Store a player's inventory in a chest on death instead of dropping items on the ground
- Support modern Bukkit-based server software including Paper, Spigot, and Purpur
- Provide admin tools to inspect, remove, repair, and give back DeadChests
- Offer configurable behavior, localization, and optional integrations such as WorldGuard
- Include an API and automated tests for safer maintenance and extensions
- Minecraft Java Edition
- Bukkit API
1.13+ - Supported server software: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Tuinity, and similar forks
- Download the latest DeadChest JAR.
- Place it in your server's
plugins/directory. - Start the server and confirm that DeadChest is enabled in the console.
- Adjust the generated configuration files if needed.
Expected startup log:
[DeadChest] Enabling DeadChest vX.X.X
The official documentation is available at stellionix.github.io/Deadchest.
Useful pages:
More statistics are available on bStats.
The main command is /dc.
Common examples:
/dc reload/dc list/dc remove/dc giveback <player>/dc giveback list <player>/dc giveback preview <player>/dc giveback <player> oldest/dc giveback <player> all inventory
The full command list and permission nodes are documented here.
Development and contribution guidelines are available in CONTRIBUTING.md.