DeadChest

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 26.1
• Folia support

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 DeadChests
• deadchest.chestPass — Allow a player to access all DeadChests
• deadchest.infinityChest — Allow a player to have an infinite chest

First Installation

1. Download DeadChest.jar
2. Place it in your server's /plugins folder
3. 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.

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Please read the FAQ if you have any trouble.
If you find an issue, please report it on GitHub or Discord.