Void Cleaner

🪐 VoidCleaner

Intelligent item management plugin for Paper Minecraft 1.20+ servers

VoidCleaner automatically and intelligently cleans up dropped items, projectiles, vehicles, and mobs from your server, storing them in a special "void" (storage) where players can retrieve them. The system automatically adjusts cleanup aggression based on server load (TPS).

✨ Key Features

🎯 Intelligent TPS-Based Cleanup

• Healthy TPS → Normal cleanup (items, projectiles, empty vehicles)
• Low TPS → Aggressive cleanup (+ mobs)
• Critical TPS → Full cleanup (almost everything)

📦 Multi-World Void Storage

• Separate void for each world group (Overworld, Nether+End, Custom)
• Items automatically route to the correct void
• Flexible world-to-void mapping in config

⚡ Asynchronous Cleanup

• /void worldclean — Cleans unloaded chunks without lag
• Background scanning, main-thread removal
• Safe for all operations

🔄 Real-Time Player Synchronization

• When player A takes an item, player B sees it instantly
• GUI automatically updates for all viewers
• No duplicate or ghost items

📊 Smart Item Stacking

• Automatically merges items of the same type
• Respects max stack size (boats=1, iron=64)
• Reduces void slots needed

🛡️ Advanced Filtering

• Protects tamed animals (default)
• Protects named entities (default)
• Blacklists for each cleanup mode
• Advanced conditions (+empty, !tamed, +adult, etc.)

📥 Installation

1. Download .jar from GitHub or Modrinth
2. Place in plugins/ folder
3. Restart server
4. Edit plugins/VoidCleaner/config.yml (auto-generated)
5. Restart server again

See INSTALLATION.md for detailed instructions.

🎮 Player Commands

/void

Opens the void GUI to retrieve items (if void is open).

🔧 Admin Commands

/void open           # Manually open void
/void close          # Manually close void
/void clean          # Normal cleanup
/void fullclean      # Aggressive cleanup (removes mobs)
/void worldclean     # Async world cleanup (unloaded chunks)

🔐 Permissions

Permission	Default	Description
voidcleaner.use	true	Access to /void GUI
voidcleaner.admin	op	All admin commands
voidcleaner.open	op	/void open
voidcleaner.close	op	/void close
voidcleaner.clean	op	/void clean
voidcleaner.fullclean	op	/void fullclean
voidcleaner.worldclean	op	/void worldclean

Example: LuckPerms

/lp user <player> permission set voidcleaner.use true
/lp group admin permission set voidcleaner.admin true

⚙️ Configuration

World Mapping

world-voids:
  overworld:
    - world
  nether-end:
    - world_nether
    - world_the_end

default-void: overworld

Items from each world go to their mapped void.

Storage Limit

max-void-storage: 10000  # Max items per void (0 = unlimited)

Auto Cleanup

cleanup-interval-seconds: 600  # Cleanup every 10 minutes
enable-auto-cleanup: true

Recommendations:

• Small server (2-4 players): 300s (5 min)
• Medium server (5-20 players): 600s (10 min)
• Large server (20+ players): 1200s (20 min)

TPS-Based Cleanup

low-tps-threshold: 12.0          # Trigger aggressive cleanup
critical-tps-threshold: 8.0      # Trigger full cleanup
tps-check-interval-seconds: 30

How it works:

• TPS > 12.0 → Normal mode
• TPS 8.0-12.0 → Remove mobs too
• TPS < 8.0 → Full cleanup

Void Duration

void-close-delay-seconds: 120  # Void closes after 2 minutes

After this time, the void closes and remaining items are deleted forever.

Cleanup Rules

default-clean:  # Regular cleanup
  - minecraft:item
  - minecraft:arrow
  - minecraft:oak_boat +empty

high-clean:     # Aggressive cleanup
  - minecraft:zombie
  - minecraft:skeleton
  # ... more mobs

Rule Format

"minecraft:item"              # All items
"minecraft:oak_boat +empty"   # Empty boats only
"minecraft:minecart"          # All minecarts
"minecraft:wolf !tamed"       # Wild wolves only
"minecraft:zombie +adult"     # Adult zombies only

Conditions

Condition	Meaning
+empty	Vehicle without passenger
!empty	Vehicle with passenger
+tamed	Tamed animal
!tamed	Wild animal
+named	Has nametag
!named	No nametag
+adult	Adult
+baby	Baby/young
+hostile	Hostile mob
!hostile / +passive	Peaceful
+on_ground	Standing on ground

Blacklists

default-blacklist: []        # Protected from default cleanup
fullclean-blacklist:
  - minecraft:villager       # Never removed
  - minecraft:iron_golem

See full config.yml for all options.

📊 Use Cases

Small SMP Server

world-voids:
  all:
    - world
    - world_nether
    - world_the_end

max-void-storage: 5000
cleanup-interval-seconds: 300

Large Survival Server

world-voids:
  main:
    - world
    - world_nether
    - world_the_end
  creative:
    - creative_world

max-void-storage: 20000
cleanup-interval-seconds: 600
low-tps-threshold: 12.0

Anti-Lag Machine Setup

enable-auto-cleanup: false
protect-tamed: true
protect-named: true

Then manually run /void worldclean to clean unloaded areas.

🐛 Troubleshooting

Plugin won't load

Check:

1. Are you using Paper 1.20+? (/version)
2. Is the JAR in the plugins/ folder?
3. Do you have Java 17+? (java -version)

/void command not found

Check:

1. Did the plugin load? (Check console for "[VoidCleaner]")
2. Do you have voidcleaner.use permission?
3. Restart the server

Void won't open

Check:

1. Run /void fullclean to force cleanup
2. Check void-close-delay-seconds in config
3. Is enable-auto-cleanup: true?

High CPU usage

Solutions:

• Increase cleanup-interval-seconds (e.g., 1200)
• Increase tps-check-interval-seconds (e.g., 60)
• Reduce rules in default-clean

See INSTALLATION.md for more solutions.

📈 Performance

VoidCleaner is optimized for performance:

• ✅ Async world scanning (no lag)
• ✅ Efficient entity filtering
• ✅ Memory-optimized storage
• ✅ Smart stacking reduces slots
• ✅ Main-thread safe operations

TPS Impact:

• Regular cleanup: < 0.1 TPS drop
• Void open/close: < 0.01 TPS drop
• Player sync: No impact

🔗 Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/Dominos111G/VoidCleaner
• Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/plugin/voidcleaner
• Issues: https://github.com/Dominos111G/VoidCleaner/issues