MaintenanceModePlus

MaintenanceModePlus
A modern, lightweight, and fully configurable maintenance mode solution for Spigot servers.

MaintenanceModePlus gives server administrators complete control over their server's maintenance state while providing a clean experience for both staff and players. Easily enable or disable maintenance mode, manage a maintenance whitelist, customize kick messages, and display different server MOTDs while maintenance is active.

Designed with simplicity, flexibility, and performance in mind.

✨ Features
Maintenance Mode

• Enable or disable maintenance mode instantly.
• Prevent regular players from joining while maintenance is active.
• Automatically kick players when maintenance mode is enabled.
• Configurable maintenance kick message.
• Allow selected players to join through the maintenance whitelist.
• Prevent unnecessary actions when maintenance is already enabled or disabled.
  

Maintenance Whitelist
Manage players who are allowed to join while the server is under maintenance.

Available commands:

• /maintenance add <player> — Add a player to the maintenance whitelist.
• /maintenance remove <player> — Remove a player from the whitelist.
• /maintenance list [page] — View the current whitelist.
• /maintenance on — Enable maintenance mode.
• /maintenance off — Disable maintenance mode.
• /maintenance — Display available commands.
  

The whitelist includes:

• Player add/remove management
• Duplicate protection
• Paginated player lists
• Previous/next page navigation
• Empty-list handling
• Invalid-page handling
  

Custom Maintenance MOTD
Display a completely different server MOTD while maintenance mode is enabled.

Normal Example:

My Server • Network
Welcome! » Enjoy your adventure.

Maintenance Example:

MAINTENANCE • Temporarily Offline
We're performing maintenance. » Please try again later.

Both normal and maintenance MOTDs can be independently enabled, disabled, and customized.

Configuration Reload
Reload your configuration without restarting the server:

/mmp reload

Includes:

• Configurable permission
• Configurable cooldown
• Optional confirmation system
• Console support
• Custom success/error messages
• Fully configurable command usage
  

Fully Configurable
Almost every user-facing message can be customized through the configuration.

Customize:

• Plugin prefix
• Command messages
• Permission messages
• Cooldown messages
• Maintenance status messages
• Whitelist messages
• Kick messages
• MOTD lines
  
  
• Command usage displays
  

Supports standard Minecraft color codes such as &6, &7, &c, &a, etc.

⚙️ Command Controls
Commands provide configurable controls including:

• Enable/disable individual commands
• Permissions
• Cooldowns
• Player-only restrictions
• Console access
• Confirmation requirements
• Custom command usage messages
  

This allows server owners to configure MaintenanceModePlus around their own staff setup.

Lightweight & Efficient
MaintenanceModePlus is designed to perform its job without unnecessary overhead.

It focuses specifically on:

• Maintenance management
• Player access control
• Whitelist management
• MOTD handling
• Configuration management
  

No unnecessary systems or resource-heavy features.

Commands
Command Description
/maintenance Show available maintenance commands
/maintenance on Enable maintenance mode
/maintenance off Disable maintenance mode
/maintenance add <player> Add a player to the maintenance whitelist
/maintenance remove <player> Remove a player from the whitelist
/maintenance list [page] View the maintenance whitelist
/mmp reload Reload the plugin configuration
Permissions
Permission Description
admin.use Access MaintenanceModePlus administrative commands
The permission system is configurable, allowing you to change permissions directly from the configuration.

️ Configuration
MaintenanceModePlus provides extensive configuration options for:

• Maintenance mode status
• Allowed players
• Automatic kicking
• Kick messages
• Normal MOTD
• Maintenance MOTD
• Command availability
• Permissions
• Cooldowns
• Console access
• Confirmation systems
• All command messages
  

This makes it easy to adapt the plugin to virtually any server style.

Example Use Case
Your server needs to go offline for an update.

Simply run:

/maintenance on

MaintenanceModePlus will activate maintenance mode and prevent unauthorized players from joining while allowing your configured maintenance staff to access the server.

Once the maintenance is finished:

/maintenance off

Your server immediately returns to normal operation.

Why MaintenanceModePlus?
MaintenanceModePlus is built for server owners who want a clean, configurable, and straightforward maintenance system without unnecessary complexity.

Whether you're running a small community server or a larger Minecraft network, MaintenanceModePlus provides the essential tools needed to safely manage scheduled maintenance.

Support
If you encounter a bug or have a feature request, please report it through the plugin's support/discussion page.

MaintenanceModePlus — Simple maintenance management, built properly.

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