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How to Set Up a Minecraft Economy
An economy in a Minecraft server lets you buy and sell items through virtual shop.
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Install Vault first, then EssentialsX and EconomyShopGUI. After that, restart your server.
Fact
EssentialsX only handles the currency itself, Vault is what lets other plugins like EconomyShopGUI or permissions actually see and use that balance.
Steps
To setup Economy in your server, you can follow the steps written below:
- Open and Login to your server's dashboard.
- In sidebar, look for 'Plugins' section and open it.
- Once there, locate Searchbar and type 'Vault' to search.
- Click on Install.
- Now search 'EssentialsX' in the same page and install that plugins also.
- Restart your server.
You must install plugins according to the version of your Server Sofware!
Common Economy Commands
Players can use following command to check their own balance:
/balancePlayers can use following command to check players with most balance:
/baltopIf you have installed a shop plugin like EconomyShopGUI, then players would be able to open a virtual shop using following command:
/shopTo sell items:
/sellguiDo I need Vault to run an economy?
Yes. Vault itself has no currency, it's just the bridge that lets your currency plugin, shop plugin, and permissions plugin all share the same balance instead of running separately.
WWhat stops the economy from inflating out of control?
Money sinks. Things like teleport fees, land claim costs, or auction listing fees pull money back out, without them prices and balances just climb over time.
