EssentialsX
A widely used plugin suite for Paper and Spigot that adds everyday commands such as homes, warps, teleport requests, kits and a basic economy.
EssentialsX is a plugin for Bukkit-based servers such as Paper and Spigot. It is the maintained continuation of the original Essentials plugin and bundles a large set of commands that many survival and community servers expect.
What it adds
The core plugin covers things like:
- Homes and warps:
/sethome,/home,/warp. - Teleport requests between players:
/tpa,/tpaccept. - Private messages, nicknames, AFK status, mail.
- Kits, item and admin utilities, jail and mute commands.
- A simple economy with
/balanceand/pay.
Optional modules extend it, for example EssentialsX Spawn (spawn point and new player spawn), EssentialsX Chat (chat formatting) and EssentialsX Discord (chat bridge). Install only the modules you need.
Why it matters for server owners
EssentialsX saves you from collecting a dozen small plugins that each add one command. Because it is so widely used, many other plugins integrate with it, and most problems have already been answered somewhere.
It works best together with:
- A permissions plugin such as LuckPerms, to decide which groups can use which commands. EssentialsX permission nodes all start with
essentials. - Vault, a bridge plugin many economy and shop plugins use to talk to EssentialsX’s economy.
Practical tip
After installing, go through config.yml once before opening the server. Settings like teleport delay, cooldowns and the number of homes per player decide how the server plays. Download EssentialsX and its modules from the official project site or GitHub releases, and keep all modules on the same version as the core plugin.