Screenshot 1 of 1. MinecraftHub-generated cover art for AxShulkers: a floating grassy block island with server racks and a stone tower, under a day sky
What AxShulkers works with.
| Platform | Java Edition |
|---|---|
| Loaders | Bukkit, Folia, Paper, Purpur, Spigot |
| Minecraft versions | 1.13, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.11, 26.1.2, 26.2, 26.3 |
AxShulkers is a shulker viewer plugin for Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur and Folia. Players open their shulker boxes anywhere, without placing them first. It runs on the server only, so players join with an ordinary client.
Server software and versions
- Bukkit, Folia, Paper, Purpur and Spigot: Minecraft 1.13 to 26.3. The newest build needs no dependencies.
How it stays dupe-proof
Every shulker is saved to a database. When someone interacts with one, its inventory loads and stays in memory. That design stops most duplication exploits found in other shulker viewer plugins. H2 and SQLite are the supported databases.
The trade-off is that shulkers behave like smart backpacks. The plugin does not read the item's own contents, it reads the database. Shulkers that already hold items need handling before they reach players.
What you can configure
- Open and close messages, sounds and the inventory name.
- A cooldown on opening shulkers.
- A blacklist of items that cannot go into shulker boxes.
- Banned worlds, where opening is disabled.
- Obfuscated shulker contents, so nobody can see what is inside without opening it.
- MiniMessage formatting, plus &#RRGGBB and legacy (&a) colour codes.
Installation
Put the plugin file in the plugins folder and restart the server. The newest release needs no other plugins. If you have not done this before, the guide on installing plugins on a Paper or Spigot server covers each step. Full settings are documented on the creator's wiki.
Questions about AxShulkers.
4 questions
How do I install AxShulkers?
Place the plugin file in the plugins folder of your Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit or Folia server and restart it. The newest release has no required dependencies. Players do not install anything and join with a normal client.
Does AxShulkers work on Folia?
Yes. Folia has its own builds, and the newest one covers 1.13 to 26.3, the same range as the Paper, Spigot, Bukkit and Purpur builds.
Can players duplicate items with AxShulkers?
The plugin is designed to prevent it. Each shulker is stored in a database and its inventory is kept in memory while in use, which stops most duplication exploits seen in other shulker viewer plugins.
Why do I need to run /axshulkers clear?
Shulkers work like smart backpacks, with contents read from a database and not from the item itself. Run /axshulkers clear before giving filled shulker boxes to players, for example before putting a shulker into a crate. The instruction is marked as important, so treat it as a required step for any setup that hands out filled shulkers.
