Configuration

Table of contents

1. Overview
2. File layout
3. Global options
4. Group taxes
5. Tax types
6. Server treasury
7. Tax sink destination
8. Storage

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Overview

EzTax is configured through config.yml in the plugin data folder (plugins/EzTax/config.yml). Run /tax reload after any change to apply it without restarting the server.

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File layout

plugins/EzTax/
├── config.yml          ← main configuration
├── messages.yml        ← message overrides
├── messages/           ← per-locale message files
│   ├── messages_en.yml
│   └── ...
├── gui.yml             ← GUI item configuration
└── stats.yml           ← persisted statistics (YAML storage)

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Global options

Key	Type	Default	Description
debug	boolean	false	Log extra debug output to console

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Group taxes

Override per-rank tax rates when using a Vault permissions plugin.

Key	Type	Default	Description
group-taxes.enabled	boolean	false	Enable group-based rate overrides
group-taxes.fallback-rate	double	1.0	Rate for players not matched by any group (-1 = use global rate)
group-taxes.groups.<name>.transaction-tax	double	—	Transaction tax rate for this group
group-taxes.groups.<name>.wealth-tax	double	—	Wealth tax rate for this group

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Tax types

Detailed configuration for each tax type is documented separately:

• Transaction Tax — applied to transfers and commands
• Wealth Tax — periodic balance-based tax, supports brackets
• Inactivity Fee — charges inactive players
• Death Fee — charges on player death

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Server treasury

Key	Type	Default	Description
server-treasury.enabled	boolean	true	Track cumulative collected amounts in stats

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Tax sink destination

Configure where collected money actually goes after being withdrawn. See docs/config/tax-sink.md for full documentation.

Key	Type	Default	Description
tax-sink.destination	string	burn	burn / player / pool / command
tax-sink.target-player	string	""	Player name — used with destination: player
tax-sink.command	string	""	Console command with %amount% placeholder — used with destination: command

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Storage

See docs/config/storage.md for full documentation.

Key	Type	Default	Description
storage.type	string	yml	yml or mysql
storage.file	string	stats.yml	Filename for YAML storage
storage.mysql.host	string	localhost	MySQL host
storage.mysql.port	int	3306	MySQL port
storage.mysql.database	string	eztax	MySQL database name
storage.mysql.user	string	root	MySQL username
storage.mysql.password	string	""	MySQL password
storage.mysql.table	string	eztax_stats	Stats table name