Getting Started

Table of contents

  1. Requirements
  2. Installation
  3. First-run checklist
  4. Building from source
  5. Updating

Requirements

Requirement Version
Paper (or fork) 1.21+
Java 17+
Vault Latest
Economy plugin Any Vault-compatible (EssentialsX, CMI, etc.)

Installation

  1. Download the latest EzTax-x.x.x.jar from the releases page.
  2. Place the JAR in your server’s plugins/ folder.
  3. Start (or restart) the server.
  4. Edit plugins/EzTax/config.yml to configure taxes as needed.
  5. Run /tax reload to apply your changes.

First-run checklist

After the first start, work through these steps:

  1. Confirm Vault is hooked — check the console for [EzTax] Vault economy hooked.
  2. Enable the tax types you want — each tax type defaults to either true or false; check Configuration for defaults.
  3. Set rates — configure percentage / flat-fee values for each enabled tax type.
  4. Choose a sink destination — decide where collected money goes: burn (destroy), player, pool, or command. See Tax Sink.
  5. Configure storage — yml (default) requires no setup; mysql needs host/database/credentials. See Storage.
  6. Test — use /tax runtaxpayment and /tax runwealthtax on a test account to verify rates before going live.

Building from source 

git clone <repository-url>
cd EzTax
mvn package -DskipTests
# Output: target/EzTax-x.x.x.jar

Dependencies are downloaded automatically via Maven/JitPack.

Updating

  1. Stop the server.
  2. Replace the old JAR with the new one.
  3. Start the server.

Your existing config.yml and stats.yml are preserved. Check the release notes for any new config keys to add manually.