Getting Help the Right Way
If you have a question, or a bug to report, this page guides you on how to report them and get the quickest and most efficient response.
Stack traces are the essential to allow you to see where exactly the problem lies. Make sure you always check your startup log and console for any errors when having issues. Paste the entire error log to pastebin.com.
When having that annoying error popping in your console, something went unexpected. To protect your data, the plugin rather shuts itself down than corrupting configuration files.
The key to understanding stack traces is to read them. For some people this is a matter of course, but sometimes (oftentimes) I receive issues that could easily be solved by just reading the error itself.
Many times it will tell what you need to do. Here for example, the file is no longer a valid YAML, usually caused by a syntax or a spelling error. In this very case, I recommend checking the file content on this website. Other times it might be something else; take a bit of time to read and try to understand the error stack before posting issue. Also make sure your Java version and server version meet minimum requirements.
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Give it ten minutes and experiment. Either you do it, or I do it. We have limited time on this planet, and I would rather spend it on actual development.
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Use common sense. Think for yourself.
Bad: Plugin don't work at all. Items are not confiscated correctly!
Good: I would like the items to be confiscated and the Towny label displayed, however only the basic information is shown even when in Towny area. I've set 'Chest_Room' to true in settings.yml, restarted the server and ensured players have the proper permission, but it haven't worked. I am using Towny X, Confiscate X.Y.Z and Spigot vX. Is there anything I could have done wrong there?
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Ensure no similar issue already exists. Use Search or 'CTRL + F'.
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Ensure the issue is actually caused by this plugin.
- Any reloading (/reload, PlugMan, ..) may cause issues. Do a clean server restart first.
- Never edit configuration files on a running server.
- Shut down the server before installing or updating plugins. Do not reload.
- Run the latest official version of Confiscate.
- Run the newest Spigot for your server version (last 1.17.1, or last 1.8.8 build, etc.) and BuildTools.
- Run the correct (usually latest) versions of dependencies (pay special attention to ProtocolLib, PowerNBT, Essentials or EssentialsX, and others)
- Your server version (if unsure, paste the content of /version command).
- How to reproduce. When does the bug occur?
- Any error logs or stack traces (this is critical).
- Is there any other plugins whose functions can interfere? PerWorldInventory/CreativeControl etc.?
- Include sections from your settings files that you have changed and believe might cause the issue.
Upload (the effective part of the) affected file(s) on pastebin.net