How to Use Buycraft / Tebex on Your Server (Monetisation)
Mods & Plugins
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Sep 12, 2024
Tebex, formerly known as Buycraft, is the primary webstore application used across thousands of servers to make money by selling various in-game perks such as donator ranks or cosmetic items. This guide will show you how to get your server set up with Tebex and make your first package.
Initial Setup
Go to Tebex's website.
Go to Tebex's website.
You can find Tebex's website over at https://www.tebex.io
While Tebex has support for many games, including ARK: Survival Evolved and Rust, we will be using Minecraft: Java Edition as our example.
Enter your email address in the shown box and click "I'm a Server Owner" to begin the account creation process.
Enter your email address in the shown box and click "I'm a Server Owner" to begin the account creation process.
After signing up for an account, head to the Projects tab.
After signing up for an account, head to the Projects tab.
Click on the Create Your First Webstore button.
Click on the Create Your First Webstore button.
Click on "I would like to Monetize my Game Server or Mods".
Click on "I would like to Monetize my Game Server or Mods".
Click on Minecraft.
Click on Minecraft.
Click on Minecraft: Java Edition then on the Continue button.
Click on Minecraft: Java Edition then on the Continue button.
Name your Tebex store and the URL of your website (if applicable).
Name your Tebex store and the URL of your website (if applicable).
Install the Tebex plugin/mod onto your server and follow the instructions provided.
Install the Tebex plugin/mod onto your server and follow the instructions provided.
Creating Your First Item
Click on the Packages tab on the side-bar.
Click on the Packages tab on the side-bar.
Click on the Add New button, then Package.
Click on the Add New button, then Package.
The full item editing display will be shown, you can now enter the item's details.
The full item editing display will be shown, you can now enter the item's details.
Name: This is the item's name to be shown both on-store and in-game. This should be something short and descriptive, such as VIP Ticket.
Description: This is a longer description of the item, normally containing details about what it gives you or what the item does. For example, the description for a donator rank could contain the perks of the donator rank, such as access to specific cosmetics.
Price: This is the price of the item in the currency that you chose for your store.
Purchase Type: This defines whether or not the purchase is a one-time payment or a recurring payment (subscription).
Category: Tebex allows you to create categories for your store that can be used to sort and order specific types of items; this defines what category the new item will go into.
Global Limit: This allows you to set a limit on how many times the item can be purchased in total.
User Limit: This allows you to set a limit on how many times the item can be purchased by each user.
Servers: These are the servers that your items will apply to. This can be useful for having different items per server, or for having items (such as ranks) that work across multiple servers on your network (if applicable)
Click Create and publish your item. Players will be able to open the shop with the /buy command.
Click Create and publish your item. Players will be able to open the shop with the /buy command.
For more information on Tebex setup, including some of the more complex features of package creation such as Expiry Commands, you can find the Tebex documentation here: https://docs.tebex.io/
Zach Lowery
Game Experience Engineer