Maintenance Countdown

Your ultimate solution for managing server shutdowns and maintenance with style.

Maintenance Countdown is a lightweight yet powerful plugin designed for Spigot, Paper, and their forks. It provides administrators with a simple, modern way to manage server-wide countdowns before scheduled maintenance, reboots, or special events.

Key Features:

Modern Compatibility: Built with the latest Adventure API, ensuring seamless performance and beautiful messages on Minecraft versions 1.20.5 and newer.
Intuitive Command System: All actions are handled through a single, easy-to-use command, /maintcount, with full tab-completion for all subcommands and arguments.
Flexible Scheduling: Schedule a maintenance countdown to start automatically at a specific date and time. Use /maintcount schedule <YYYY-MM-DD> <HH:mm> <soft|hard|no>.
Full Customization: Every message, title, and action bar is fully customizable in the config.yml file, supporting modern MiniMessage formatting and placeholders.
Multiple Shutdown Scenarios: Choose between a soft shutdown (kicking players with a message before shutdown), a hard shutdown (immediate server stop), or no shutdown (timer-only).
Player Notifications: Ensure no one misses the announcement with clear, on-screen titles and a dynamic action bar countdown that updates in real-time.

Commands & Permissions:

/maintcount
- start <duration> <scenario> - Starts a countdown (e.g., 5m or 3m).
- schedule <date> <time> <scenario> - Schedules a countdown for a future time.
- pause - Pauses the active countdown.
- resume - Resumes a paused countdown.
- stop - Instantly stops the active countdown.
maintcountdown.admin: Allows access to all commands. By default, only operators have this permission.

How to Use:

Place the MaintenanceCountdown.jar file into your server’s /plugins folder.
Restart the server to generate the config.yml and plugin.yml files.
Customize all messages and timers in config.yml to fit your server's style.
Use the commands above to manage your maintenance events.

Why Choose This Plugin?

This plugin makes server management simple and transparent. It ensures every player is informed with clear, elegant messages while giving administrators complete control. It's built on a reliable, modern API, making it a robust solution for any server running on PaperMC, Spigot, or their derivatives on 1.20.5+.

Planned Features

~~Automatic config.yml generation~~
~~Console message when countdown ends~~
Multiple language support, configurable in config.yml
Custom countdown times (/maintcount start 500 in seconds)
Plugin update checker
(This list is updated monthly)

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