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Guides and tutorials on plugin protection, licensing, and selling on the major marketplaces.

September 30, 2026

Should You Build Your Own Minecraft Plugin Licensing System?

Rolling your own license server looks like a weekend project. Here's what it actually involves, where homemade systems usually break, and when building it yourself genuinely makes sense.

Don't Block the Main Thread: Doing License Checks (and Other Network Calls) Right

A synchronous HTTP call in onEnable() is one of the most common ways plugin developers accidentally freeze a server on startup. Here's the actual failure mode and the fix, with real Bukkit and Paper scheduler code.

Collaborators: Giving Your Team Access Without Giving Away Your Account

How MC License's collaborator permissions actually work under the hood: invite flow, the four permission flags, and what happens when someone without access tries to delete a license.

Automatic License Delivery: How Marketplace Automation Actually Works

Connect a Tebex, BuiltByBit, or Polymart store to a plugin and licenses issue themselves. Here's the actual mechanism: what triggers it, what the customer sees, and what's still on you.

How to Stop Minecraft Plugin Key Sharing

Key sharing is one of the most common ways developers lose revenue on paid Minecraft plugins. Here's how concurrent server limits and IP restrictions shut it down.

SpigotMC vs Polymart vs BuiltByBit: Which Marketplace Should You Sell On?

A practical comparison of the three biggest Minecraft plugin marketplaces to help you decide where to list your plugins, or whether to sell on all three.

Minecraft Plugin Licensing in 2026: What Developers Need to Know

A practical guide to Minecraft plugin licensing: what it is, why it matters in 2026, and how to choose the right approach for your plugins.

How to Protect Your Minecraft Plugins from Piracy

Piracy costs Minecraft plugin developers real money. Here's how RSA-secured licensing stops the most common attack vectors, and what to look for in a licensing solution.