📢 Overview

Keep your pets safe. Manage them with precision.

AnimalGuard is a robust, lightweight protection plugin designed for modern Minecraft servers (Paper 1.20+). It transforms the simple act of using a Name Tag into a secure ownership claim.

Unlike complex land-claiming plugins that happen to include animals, AnimalGuard focuses purely on Entity Protection with enterprise-grade performance (HikariCP) and a sophisticated Admin GUI.

Why use this?

• "Players keep killing my horses!" 👉 Simply name them with a Name Tag to lock ownership.
• "I have too many protected mobs causing lag." 👉 Use the Admin GUI to sort by "Distance" or "Date" and prune old entities.
• "Where did that protected zombie go?" 👉 Enable Markup Mode to make specific mobs glow through walls.

✨ Key Features

• 🏷️ Nametag Protection: Players simply rename a Nametag and right-click a mob to claim it. The mob becomes invincible to other players.
• 🖥️ Visual Admin GUI: A powerful inventory interface for OPs to browse all protected mobs.
  • Sortable: Sort by Name, Registration Date, or Distance from you.
  • Teleport/Track: Easily locate entities relative to your position.
• 🔦 Markup Mode: A unique feature that applies the Glowing Effect to protected mobs via the GUI, making them instantly visible for management or debugging.
• 💾 Database Support: Built on HikariCP for high-performance connections.
  • SQLite: Zero-setup local file storage (Default).
  • MySQL: Full support for large networks and external databases.
• ⚡ Performance First: Written in Kotlin with asynchronous database I/O to ensure your server TPS never drops.

🎮 How to Use

For Players

1. Obtain a Name Tag.
2. Rename it in an Anvil.
3. Right-click any mob (Cow, Horse, Villager, etc.).
4. 🎉 Success! The mob is now yours. Only you can damage or interact with it.

For Admins

1. Run /ag to open the Management GUI.
2. Click the Compass to change sorting (e.g., find the nearest protected mobs).
3. Right-Click a mob head to toggle Glowing (Markup) to find it in the world.
4. Left-Click a mob head to Delete Protection (Permanently remove owner data).

📜 Commands & Permissions

Command	Description	Permission
/ag	Opens the Admin Management GUI.	animalguard.admin
/ag reload	Reloads config.yml and messages.yml.	animalguard.admin

(By default, animalguard.admin is granted to OPs)

⚙️ Configuration

You can customize the storage backend and every message displayed to players.

config.yml

# =============================================================================
#   AnimalGuard - Configuration
# =============================================================================

# [Storage] Database Settings
# Choose between SQLite (local file) or MySQL (external).
database:
  type: sqlite # Options: sqlite, mysql

  sqlite:
    file: "animalguard.db"

  mysql:
    host: "localhost"
    port: 3306
    database: "minecraft"
    username: "root"
    password: "password"
    ssl: false

  # Connection Pool Settings (HikariCP)
  pool-size: 10
  connection-timeout: 30000

📸 Gallery

Admin GUI
Manage all protected entities in a centralized interface. Sort by distance to clean up local areas.

Markup Mode
Targeted mobs glow, allowing Admins to easily distinguish protected entities from wild ones.

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