IPBanPlugin

A lightweight, high-performance IP ban system for Velocity Proxy servers.

🚀 Features

• Ultra Lightweight: Weighs only ~350KB (no external database drivers required).
• JSON Storage: Simple, human-readable storage in banned_ips.json. No database setup needed.
• High Performance:
  • Instant ban checks (0ms latency) using in-memory caching.
  • Asynchronous file I/O to prevent server lag.
• Full UTF-8 Support: Correctly handles Cyrillic and special characters in ban reasons and messages.
• Instant Kick: Automatically kicks players who are online when their IP is banned.

📥 Installation

1. Download the latest ipbanplugin-x.x.x.jar from the releases page.
2. Place the jar file into your Velocity plugins/ folder.
3. Restart the proxy.

🛠 Commands & Permissions

Command	Usage	Description	Permission
/ipban	/ipban	Lists all banned IPs.	ipbanplugin.ban
/ipban	/ipban <ip> [reason]	Bans a specific IP address.	ipbanplugin.ban
/unbanip	/unbanip <ip>	Unbans a specific IP address.	ipbanplugin.unban

⚙️ Configuration

The plugin generates a configuration folder at plugins/ipbanplugin/.

config.yml

Basic configuration settings.

messages.properties

Fully customizable messages with support for color codes (&) and placeholders.
Note: The file is read as UTF-8, so you can use any language.

banned_ips.json

Stores the ban data.

[
  {
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "bannedBy": "Admin",
    "bannedAt": "2026-01-01 12:00:00"
  }
]

📋 Requirements

• Velocity 3.3.0 or higher
• Java 17 or higher

Github

https://github.com/yunexal/ip-ban-plugin