Installing Tebex/Buycraft Manually: A Guide for Minecraft Server Owners

Tebex Store offers seamless integration with your Minecraft: Java Edition server through official plugins. The Tebex Minecraft Plugin, known as Buycraft, retains its old brand name, so any reference to "Buycraft" in your server logs refers to the Tebex Plugin.

This guide will walk you through how to install the Tebex plugin and use commands for your Minecraft server hosted with Nodecraft!

Create a Tebex Account

If you haven't already, your first step is to create a Tebex account. Here's their website link: https://www.tebex.io/

The Tebex Control Panel is where you'll set up your webstore for your game server, manage payouts, and download the plugin. After registering, you'll be prompted to create your first webstore, where you'll name it, provide a description, and specify the Minecraft Java Edition version you're playing.

A view of creating a webstore using Tebex for your Minecraft server

Download the Tebex plugin

The next screen you’ll be taken to will be covered in the next steps.

First, you’ll want to download the appropriate plugin for your server.

A view of Tebex's website, creating your webstore, with the download plugin step highlighted

Install the Correct Plugins Framework for your Nodecraft Server

Before uploading the plugin to your game server, ensure you have the appropriate framework installed. Always make a backup of your server before making changes. You can easily create a backup in the Backups tab of the Nodecraft Pro Panel.

A view of the backups GUI within Nodecraft's Control Panel Once backed up, install the appropriate modding framework for your server using the One-Click Installer tab in the Nodecraft Pro Control Panel.

A view of the One Click Installer in Nodecraft's Control Panel, showing that Spigot is installed

Upload Tebex Plugin

Next, upload the plugin to your server using the Server Files tab.

A view of the File Manager of Nodecraft's Control Panel, with the plugins folder highlighted

For Spigot/Bukkit, Bungeecord, and Bukkit (pre 1.13) plugins, install them into the /plugins folder.
For Sponge and Forge, install them into the /mods folder.

You can drag and drop the plugin directly into the File Manager or use FTP to upload it to your server.

Restart Server

If your server is online, restart it using the Restart button, or stop and then start it again. This will ensure the server registers the newly installed plugin.

Get your Secret Key

Once your server is online, press the Copy Command button on the Tebex website and enter the command into your server's Console.

A view of the Copy Command highlighted for Tebex's plugin A view of the Console in Nodecraft's Control Panel, entering in the secret key command for Tebex's plugin This integration allows the webstore to link to your server, ensuring a valid connection is established.

A view of the Tebex website confirming that the store has properly connected to a Nodecraft Minecraft server After linking your webstore to your server with the secret key, you can also type the command /buycraft in-game or in the console to confirm that it is successfully linked.

Set up your Tebex Store

After linking, continue to the Tebex Control Panel, where you can configure your webstore for your customers!

A view of the Continue button highlighted on Tebex's website, so you can continue to configure your Minecraft store If you ever run into any issues or have questions about setting up your webstore, Tebex has extensive documentation:
https://docs.tebex.io/store/