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Integrations

EssentialsLite declares the following integrations as soft dependencies:

  • PlaceholderAPI (PAPI)
  • MineClans
  • WorldGuard
  • Vault
  • SMPRegions
  • FancyHolograms
  • DecentHolograms
  • ZelChat

Soft dependencies are optional. EssentialsLite can start without them, but the features that use an absent integration are unavailable or use their non-integrated behavior.

PlaceholderAPI

When PAPI is installed, EssentialsLite registers its essentials expansion. The expansion provides the EssentialsLite placeholders documented in the placeholder reference. PAPI is not required by core commands.

Vault

Vault provides economy and permission integration. EssentialsLite uses Vault for economy interoperability and for the primary permission group used by the rank placeholder. Without Vault, those Vault-backed values are unavailable; the plugin's own economy provider remains available when economy is enabled.

WorldGuard

EssentialsLite supports WorldGuard 6 and WorldGuard 7 behavior for its WorldGuard hooks. WorldGuard is used by the random-teleport safety integration when that hook is enabled in configuration.

MineClans

MineClans is accessed through its local API. Its integration protects enemy faction claims from /sethome.

Reflective Integrations

SMPRegions, ZelChat, and TAB are accessed through reflective adapters. TAB is an adapter integration even though it is not listed as a descriptor soft dependency. Treat missing classes, changed provider APIs, and disabled plugins as integration failures rather than EssentialsLite core failures.

Holograms

RTP-zone holograms support FancyHolograms and DecentHolograms. The configured provider order controls which available hologram hook is tried first.

Optional Storage

MySQL and Redis are optional, configuration-backed integrations. They are not required for normal startup or local storage. Enable and configure them only when the corresponding external service is available.