What Tebex is

Tebex (formerly known as Buycraft) is an e-commerce platform designed specifically for game servers, with Minecraft as its main market. It lets server owners build professional web stores where players can buy ranks, items, cosmetics and other services for real money.

The platform has been running since 2012 and has processed billions of transactions. It is the most commonly used store solution in the Minecraft ecosystem, on small private servers and large commercial networks alike.

Tebex offers a free plan with a commission on transactions and paid plans with a lower commission and extra features. Sign up at tebex.io. You can download the server plugin from SpigotMC.

How the store works

How Tebex works, step by step:

The player opens the store's website (for example store.yourserver.com)
They enter their Minecraft username and pick a product (for example a VIP rank)
They pay with the method they choose (card, PayPal, BLIK, paysafecard)
Tebex confirms the payment and sends a command to the plugin on the server
The plugin runs the command (for example lp user Player parent set vip)
The player gets the rank on the server immediately

If the player isn't online when they buy, the command runs automatically the next time they join. The Tebex plugin polls the API servers every few dozen seconds to check for pending transactions.

Store setup

Once you have registered an account on tebex.io and created a store, you install the plugin on your server:

Install the Tebex plugin on your server (or on the proxy in a network)
Run /tebex secret YOUR_KEY with the API key from the Tebex panel
The plugin connects to the Tebex API and starts handling transactions

The Tebex web panel lets you customize the store in full:

Store theme: pick a ready-made template or write your own CSS
Domain: attach your own domain (for example store.yourserver.com)
Categories: organize products into sections (ranks, items, cosmetics)
Coupons: discount codes with a usage limit and an expiry date
Cart: players can buy several products at once

Creating products

Every product in Tebex consists of a name, a price, a description and the commands that run after purchase. Examples of typical products:

Product	Price	Command
VIP rank (permanent)	29.99 PLN	`lp user {username} parent set vip`
VIP rank (30 days)	14.99 PLN	`lp user {username} parent addtemp vip 30d`
Crate key	4.99 PLN	`crate givekey {username} legendary 1`

 The {username} placeholder is automatically replaced with the name of the player who made the purchase. You can add several commands to one product, for example granting a rank, broadcasting a message on the server and adding items.
 On multi-server networks, commands can run on the proxy or be forwarded to a specific backend server with CommandForward.

Payment methods

Tebex supports a wide range of payment methods:

PayPal: the most popular method, requires a PayPal account or a card
Credit/debit card: Visa, Mastercard, directly through Stripe
Paysafecard: prepaid cards bought at a kiosk, popular with younger players
BLIK: through payment gateways that support the Polish market (Przelewy24, PayU)
Google Pay / Apple Pay: mobile payments
Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum (optional)

Paysafecard is especially important because many players are minors without a bank account, and they can buy a prepaid card in a physical store.

Tips

Don't sell an advantage: under Mojang's EULA, selling items that give a gameplay advantage (diamonds, armor, XP) is prohibited on monetized servers. Focus on cosmetics and convenience (a colored nickname, flight in the lobby, extra homes)
Starter coupons: 10-20% off for new players encourages a first purchase
Timed ranks: 30/90-day ranks generate recurring revenue, but players prefer permanent ones. Offer both options
Top donors: show a list of the most generous donors on the store page and on the server. It motivates further purchases
Test your commands: test every product before you launch the store. A broken command means an unhappy customer

Related: CraftingStore (an alternative), LuckPerms (granting ranks), CommandForward (commands across a network).