Databases

Many plugins (permissions, economy, logging, Dynmap) need a database. The Databases tab provisions one for your server without you touching a database server.

Create a database

1. Open Databases and select Create Database.
2. Note the connection details shown afterwards: host, port, database name, username, and password.
3. Paste those details into your plugin’s config file (via the Files tab).
4. Restart the server.

Rules

• Each database belongs to exactly one server. It is removed if the server is deleted.
• Treat the password like any other secret: it is shown once for a reason. If you lose it, rotate it (see below) rather than sharing workarounds.
• Database size counts against your server’s overall disk quota on most hosts.

Rotate credentials

If a password leaks (pasted into chat, committed to a public repo):

1. Open Databases, select the database, and rotate/reset the password.
2. Update every plugin config that uses it.
3. Restart the server and check the logs for successful connections.

Troubleshooting

• Plugin cannot connect: double-check host/port (not localhost — the database usually runs on shared infrastructure), then confirm the credentials and that the server was restarted after the config change.
• Access denied after rotation: one of your configs still has the old password.
• Limit reached: ask your administrator to raise the per-server database limit.