Spawn Module

File: modules/spawn/config.yml

The Spawn module manages the server's spawn point and controls how players are handled on respawn and join. It provides fine-grained control over respawn priorities (bed, home, respawn anchor) and allows you to configure whether players are teleported to spawn when they first join or on every login.

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Source Configuration

enable: true
respawn-listener-priority: highest  # none, lowest, low, normal, high, highest
spawn-join-listener-priority: highest
respawn-at-anchor: false
respawn-at-home: false
respawn-at-bed: true
teleport-at-spawn-on-join: false

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Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
enable	Boolean	true	Enable or disable the Spawn module
respawn-listener-priority	String	highest	The Bukkit event priority for the respawn listener. Accepts: none, lowest, low, normal, high, highest. Use none to disable the respawn listener entirely
spawn-join-listener-priority	String	highest	The Bukkit event priority for the join listener that handles spawn teleportation. Accepts: none, lowest, low, normal, high, highest. Use none to disable the join listener entirely
respawn-at-anchor	Boolean	false	If true, players will respawn at their respawn anchor (Nether) when available
respawn-at-home	Boolean	false	If true, players will respawn at their home location (set via /sethome) when available
respawn-at-bed	Boolean	true	If true, players will respawn at their bed location when available
teleport-at-spawn-on-join	Boolean	false	If true, players are teleported to the server spawn point every time they join the server

Listener Priority

The respawn-listener-priority and spawn-join-listener-priority options control the order in which zEssentials processes the respawn and join events relative to other plugins. Setting these to highest ensures zEssentials has the final say. Set to none to completely disable that listener, letting other plugins handle it instead.

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Respawn Behavior

When a player dies and respawns, the plugin checks the following locations in order of priority:

1. Respawn Anchor -- If respawn-at-anchor is true and the player has a valid respawn anchor set.
2. Home -- If respawn-at-home is true and the player has a home location set.
3. Bed -- If respawn-at-bed is true and the player has a valid bed spawn.
4. Server Spawn -- If none of the above conditions are met, the player respawns at the server spawn point.

tip

Only one respawn location is used per death. The first valid option in the priority chain above is selected. If you want players to always respawn at spawn, set all three options (respawn-at-anchor, respawn-at-home, respawn-at-bed) to false.

warning

If respawn-at-bed is true (the default), players with a valid bed will respawn there instead of at the server spawn. This is standard vanilla behavior. Set it to false if you want to override this for your server.

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How It Works

1. An administrator sets the spawn point using /setspawn at the desired location.
2. Optionally, a first-join spawn is set using /setfirstspawn for new players.
3. When a player dies, the respawn listener evaluates the configured respawn options and teleports the player accordingly.
4. When a player joins, if teleport-at-spawn-on-join is true, they are teleported to the server spawn.
5. First-time players are teleported to the first spawn location (if configured), regardless of the teleport-at-spawn-on-join setting.

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Related Commands

Command	Permission	Description
/spawn	essentials.spawn	Teleport to the server spawn point
/setspawn	essentials.setspawn	Set the server spawn point at your current location
/firstspawn	essentials.firstspawn	Teleport to the first-join spawn point
/setfirstspawn	essentials.setfirstspawn	Set the first-join spawn point at your current location

For the full command list, see Commands & Permissions.

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Common Configurations

Always Respawn at Spawn

To force all players to respawn at the server spawn regardless of beds, anchors, or homes:

respawn-at-anchor: false
respawn-at-home: false
respawn-at-bed: false

Teleport to Spawn on Every Join

To teleport players to spawn each time they log in (useful for lobby servers):

teleport-at-spawn-on-join: true

Let Other Plugins Handle Respawn

To disable zEssentials' respawn handling and let another plugin (e.g., a minigame plugin) control respawn behavior:

respawn-listener-priority: none

note

Setting the listener priority to none completely disables that listener. This is different from setting it to lowest, which still processes the event but allows other plugins to override it.