Working with configuration

This guide helps you make configuration changes you can verify and reverse. You need a backup and a text editor that preserves spaces. Edit one setting at a time, then use the plugin’s documented restart or reload procedure.

Keep a working copy

Save the current file before editing. Include the plugin version in your backup name so you can match it to the correct release later.

YAML basics

Use spaces for indentation, preserve nesting, and quote strings when their meaning might be ambiguous. This is a generic example, not a plugin-specific configuration:

Example YAML

# A short description helps the next editor.
example:
  enabled: true
  message: "Welcome to the server!"
  worlds:
    - world
    - world_nether

Apply and check

1. Make one change.
2. Save the file and check the indentation.
3. Follow the plugin’s own reload or restart instructions.
4. Read the console output before testing the behavior in game.
5. If the result differs from your expectation, restore the backup and investigate.

Do not share passwords, database credentials, or private tokens in a public support request. Replace them with a clear marker before posting configuration excerpts.