How to Set Up an Economy With Vault and EssentialsX

Install Vault and EssentialsX

1. Your world needs Paper or Purpur (Village or Kingdom). Check the Software page.
2. Open Mods and pick the Plugins tab.
3. Search for Vault and EssentialsX, or paste its Modrinth or CurseForge link, and add it.
4. Click Apply to server. The server restarts once to download it, which takes about 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Commands below are typed in game as an operator, or in Console without the leading slash.

Check it works

After the restart, type balance in game (with a slash) or eco give Name 100 in Console. If money shows up, the economy is running.

Add your shop plugin

Now install the shop, jobs or auction plugin the same way. If it still says no economy was found, check Console at start for Vault errors.

Good to know

Use one economy plugin only. Two economies fighting each other is a common cause of missing balances.