PunishBAN vs PunishmentsSystem

PunishBAN is a lightweight punishment plugin for self-hosted Paper Minecraft servers. It handles bans and mutes for players who are online or offline, using presets or custom durations and reasons. Its chat filter checks configured terms without regard to capitalization and normalizes leetspeak. Staff can receive clickable ban and mute alerts, with a cooldown to limit repeated notifications. Three filter violations within 24 hours trigger an automatic 24-hour ban; a violation in the racism category results in a permanent ban on the first offense. The `/playerinfo` command shows a player's UUID, first and last login, punishment status and alternate accounts that share an IP. `/banlogs` displays ban and mute history, listing the last 10 entries. Presets, filter terms and durations can be configured in `config.yml`. The plugin stores data in YAML files and does not require a database. It supports English and German, which can be switched without restarting. Its requirements are Paper 1.21.1+ and Java 21+; LuckPerms is recommended for permission management.

PunishmentsSystem is a self-hosted system for moderators managing player punishments. The /punish command applies configured reasons and durations, helping operators use consistent presets. When a case falls outside those presets, /manualpunish issues a punishment while ignoring them. Operators define reasons, punishment types, and durations for each offense step in the default config.json file. The documented punishment types are mute, ban, and kick. Moderators can use /check to view a player’s punishment history or find a punishment by ID. That command also allows a charge to be forgiven, while /unban provides an alias for forgiving bans. Punishments apply across IP addresses, and /checkip can find accounts associated with an IP or player. The project’s README says its Paper code is in the paper branch. The GitHub repository identifies the license as GPL-3.0. The maker describes it as easy to use. It is free and self-hosted.