ElytraChunkGuard

Lightweight Elytra chunk protection for Paper and Purpur.

ElytraChunkGuard helps prevent high-speed Elytra players from outrunning chunk loading.

It asynchronously prepares chunks ahead of players and applies bounded speed limiting when necessary, while remaining simple and lightweight.

Features

• Asynchronous chunk preparation
• Per-player and global request limits
• Duplicate request prevention
• Safe cleanup on player leave, world unload, and plugin disable
• Configurable protected worlds
• Configurable maximum horizontal speed
• Optional new chunk generation
• Optional warning messages
• No database
• No NMS
• No external runtime dependencies

Requirements

• Paper 26.2 / 26.3 or Purpur 26.2 / 26.3
• Java 25

Installation

1. Place the JAR in your server's plugins folder.
2. Start the server.
3. Edit config.yml if needed.
4. Restart the server after changing the configuration.