![WorldGuard](http://static.sk89q.com/readme/worldguard.png)
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WorldGuard is a toolbox of various functions, useful for multiplayer servers, that lets you:

* Protect your server from a number of problems.
* Block fire spread, lava spread, endermen, and more.
* Flag areas as "no PVP" or "no TNT."
* Assign ownership to areas so only selected individuals can build.
* Use a number of useful commands.

WorldGuard is open source and is available under the GNU General Public License v3.

Compiling
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The project is written for Java 6 and our build process makes use of [Maven](http://maven.apache.org). Detailed compilation information [can be found on the wiki](http://wiki.sk89q.com/wiki/WorldGuard/Development#Compiling).

Dependencies are automatically handled by Maven.

Contributing
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We happily accept contributions, especially through pull requests on GitHub. Submissions 
must be licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for important guidelines to follow.

We recommend following our [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/sk-dev-discuss), especially if you have some big ideas that you want to implement.

Links
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* [Mailing list](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/sk-dev-discuss)
* [IRC channel](http://skq.me/irc/irc.esper.net/sk89q/) (#sk89q on irc.esper.net)
* [Issue tracker](http://youtrack.sk89q.com/issues/WORLDGUARD)
* [Continuous integration](http://builds.enginehub.org) [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/sk89q/worldguard.png)](http://travis-ci.org/sk89q/worldguard)
* [End-user documentation](http://wiki.sk89q.com/wiki/WorldGuard)