# BentoBox
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BentoBox is an expandable Minecraft **plugin** for island-type games like SkyBlock or AcidIsland.
## About BentoBox
### History
ASkyBlock and AcidIsland were originally created by [tastybento](https://github.com/tastybento).
These two plugins were sharing the same codebase, which grew fastly but ultimately became hard to maintain.
[Poslovitch](https://github.com/Poslovitch) was running a Skyblock server before starting to contribute regularly on ASkyBlock's codebase.
Then came the idea of *completely rewriting ASkyBlock*.
A turning point that would be called *BSkyBlock*.
In May 2017, tastybento agreed to the idea, and Poslovitch and him spent more time developing the code of the plugin which would become *BentoBox*.
During summer 2018, ASkyBlock's support got dropped and development was focused on the now called plugin *BentoBox*, which would then take over ASkyBlock and AcidIsland for 1.13+ servers.
### Description
BentoBox introduces a **unique Addon system** and a **powerful API** which allows for a technically **unlimited customization** of the gamemodes.
Therefore, BentoBox **does nothing on its own**: addons and gamemodes are bringing the features.
BentoBox being totally **free and open-sourced**, we are confident in seeing this platform grow and become even more powerful in the future.
Start now to create the server you've dreamed of!
## Addons
These include some popular Gamemodes:
* [**AcidIsland**](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/AcidIsland): You are marooned in a sea of acid!
* [**BSkyBlock**](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/BSkyBlock): The successor to the popular ASkyBlock.
* [**CaveBlock**](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/CaveBlock): Try to live underground!
* [**SkyGrid**](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/SkyGrid): Survive in world made up of scattered blocks - what an adventure!
All Addons can be found below:
* [**Addons**](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/ADDON.md): A list of all addons currently make for bentobox by us.
There are also plenty of other official or community-made Addons you can try and use for your server!
## Documentation
* [Installation guide](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/bentobox/wiki/Install-Bentobox)
* [Javadocs](https://bentoboxworld.github.io/BentoBox/)
* [Wiki](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/BentoBox/wiki)
## Downloads
### Webtool
A [webtool](https://bentobox-tool.herokuapp.com/) is currently being developed to allow you to easily setup BentoBox and Addons on your server.
### Direct links
* [Download](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/BentoBox/releases)
### Developers
* [Jenkins](https://ci.codemc.org/job/BentoBoxWorld/job/BentoBox/) (**untested and mostly unstable builds**)
## What about contributing?
BentoBox heavily relies on [the community that gets involved in its development](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/BentoBox/graphs/contributors).
You don't need to know any programming language to start helping us.
However, your contribution **must be in agreement** with:
* our [code of conduct](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/BentoBox/tree/master/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
* our [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/BentoBox/tree/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
### Report bugs and suggest features
Bugs and feature requests must be filed on our [issue tracker](https://github.com/BentoBoxWorld/BentoBox/issues).
### Pull requests
We consider Pull Requests from non-collaborators that contain actual code improvements or bug fixes.
Do not submit PRs that only address code formatting because they will not be accepted.
## API
BentoBox uses Maven, and its Maven repository is kindly provided by [CodeMC](https://codemc.org).
### Maven
```xml
codemc-repo
https://repo.codemc.org/repository/maven-public/
world.bentobox
bentobox
PUT-VERSION-HERE
provided
```
### Gradle
```groovy
repositories {
maven { url "https://repo.codemc.org/repository/maven-public/" }
}
dependencies {
compileOnly 'world.bentobox:bentobox:PUT-VERSION-HERE'
}
```