Multipass

Multipass is a free permissions plugin for Nukkit, providing controls for individual users, groups, and specific worlds. Administrators can add or remove positive and negative permissions, while groups can inherit permissions from parent groups. The plugin also documents an API for other plugins and commands for exporting users and groups to one file or importing permissions from a file. Configuration supports YAML storage and database options including MySQL and SQLite; database mode requires the DbLib plugin. A configurable auto-update interval can refresh groups and permissions across a multi-server system, and configuration includes a world-mirroring option. Use of Multipass commands requires the multipass.admin permission. The README links to a latest development build and says the project page is outdated. It describes translations into Russian, Turkish, French, and Korean, and invites community contributions through Crowdin. Multipass is for Nukkit, rather than a general-purpose permission system for unspecified platforms. The listed plan is free, with no price stated for any other option.

Multipass provides configurable permissions for Nukkit users, groups, and worlds, with import/export and storage options. Check the DbLib requirement for database mode and the outdated project-page note before setup.

Multipass suits Nukkit administrators who need user, group, or world-specific permissions. It may also suit multi-server setups that need permission updates or administrators integrating other plugins.

Multipass is a free permissions plugin for self-hosted Nukkit servers. It is aimed at administrators who need structured user and group access rules, including policies that change by world or across multiple servers. Its broad controls make it a strong fit for complex Nukkit setups, but database storage adds a separate dependency.

Overview

Multipass supplies a universal permission layer for Nukkit. Administrators can assign permissions to individual users or groups, then add explicit positive grants and negative denials. That distinction matters when a broad group grant needs to be blocked for a particular user or role.

Groups can inherit permissions from parent groups, reducing duplicated configuration when several roles share a baseline. Permissions and groups can also be associated with specific worlds, so a player’s access can change between worlds rather than applying one server-wide policy.

Command administration is controlled by the documented multipass.admin permission. That gives server owners a defined way to delegate management without giving every operator unrestricted access to Multipass commands.

Key features

Permission and group design

• Positive and negative rules: Administrators can set or remove grants and denials for users and groups. Explicit negative permissions are useful when inherited or broad access must be overridden.
• Inheritance: Parent groups pass permissions to child groups, making tiered roles practical and reducing repetitive edits.
• World-specific policies: World-linked permissions and groups support different access models for separate worlds. A configurable world-mirroring option is also available when worlds should share permission behavior.

Migration and integration

• Import and export: Groups and users can be exported to one file, while permissions can be imported from a file. This is useful for preserving a configuration or moving it between servers.
• Storage choices: Configuration supports YAML, MySQL, and SQLite. Database mode requires the separate DbLib plugin, so teams choosing MySQL or SQLite must maintain that dependency alongside Multipass.
• Plugin API: Other plugins can integrate through Multipass’s API, making it more suitable for a server assembled from multiple extensions than an isolated command-only tool.
• Multi-server updates: A configurable automatic update interval can refresh groups and permissions in a multi-server system. This is relevant to networks that need changes propagated without editing every instance separately.

The README links to a latest development build and notes that the project page is outdated, so administrators should use care when deciding which download to deploy. Documentation also describes mostly complete translations into Russian, Turkish, French, and Korean, with community contributions invited through Crowdin.

Pricing

Multipass is free. The Multipass plan costs nothing and is the permissions plugin itself, with no paid tier or seat charge described. That suits hobby servers and larger self-hosted Nukkit networks alike, provided they are comfortable operating the software and any required storage service themselves.

The free plan does not trade away a smaller feature set in the published plan description. Its practical cost is operational: database users must also run DbLib, and multi-server administrators must configure and maintain their own infrastructure.

Platforms

Multipass runs on self-hosted Nukkit servers. It is therefore appropriate for owners who control their server environment, not for users seeking a hosted permissions dashboard or a plugin for a different Minecraft server platform.

Who it's for

Choose Multipass if you run Nukkit and need inheritance, explicit denials, world-level rules, file migration, or synchronized updates across servers. It is especially well suited to networks with several worlds or role layers that would be cumbersome to maintain as isolated user settings.

Look elsewhere if you need a hosted service, a non-Nukkit platform, or a database setup without an additional plugin requirement. Smaller servers with only a handful of simple roles may find its world and inheritance controls more administration than they need.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Fine-grained access: User, group, positive, and negative permissions cover both ordinary grants and deliberate exceptions.
• Scales across role structures: Parent-group inheritance and world-specific rules reduce duplication on multi-world servers.
• Flexible operations: YAML, MySQL, SQLite, import/export, an integration API, and configurable multi-server updating address different deployment styles.
• No license fee: The published plan is free, with no paid upgrade described.

Cons

• Database dependency: MySQL and SQLite operation requires DbLib, adding another plugin to install and maintain.
• Self-hosted responsibility: There is no hosted option; administrators handle deployment, storage, updates, and synchronization.
• Project-page caution: The README calls the project page outdated and points to a development build, which may complicate release selection.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see Minecraft Permissions Plugins.

GroupManager is another free, self-hosted option and may suit administrators who prefer GPL-3.0 licensed software.

Choose BungeePerms when your environment centers on BungeeCord or Velocity with Spigot or PaperSpigot rather than Nukkit.

LuckPerms is worth considering when you need a free MIT-licensed tool spanning API, Linux, self-hosted, and web platforms.

Nimbus AntiCheat serves anti-cheat administration rather than permission management.

MyPermissions is a free, self-hosted and web-based Minecraft permissions plugin described as open source.

MultiPerms is another free option with API, Linux, and self-hosted platform support.

PermissionManager is a free permissions alternative.

ServerRoles is a free option supporting API and self-hosted environments.

Verdict

Multipass is a strong choice for Nukkit administrators who need hierarchical roles, world-specific access, migration commands, and multi-server permission updates without a license fee. Choose it when those controls justify self-hosted maintenance; look elsewhere if you need hosted administration, another server platform, or database operation without the DbLib requirement.