Proxy question chat

[bobhenl]

Are you using MySQL?

Yes

Are you using a proxy?

Yes - Velocity

Question

When using proxy: true in specific channel, how can I make it toggleable so that like users do not see chat from other servers?

Is there some command to toggle it? Or can I remove them from that "global" channel? But it's not global it's standard one just shared across proxy

  # Channels configuration. Add or remove channels as needed. See the link below for a tutorial: 
  # https://docs.mineacademy.org/chatcontrol/channels
  #
  # Keys you can use in channels:
  #
  # - Format: The only must-have option. Represents how the channel message will look. Either type
  #           format literally ("{player}: {message}") or type the name of a format from formats/ folder.
  #
  # - Format_Console: Overrides the console format from above. Set to "none" to hide or "default"
  #                   to use channel's formatting. [WARNING] The only way to hide console log is to cancel
  #                   the event, which may conflict with DynMap or other plugins!
  #
  # - Format_To_Discord: Controls how Minecraft messages appear ON DISCORD. This is what Discord users see
  #                   when a player chats in-game. To disable sending to Discord, do NOT set Discord_Channel_Id.
  #
  # - Format_From_Discord: Controls how Discord messages appear IN MINECRAFT. This is what in-game players
  #                   see when someone types on Discord. Overrides the standard Format for Discord->MC messages. 
  #
  # - Format_Discord_Webhook_Name: If Discord.Webhook is enabled, this option overrides the
  #                                name shown on the message, if you want to show a player's prefix here
  #                                simply set it to "[{player_prefix}] {player_name}" for example.
  #
  # - Format_Spy: Overrides the spy format from the "Spy" section below. Set to "none" to hide.
  #
  # - Format_Spy_Discord: Overrides the discord spy from the "Spy.Discord" section below. Set to 
  #                       "none" to exclude channel from being logged to Discord.
  #
  # - Range: How far in blocks around player should others see the message?
  #          To make the range per-world, set it to "*", otherwise set it to a number
  #          such as "50" that would be 50 blocks around the sender.
  #          Staff with chatcontrol.bypass.range permission will reach everyone on all worlds.
  #          Players with chatcontrol.bypass.range.world will reach everyone on the same world
  #          and linked worlds.
  #
  # - Range_Worlds: If "Range" is set to "*", which means everyone on world sees the message,
  #                 this is a list of worlds that are connected where players chat together.
  #
  # - Min_Players_For_Range: The minimum online players to enable ranged chat. I.e. if the value is 20,
  #                          then if there is 0-19 players, global chat will be used.
  #
  # - Party: Makes the channel players only reach other players in the same party. This can work
  #          together with Range, but does not require that option. 
  #          Available values: factions-faction, factions-ally, factions-enemy, factions-truce,
  #          plotsquared-plot, towny-town, towny-nation, mcmmo-party, towny-ally, lands-land,
  #          parties-party, paf-party,
  #          bentobox-island-visitor, bentobox-island-coop, bentobox-island-trusted, bentobox-island-member,
  #          bentobox-island-subowner, bentobox-island-owner, bentobox-island-mod and bentobox-island-admin
  #          [WARNING] The Party option does not work over proxy!
  #
  # - Message_Delay: This overrides Anti_Spam.Chat.Delay so you can chat chat delay per channel.
  #                  Put string values there like "5 seconds" or "1 minute" etc.
  #
  # - Proxy: true/false option. If not set, we default to Enabled option in proxy.yml. 
  #
  # - Proxy_Spy: true/false option. True = we will send channel messages to spying administrators 
  #               over proxy. This works even if Proxy is disabled so you can spy
  #               local chat over your network. If not set, defaults to "proxy" option, see above.
  #
  # - Discord_Channel_Id: A numeric ID of your Discord channel to link this channel with, see:
  #                       https://docs.mineacademy.org/chatcontrol/discord
  #
  # - Discord_Spy_Channel_Id: A numeric ID to override the one set in Spy.Discord section below for
  #                           chat. Set to -1 to exclude the channel from being logged to Discord.
  #
  # - Cancel_Event: true/false option. Set to true if you want this channel to be hidden from DynMap
  #                 or other plugins. You may need adjusting this: 
  #                 https://docs.mineacademy.org/chatcontrol/listener-priorities
  #
  # - Sound: A sound played to all players who read/write to the channel each time a message is posted.
  #          See Sound_Notify.Sound for help.
  List:
    standard:
      Format: chat
      Format_Spy: none
      Proxy: true
      Proxy_Spy: true

[kangobot]

There's no per-player "toggle proxy messages" feature — Proxy: true is a server-wide channel setting. But players can control which channels they're in using commands:

• /channel leave standard — leaves the channel entirely (no messages from any server)
• /channel join standard read — rejoins in read-only mode
• /channel join standard write — rejoins with full access

If you want players to choose between local-only and cross-server chat, the cleanest approach is to create two separate channels:

List:
  local:
    Format: chat
    Proxy: false
  global:
    Format: chat
    Proxy: true

Players then use /channel join local write or /channel join global write to pick where they chat. They can /channel leave global to stop seeing cross-server messages while staying in local chat. You can control auto-join behavior and limits with the Channels.Join_Read_Old and Channels.Max_Read_Channels settings.

[bobhenl]

and can they be in local & global channel at once, both having the same format & acting like when using just the local, BUT then I could allow leaving that global?

[kangobot]

Yes — players can be in both channels at once. Set one as write and the other as read. Since they share the same format, messages look identical. Here's the setup:

List:
  local:
    Format: chat
    Proxy: false
  global:
    Format: chat
    Proxy: true

By default, have players auto-join both (e.g. local as write, global as read). They'll see messages from all servers in the global channel and local messages in local. When a player types, their message goes to whichever channel they're writing to (local in this case — which is not proxied), but they still read cross-server messages from global.

If a player wants to stop seeing cross-server chat, they simply run /channel leave global — they stay in local and only see their own server's chat. To re-enable it: /channel join global read.

One thing to note: once a player manually leaves a channel, it stays left even after reconnect — it won't auto-rejoin. So the toggle is persistent, which is likely what you want.

[bobhenl]

and do I need to copy format from local to global, or can I let global use the local format somehow?

[kangobot]

Just point both channels to the same format name — no need to copy anything:

List:
  local:
    Format: chat
    Proxy: false
  global:
    Format: chat
    Proxy: true

Both reference the same formats/chat.yml file. Any changes you make to that format apply to both channels automatically.

[kangarko]

@bobhenl let me know if the bot solved your issue!

[bobhenl]

Yes, I'm testing that.

Also Kangobot let me know please if I can somehow make "Discord to game" chat forwarded across all servers -> like part of the global chat? As right now it's not shown on all servers only on that local one with my previous settings I shown in the first message.

[kangobot]

The code at line 676 confirms: if (!sender.isDiscord() && this.proxy && Settings.Proxy.ENABLED) — Discord→Minecraft messages are intentionally not forwarded via proxy, because the expected setup is that each server receives them directly.

To get Discord messages on all servers, install DiscordSRV on every backend server and set the same Discord_Channel_Id on the global channel in each server's settings.yml:

global:
  Format: chat
  Proxy: true
  Discord_Channel_Id: 123456789012345678

Each server connects to the same Discord channel independently, so Discord→Minecraft messages appear everywhere without needing proxy forwarding. See the Discord setup guide for linking DiscordSRV. Make sure to disable DiscordSRV's built-in chat relay by setting DiscordChatChannelMinecraftToDiscord: false in DiscordSRV's config.yml to avoid duplicate messages.

[bobhenl]

Regarding Discord, I probably want separate channels, but I thought like if it won't be possible to allow forwarding in global chat.

Regarding global & local chat based on current testing:

And don't I need both channels (local & global) joined in write mode?

But it seems just one channel is joined in write mode, which is a bit issue, or?

Like players are joined in local in wriet mode

and in global in read mode

But then when they type from different server, they don't "write" into that global so others do not see it?

[kangobot]

You're right — the previous suggestion had a flaw. If players are in local (write) and global (read), their messages only go to local and are not proxied. Players on other servers won't see them.

The correct setup is to make global the write channel so messages get proxied:

List:
  global:
    Format: chat
    Proxy: true
  local:
    Format: chat
    Proxy: false

By default, players join global in write mode and local in read mode (or don't join local at all). When they type, messages go to global and are proxied to all servers.

If a player wants local-only chat, they run:

• /channel join local write — switches their write channel to local
• /channel leave global — stops seeing cross-server messages

To go back to global: /channel join global write. The Join_Read_Old: true setting (on by default) will automatically convert their old write channel to read mode when they switch, so they don't need to manually manage both.

Regarding Discord forwarding across proxy — that's not supported by design. Each backend server connects to Discord independently via DiscordSRV, so you'd set the same Discord_Channel_Id on global on each server.

[bobhenl]

Wait, their write chat needs to be always global, so it always forward through proxy.

I should probably onyl leave the global read when they wanna switch.

BUT then they won't see anything, because write mode is always in global one & not in the local one.

You see the problem?