Shared Chest Network

Quickstart

1. Grab a Name Tag and an Anvil.
2. Rename the Name Tag to whatever you want your network to be called (e.g., "Storage A").
3. Hold the renamed Name Tag and right-click any chest in the world. The chest joins the network and the tag is consumed (in Survival).
4. Rename a second Name Tag with the exact same name and right-click another chest anywhere in the world.
5. Open either chest — they now share a single inventory. Items placed in one appear instantly in the other.

Overview

Shared Chest Network links vanilla chests together across any distance using a shared name. Chests with the same custom name act as a single storage container, no matter where they are placed in the world. There are no new blocks, cables, or power systems — just Name Tags and existing chests.

What It Adds

• A network mechanic layered on top of vanilla chests — no new items or blocks are added.
• Any number of chests can belong to the same named network.
• Multiple separate networks can coexist simultaneously, each identified by a unique name.
• Inventory contents persist across world reloads as long as at least one chest with that network name remains in the world.

How To Use

Naming a Chest (Joining a Network)

1. Rename a Name Tag at an anvil with your chosen network name.
2. Hold the renamed Name Tag and right-click a chest.
   • The chest is assigned to that network.
   • In Survival, the Name Tag is consumed.
   • In Creative, the Name Tag is not consumed.
3. A confirmation message appears in the action bar showing the network name the chest joined.

Tip: If you right-click a chest with an unrenamed Name Tag, you will see an action-bar hint reminding you to rename it first. Nothing else happens.

Accessing Shared Storage

Simply open any chest that belongs to a network. Its inventory is the shared inventory for that network — all member chests see and modify the same contents in real time.

Breaking a Chest

Breaking a networked chest removes it from the network. If other chests with the same name still exist, the shared inventory and its contents are preserved. The last remaining chest in a network holds all the stored items; breaking it removes the network entirely.

Abilities And Mechanics

Progression And Strategy

• Early organisation: Set up named networks like "Ores", "Food", and "Wood" near your base, then add secondary chests at your mines or farms to feed into them automatically.
• Remote access: Place a chest at a distant outpost with the same network name as your base chest to access your storage without travelling back.
• Bulk sorting: Because all chests on a network share a single inventory, avoid assigning too many chests to the same name — the storage space is shared, not multiplied.
• Name precision: Network names are case-sensitive and space-sensitive. "Chest1" and "chest1" are two separate networks. Be consistent when naming tags.
• Last chest warning: If you break chests in a network, make sure at least one remains if you want to keep the contents. The inventory is tied to the network's surviving chests.