Storage and data

HotPotato tracks wins, losses, games played, transfers, and more. This page covers where that data lives and how to move it to a database.

Choose a backend

Set the storage type in config.yml:

storage:
  type: yaml

Type	Best for
`yaml`	Single servers. The default, no setup needed.
`sqlite`	Single servers that want a real database file.
`mysql`	Multiple servers sharing one stats database.

Backends

YAML
SQLite
MySQL

The default. Stats are kept in a file in the plugin folder. No setup needed.

storage:
  type: yaml
  yaml:
    file: stats.yml

A self-contained database file, no server needed.

storage:
  type: sqlite
  sqlite:
    file: stats.db
    table-prefix: "hp_"

For sharing stats across servers. Point it at your database and set the login.

storage:
  type: mysql
  mysql:
    host: localhost
    port: 3306
    database: hotpotato
    username: root
    password: ""
    table-prefix: "hp_"
    pool-size: 10
    use-ssl: false

Keep your database password out of any file you share publicly. Do not paste your real config.yml into a support channel without removing it first.

Saving and the leaderboard

stats:
  enabled: true
  leaderboard-size: 10
  save-interval-seconds: 60
  leaderboard-refresh-seconds: 30

save-interval-seconds is how often stats are written out.
leaderboard-size is how many ranks the leaderboard keeps, used by the top placeholders.
Set stats.enabled: false to turn tracking off entirely.

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Saving and the leaderboard

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​Saving and the leaderboard

Choose a backend

Backends

Saving and the leaderboard