Dying in Minecraft often means losing hours of progress, especially in hardcore or multiplayer worlds where items can despawn or be stolen. Death Chest solves this by automatically placing a barrel at your death location and transferring your entire inventory into it. The datapack instantly logs your death coordinates and sends them to chat, so you never have to guess where you fell. This system is designed for players who want a fair chance to recover their gear without relying on mods or external plugins.

This datapack is ideal for survival players, server administrators, and anyone who plays on high-difficulty worlds. It works equally well in single-player and multiplayer, scaling efficiently without causing lag. The barrel-based storage avoids the slower opening animation of chests and reduces server strain when multiple deaths occur. For server owners, the blacklist system lets you prevent specific players from using the death chest feature, giving you full control over balancing.

Fast, stable, and secure item storage - Automatically stores your items inside a barrel when you die, keeping your inventory safe.
Barrel-based storage system - Uses barrels instead of chests for easier access and reduced server lag.
Blacklist system - Prevent abuse by blocking specific players using /tag <player_name> add death_chest_blacklisted.
Death chest tracking compass - Easily locate your death chest using a compass.
Death location notification - Sends your death coordinates directly to you in chat.

Requirements: Minecraft version 1.18 or higher (Java Edition). The datapack works in both single-player and multiplayer servers. The barrel spawns only in loaded chunks; if you die in an unloaded area, the barrel may not generate correctly. Note that the barrel can be broken by explosions or other players, so retrieving items quickly is recommended. No additional mods or resource packs are needed.

Death Chest - Barrel Inventory Recovery System