Marketplace RegulationsTechnical

Effective: September 2026

Resource Publishing & Quality Standards

The core technical and security standards that every plugin, configuration, build, and digital asset submitted to BlueNode must satisfy.

Official Marketplace Directive — Mandatory ComplianceThese rules apply to all creators, developers, service providers, and registered members of BlueNode. Violations result in account warnings, listing suspension, or permanent termination. Use the anchor links to cite specific directives.

[ NODE-RS-01 ]Critical Zero-Tolerance

Zero Tolerance Policy for Backdoors, Malicious Code & Spyware

Resources submitted to BlueNode must be 100% free of malicious payloads, backdoors, trojans, token loggers, cryptominers, and unauthorized remote execution hooks.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Any resource found executing unauthorized downloads, exfiltrating server environment variables, or elevating operator permissions without consent will cause an immediate lifetime ban.
All uploaded binaries are automatically scanned by our static analysis pipeline and VirusTotal integration.

[ NODE-RS-02 ]Critical Zero-Tolerance

Obfuscation & Code Protection Policy

While creators may protect their proprietary commercial algorithms from reverse-engineering, obfuscation must not obstruct security validation.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Heavy, malicious-grade obfuscation that hides system commands (e.g. Runtime.getRuntime().exec) is prohibited.
Standard string encryption and identifier renaming (e.g. ProGuard, Allatori basic) is permissible provided the BlueNode Security Team can verify source integrity upon audit.
Creators must provide de-obfuscated source code to the BlueNode Audit Desk if requested during a security investigation.

[ NODE-RS-03 ]High Priority

Accurate Product Presentation, Media & Feature Descriptions

The title, description, screenshots, and video showcases must accurately depict the current state and capabilities of the digital asset.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Using stolen screenshots or marketing features that do not exist in the downloadable release is strictly prohibited.
If a resource requires paid third-party dependencies (e.g. Premium plugins, specific database software), this must be prominently highlighted at the top of the description.

[ NODE-RS-04 ]Standard Regulation

Mandatory Changelogs & Versioning Standards

Every resource update must be accompanied by an informative changelog detailing bug fixes, new features, configuration changes, or breaking updates.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Submitting empty or meaningless changelogs such as "bug fix", "update", or "." is forbidden and can lead to update rejection.
Version strings must follow standard semantic versioning (e.g., 1.0.0, 1.2.4).

[ NODE-RS-05 ]Standard Regulation

Compatibility Specification & Tested Platforms

Creators must explicitly declare the tested and supported platforms (e.g., Paper 1.20.4, Spigot 1.21, Velocity, BungeeCord, Java 17/21).

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Falsely advertising compatibility with versions that crash the server upon startup will result in resource demotion or removal.

[ NODE-RS-06 ]Critical Zero-Tolerance

Prohibition of DRM Abuse & Remote Deactivation Killswitches

Creators implementing external licensing or DRM checks must ensure their licensing infrastructure is highly available and does not damage customer servers.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Hardcoded killswitches that shut down a customer's entire server or corrupt their world data upon license validation failure are strictly forbidden.
Licensing systems must fail gracefully and notify the server console without infinite retry loops or performance degradation.

[ NODE-RS-07 ]Standard Regulation

Minimum Viable Quality & No Placeholder Submissions

Submitting trivial, low-effort files (such as a 3-line YAML config, default plugin translations, or placeholder text files) is not permitted.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

BlueNode maintains premium curation standards; resources that offer negligible utility will be rejected during moderation.

[ NODE-RS-08 ]High Priority

Maintenance Obligations for Paid Resources

Creators who accept payment for resources agree to provide ongoing technical support and maintenance for critical bugs for at least 6 months following purchase.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

If a creator abandons a paid resource that has critical security vulnerabilities, BlueNode reserves the right to issue refunds or reassign maintenance.

[ NODE-RS-09 ]Critical Zero-Tolerance

No Unauthorized Telemetry or Data Harvesting

Plugins must not collect personally identifiable information (PII), server player IPs, or confidential configuration files without explicit server owner consent.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Anonymous statistics collection (such as bStats) is permitted provided it follows standard industry opt-out conventions.

[ NODE-RS-10 ]Standard Regulation

Correct Category & Subcategory Placement

Resources must be published under their accurate category (e.g., Minecraft Plugins, Server Setups, Web Templates, Discord Bots, Graphics).

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Misfiling a resource in a popular category to gain artificial search visibility will result in category lock or search penalties.

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Marketplace RegulationsTechnical

Effective: September 2026

Resource Publishing & Quality Standards

The core technical and security standards that every plugin, configuration, build, and digital asset submitted to BlueNode must satisfy.

[ NODE-RS-01 ]Critical Zero-Tolerance

Zero Tolerance Policy for Backdoors, Malicious Code & Spyware

Resources submitted to BlueNode must be 100% free of malicious payloads, backdoors, trojans, token loggers, cryptominers, and unauthorized remote execution hooks.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Any resource found executing unauthorized downloads, exfiltrating server environment variables, or elevating operator permissions without consent will cause an immediate lifetime ban.
All uploaded binaries are automatically scanned by our static analysis pipeline and VirusTotal integration.

[ NODE-RS-02 ]Critical Zero-Tolerance

Obfuscation & Code Protection Policy

While creators may protect their proprietary commercial algorithms from reverse-engineering, obfuscation must not obstruct security validation.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Heavy, malicious-grade obfuscation that hides system commands (e.g. Runtime.getRuntime().exec) is prohibited.
Standard string encryption and identifier renaming (e.g. ProGuard, Allatori basic) is permissible provided the BlueNode Security Team can verify source integrity upon audit.
Creators must provide de-obfuscated source code to the BlueNode Audit Desk if requested during a security investigation.

[ NODE-RS-03 ]High Priority

Accurate Product Presentation, Media & Feature Descriptions

The title, description, screenshots, and video showcases must accurately depict the current state and capabilities of the digital asset.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Using stolen screenshots or marketing features that do not exist in the downloadable release is strictly prohibited.
If a resource requires paid third-party dependencies (e.g. Premium plugins, specific database software), this must be prominently highlighted at the top of the description.

[ NODE-RS-04 ]Standard Regulation

Mandatory Changelogs & Versioning Standards

Every resource update must be accompanied by an informative changelog detailing bug fixes, new features, configuration changes, or breaking updates.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Submitting empty or meaningless changelogs such as "bug fix", "update", or "." is forbidden and can lead to update rejection.
Version strings must follow standard semantic versioning (e.g., 1.0.0, 1.2.4).

[ NODE-RS-05 ]Standard Regulation

Compatibility Specification & Tested Platforms

Creators must explicitly declare the tested and supported platforms (e.g., Paper 1.20.4, Spigot 1.21, Velocity, BungeeCord, Java 17/21).

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Falsely advertising compatibility with versions that crash the server upon startup will result in resource demotion or removal.

[ NODE-RS-06 ]Critical Zero-Tolerance

Prohibition of DRM Abuse & Remote Deactivation Killswitches

Creators implementing external licensing or DRM checks must ensure their licensing infrastructure is highly available and does not damage customer servers.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Hardcoded killswitches that shut down a customer's entire server or corrupt their world data upon license validation failure are strictly forbidden.
Licensing systems must fail gracefully and notify the server console without infinite retry loops or performance degradation.

[ NODE-RS-07 ]Standard Regulation

Minimum Viable Quality & No Placeholder Submissions

Submitting trivial, low-effort files (such as a 3-line YAML config, default plugin translations, or placeholder text files) is not permitted.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

BlueNode maintains premium curation standards; resources that offer negligible utility will be rejected during moderation.

[ NODE-RS-08 ]High Priority

Maintenance Obligations for Paid Resources

Creators who accept payment for resources agree to provide ongoing technical support and maintenance for critical bugs for at least 6 months following purchase.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

If a creator abandons a paid resource that has critical security vulnerabilities, BlueNode reserves the right to issue refunds or reassign maintenance.

[ NODE-RS-09 ]Critical Zero-Tolerance

No Unauthorized Telemetry or Data Harvesting

Plugins must not collect personally identifiable information (PII), server player IPs, or confidential configuration files without explicit server owner consent.

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Anonymous statistics collection (such as bStats) is permitted provided it follows standard industry opt-out conventions.

[ NODE-RS-10 ]Standard Regulation

Correct Category & Subcategory Placement

Resources must be published under their accurate category (e.g., Minecraft Plugins, Server Setups, Web Templates, Discord Bots, Graphics).

Enforcement & Clarifications:

Misfiling a resource in a popular category to gain artificial search visibility will result in category lock or search penalties.

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