Plugin VPNGuard

VPNGuard, anonymizer protection for Minecraft servers

VPNGuard is a Bukkit and Spigot plugin that checks connecting IP addresses to identify VPNs, proxies, and other anonymizing services. When an address is associated with a hosting organization, the plugin can deny the connection, helping reduce spam, automated bots, and unwanted visitors on a Minecraft server.

Its tools include a privately managed blocking list, cached lookups, reports, IP and player searches, country controls, subnet bans, custom commands, notifications, and whitelist options for trusted organizations. A bypass permission supports selected players. BoxToPlay presents VPNGuard as a focused security layer, while noting that its listed 3.1 release dates from 2017 and was tested through Minecraft 1.18.