i’m running chest tracker on several proxy servers all pointing to the same world folder. since each proxy writes its own data file in the same path, every time i open a chest on one proxy i then have to open all chests again on each other proxy to sync the inventory. it’s tedious and easy to forget one, leading to inconsistent data.

proposed solution

add a new config section (e.g. symlink_enabled: true and linked_servers) where you can list all proxies or server instances that should share the same tracker

when enabled, instead of creating separate data files for each server, chest tracker would create a symbolic link (or alias) from each server’s data path to a single master inventory file

optionally support “tracker groups” by ID, so you can batch-apply settings or resets across a group

benefits

open a chest once and have the inventory update everywhere immediately

reduced disk usage and less I/O overhead, since all proxies read/write the same file

centralised, less error-prone configuration for multi-proxy setups

example config

storageSettings:
  openMemoryFolder: true
  storageBackend: nbt
  readableJsonFiles: false

  # new options for multi-proxy symlinked trackers
  symlinkEnabled: true
  linkedServers:
    - 192.168.1.0
    - 192.168.1.1
    - 192.168.1.2

@JackFred2 any news on this?