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# Telemetry Audit & Removal — 2026-04-29
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**Date:** 2026-04-29
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**Reason:** Privacy-first FOSS mission. Disabled default telemetry that serves no server function.
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## Changes Made
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All update checks and telemetry disabled. Server remains fully functional.
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### Disabled Settings
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| Plugin | Setting | Old | New |
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|--------|---------|-----|-----|
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| **bStats** | `enabled` | `true` | `false` |
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| **PlaceholderAPI** | `check_updates` | `true` | `false` |
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| **CoreProtect** | `check-updates` | `true` | `false` |
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| **GrimAC** | `check-for-updates` | `true` | `false` |
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| **FAWE** | `snapshot-update-notifications` | `true` | `false` |
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| **FAWE** | `release-update-notifications` | `true` | `false` |
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| **FAWE** | `notify-update-ingame` | `true` | `false` |
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## What Was Phoning Home
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1. **bStats** → `bStats.org` — server usage analytics for plugin authors
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2. **PlaceholderAPI** → `bstats.org` + registry — update notifications
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3. **CoreProtect** → GitHub releases API — update check
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4. **GrimAC** → upstream — update check
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5. **FAWE** → release servers — update snapshots/releases/in-game notifications
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## What We Kept (Required for Function)
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- **SkinsRestorer** — Mojang API (player skins). No alternative.
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- **LuckPerms Web** — Cloudflare-hosted. Self-hosting deferred (P3 task).
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## Impact
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- **Zero loss of functionality.** Update checks were cosmetic (console/in-game notifications only).
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- **Manual updates.** Check Modrinth/GitHub for plugin updates yourself.
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- **Bandwidth:** Minimal savings (~KBs per startup + periodic pings).
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- **Privacy:** Server no longer contributes usage data to third-party analytics.
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## Rationale
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Default telemetry violates racked.ru mission: *"all software should be free and open-source"* + privacy-first design. Plugin authors don't need bStats to function; FOSS plugins should respect user privacy by default.
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## Server Configs Updated
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- `/opt/docker/minecraft/plugins/bStats/config.yml`
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- `/opt/docker/minecraft/plugins/PlaceholderAPI/config.yml`
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- `/opt/docker/minecraft/plugins/CoreProtect/config.yml`
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- `/opt/docker/minecraft/plugins/GrimAC/config.yml`
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- `/opt/docker/minecraft/plugins/FastAsyncWorldEdit/config.yml`
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Server restarted 2026-04-29 15:43 UTC. All settings live.
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