1. Configuration

Default config looks like this. Every setting is described, so you shouldn't have a problem with what option does what.

# Database configuration.
# It's used for saving player enabled/disabled options.
database:
  # Available types: mysql, sqlite
  type: 'sqlite'
  # Table name used both in mysql or sqlite
  table: 'yv_users'

  # Path for SQLite database file
  path: 'database.db'

  # Connection info for MySQL database type
  # Host of your db
  host: 'localhost'
  # Default is 3306, don't touch it if you didn't change it in your db configuration
  port: '3306'
  # Default: 6
  max-connections: 6
  # Name of database
  name: 'dbname'
  # Login to db account
  login: 'user'
  # Password to db account
  password: 'password'


vanish:

  on-join:
    # Whether to vanish players on join.
    # Requires permission yvanish.vanish.on-join
    enabled: true
    # Whether to remove join message, if player
    # was vanished on join.
    silent: true

  # If you want to remove quit message for vanished players.
  silent-quit: true

  # Vanished players are ignored when others go to bed.
  ignore-sleep: true

  # Priority used in ProtocolLib listeners.
  # Available options:
  # LOWEST, LOW, NORMAL, HIGH, HIGHEST
  # Default is HIGH.
  # Don't change it, if you don't know what you are doing.
  packet-listeners-priority: HIGH

  # Whether no-mobs option should also prevent mobs from staring
  # at a vanished player. Uses Paper's Goal API to remove and
  # add custom goals. It *might* cause compatibility issues
  # with other plugins also relaying on this API.
  # ! Changing this option on <1.20.6 requires server restart !
  # ! to take a full effect. !
  mobs-no-staring: true

  # Options that will be enabled by default for vanished players,
  # until they turn them on/off for themselves using /vanishoptions.
  default-options:
    # Chests (normal, trapped, ender), shulker boxes
    # and barrels will be dead quiet for normal players
    # when a vanished player opens them. No sound, no open
    # animation, no nothing. It's accomplished with ProtocolLib.
    # Cancelling, changing and sending appropriate packets, so
    # the chest stays silent.
    # ! Opened shulker boxes will still have their opened size, !
    # ! but it will be invisible for normal players, causing    !
    # ! 'invisible block collision'.                            !
    silent-chests: true

    # Sculk sensors won't get any vibrations from vanished players.
    # This doesn't account for unclicked buttons, unpressed pressure
    # plates, shot arrows/snow balls (when they hit something) etc.
    silent-sculk: true

    # silent-messages which is really silent-advancements-and-death-messages,
    # but it would be too long to call it that. Does exactly what you think.
    # Silences advancement and death messages of a vanished player.
    silent-messages: true

    # This will prevent any items and exp from being picked up
    # by a vanished player. Useful when using /vanishoptions, to
    # turn it on/off when needed.
    # ! Experience orbs will still move towards a vanished player,         !
    # ! and they will appear to be teleporting from POV of normal players  !
    no-pickup: false

    # This will prevent monsters from targeting a vanished player.
    no-mobs: true

    # Action bar message that does nothing except being there.
    action-bar:
      enabled: true
      # Refresh rate in ticks (1s = 20t).
      # It's how often message should be sent.
      # Sent action bar message will be visible on
      # a vanilla client for 2 seconds (40t), and after that
      # it will fade out. So 44 ticks should make for a
      # *slight* fade in-out effect.
      # ! If you want to use PAPI placeholders in here, that should !
      # ! update often, then set this to an appropriate lower value !
      refresh-rate: 44
      # Message that will be sent. MiniMessage and PAPI supported.
      message: '<#78ffb9>You are <gradient:white:#ADE1FF>vanished</gradient>!</#78ffb9>'

    # Same with boss bar, just an additional info place, to put there
    # anything you want.
    boss-bar:
      enabled: false
      # Refresh rate in ticks (1s = 20t).
      # It's how often boss bar name should be updated.
      # If you don't use here any PAPI placeholders,
      # then it can be set to -1, to not update it at all.
      # However, like with action bar, set it to some other value,
      # if you want placeholders updated.
      refresh-rate: -1
      # Title of a boss bar, that will be shown. MiniMessage and PAPI supported.
      title: '<#78ffb9>You are <gradient:white:#ADE1FF>vanished</gradient>!</#78ffb9>'
      # Color of a boss bar. List of available colors can be found here:
      # https://jd.advntr.dev/api/4.14.0/net/kyori/adventure/bossbar/BossBar.Color.html
      color: 'BLUE'
      # Overlay of a boss bar. List of available options can be found here:
      # https://jd.advntr.dev/api/4.14.0/net/kyori/adventure/bossbar/BossBar.Overlay.html
      overlay: 'NOTCHED_10'
      # Progress of a boss bar. In decimal number, from 0.0 to 1.0
      # 1.0 is full, 0 empty and 0.5 a half. (If it wasn't obvious \o/)
      progress: 1
      # Additional flags, probably useless in this use case. List:
      # https://jd.advntr.dev/api/4.14.0/net/kyori/adventure/bossbar/BossBar.Flag.html
      flags:
#        - CREATE_WORLD_FOG
#        - DARKEN_SCREEN
#        - PLAY_BOSS_MUSIC

# Whether to change server list ping data to hide vanished players.
# It will remove them from online players count and from the sample players list.
change-server-status: true