# Test Towny shop plots without exposing neighboring storage

A commercial plot still needs suitable protection for customer trading and owner storage. Test the shop plugin interaction alongside Towny instead of opening all town containers to visitors.

## Before you start

Towny combines town membership, plots, permissions and economy rules. Test with a mayor, resident and outsider where relevant; an administrator can bypass the restriction you intend to check. Record the town and world so similarly named places do not confuse results.

## Work through the check

1. Record the target plot’s type, owner and permission settings, then identify the shop plugin and the specific customer interaction it requires.
2. Place a low-value test shop and a separate protected storage chest inside the intended commercial plot.
3. Use an unrelated ordinary customer to complete one trade and attempt access to the separate storage chest, then repeat on a neighboring private plot.
4. Change only the documented interaction or shop integration needed for the commercial plot and repeat both the allowed and forbidden tests.

## Confirm the result

Customers should trade through the intended shop interface while private storage and neighboring plots remain protected. The plot owner should retain normal management access.

## If the result differs

Build permission is broader than a shop interaction. If trading works only after granting it, check the shop plugin’s Towny integration and required protection exemptions before making the grant permanent.

## Recover safely

Restore the original plot rule if customers can reach private stock. Keep shop records and containers intact while narrowing the integration; deleting and recreating the town is unnecessary for an interaction conflict.

## Documentation and related help

Check the [Towny maintainer documentation](https://github.com/TownyAdvanced/Towny/wiki/How-Towny-Works) and [Towny maintainer reference](https://github.com/TownyAdvanced/Towny/wiki/Towny-Commands) against your installed release before applying changes.

Related CloudExa help: [Create a Towny starter town and test outsider permissions](https://help.cloudexa-hosting.com/books/minecraft-plugins/page/create-a-towny-starter-town-and-test-outsider-permissions) and [Find Minecraft logs and send useful troubleshooting details](https://help.cloudexa-hosting.com/books/game-hosting/page/find-minecraft-logs-and-send-useful-troubleshooting-details).