⏰How to Set Up Scheduled Tasks

Introduction

Scheduled Tasks run actions on a cron-style schedule. Use them to automate restarts, backups, broadcasts, and custom commands.

Create a Task

1. 1Open the panel → Scheduled Tasks tab
2. 2Click Create New Schedule
3. 3Pick a name (e.g. "Nightly Restart")
4. 4Set the cron expression, see examples below
5. 5Add one or more actions
6. 6Save

Common Cron Expressions

• 0 4 * * *, every day at 4:00 AM
• 0 */6 * * *, every 6 hours
• 0 0 * * 0, every Sunday at midnight
• */15 * * * *, every 15 minutes

Use crontab.guru if you're unsure.

Useful Action Types

• Restart Server, keeps RAM clean
• Create Backup, automated rollback insurance
• Send Command, say Restarting in 60 seconds or save-all
• Send Power Action, start / stop / kill

Recommended Schedule

Daily Restart        →  every day at 4 AM
Daily Backup         →  every day at 3:55 AM (before restart)
Hourly Save          →  every hour, command "save-all"
Warning Broadcast    →  4 AM minus 1 min, command "say Restarting in 60s"

Combining Multiple Actions

• One task can have multiple actions that run in order
• Set a delay (in seconds) between actions
• Example: send a warning broadcast, wait 60s, then restart

Warning: Don't schedule restarts more often than every 4 hours, frequent restarts hurt player experience more than they help.

Disable a Task

• Toggle the Active switch off in the task list
• Useful for pausing during events without deleting the task

Need More Help?

Cron syntax confusing? Drop your schedule in Discord and we'll sanity-check it.