Schedules

Schedules run a list of tasks at times you choose. They are good for nightly backups and regular restarts.

Create a schedule

1. Open Schedules and press Create schedule.
2. Name it and set when it runs using the cron fields: minute, hour, day of month, month, and day of week. The server’s time zone is shown on the page. confirm time zone
3. Leave Enabled on.
4. Save, then add tasks.

Tasks

A schedule runs its tasks in order. Task types:

• Send command: types a command into the console.
• Send power action: start, stop, restart, or kill.
• Create backup: makes a backup, with optional ignored files.

Each task can wait a number of seconds before it runs. Use that to give the game time to finish. For example: send a save command, wait 10 seconds, then create the backup.

Example: nightly restart with backup

1. Send command: a save command for your game
2. Wait 15 seconds, then send power action: Stop
3. Wait 30 seconds, then create backup
4. Wait 60 seconds, then send power action: Start

Run it at an hour when few people are online.

Check the result

The schedule page shows when it last ran and when it runs next. If a task did not do what you expected, run the schedule by hand from the page and watch the console.