How To Schedule Automated Restarts and Messages

Overview
It's recommended to restart Minecraft servers every 12-24 hours. This allows the Random Access Memory or RAM to reset, clearing out useless and old data logged from when players have disconnected, unloaded chunks, entities, etc. Following and repeating this simple procedure will ensure little to no lag often caused by RAM over usage and show a significant performance change to the gameplay experience.


How To Schedule Automated Restarts and Messages

How To Schedule an Automated Restart

Step 1. Log in to the Multicraft panel.


Step 2. Go to the Scheduled Tasks tab from the left sidebar.


Step 3. Choose New Task from the top of the sidebar.


Step 4. In the first field, enter a Name for the task, such as Restart.


Step 5. In the Scheduled Time field, enter the desired time or use the Calendar Menu to select one.


Step 6. Check the Interval box, and select how often the server should restart. (every 12 hours is recommended in most cases)


Step 7. Using the Command drop-down menu select Restart (The MelonCube Client panel has been preconfigured with the restart command)


Step 8. Press Create. The server will restart at the selected time and repeat based on the set interval.


How To Set a Warning Before the Server Restarts
Step 1. Repeat Steps 1-3 above, creating a new Scheduled Task.


Step 2. In the first field, enter a Name for the task like Restart Warning.


Step 3
. In the Scheduled Time field, enter the desired time or use the Calendar Menu to select one. For a restart warning, the time should be set to one before the restart time.



Step 4
. Check the Interval box and set the same time interval selected for the Restart task.


Step 5
. Using the Command drop-down menu, select Admin Say.


Step 6
. In the Arguments text box, type in a warning message: "The server will auto restart in five minutes! Please prepare for log out."


Step 7
. Press Create. The server will now display a warning at the designated time before the server restart.



How To Delete or Pause an Automatic Restart Task

Step 1. Log in to the Multicraft panel, and go to the Scheduled Tasks tab.


Step 2
. Select the name of the task to be deleted or paused from the list of tasks.


Step 3. To Pause the task, open the drop-down menu for Change Status To, and select Pause.


Step 4. Choose the Save button to save the changes; the task will now be paused.


Step 5. To Delete the task, select the red Delete button at the bottom of the page, and Confirm to Delete.



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