How to Create Schedules for Your Server

With PineRiver’s game panel, you can easily automate tasks on your server using schedules. Follow this guide to configure schedules and tasks.

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1. Navigate to Schedules

1. Log in to the game panel.
2. Select the server you want to configure a schedule for.
3. Click "Schedules" in the menu on the left under "Configuration".

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2. Create a New Schedule

1. Click "Create Schedule".
2. Fill in the following fields:
   • Schedule Name: Give the schedule a recognizable name, e.g. “Automatic Restart”.
   • Cron fields: Specify when the schedule should run.
     • Minute: The minute of execution, e.g. */5 for every 5 minutes.
     • Hour: The hours of execution, e.g. 0,6,12,18 (at 00:00, 06:00, 12:00, and 18:00).
     • Day of Month, Month, Day of Week: Use * to run every day/month/weekday.
3. Select the relevant settings:
   • Only When Server is Online: Enable if the schedule should only run when the server is online.
   • Schedule Enabled: Enable this option to activate the schedule.

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3. Add Tasks

1. Click "New Task" under your schedule.
2. Select an action from the menu:
   • Send Power Action: Restart, start, or stop the server.
   • Send Command: Execute a server command, e.g. say The server will restart in 5 minutes.
   • Create Backup: Create a backup of the server’s files.
3. Fill in the task details:
   • For commands: Enter the exact command in the Payload field.
   • For backups: Add files to exclude in Ignored Files.
   • Time Offset: Specify how many seconds the task should wait after the previous task.
4. Click "Create Task" to save the task.

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Schedule Examples

Example 1: Automatic Daily Backup

• Schedule Name: Daily Backup
• Cron settings:
  • Minute: 0
  • Hour: 2
  • Day of Month, Month, Day of Week: *
• Task: Create a backup using default settings.

Example 2: Scheduled Server Restart

• Schedule Name: Restart every 6 hours
• Cron settings:
  • Minute: 0
  • Hour: 0,6,12,18
  • Day of Month, Month, Day of Week: *
• Task 1: Send a message to players (say The server will restart in 1 minute).
• Task 2: Restart the server after a 60-second offset.

Example 3: Weekly Maintenance

• Schedule Name: Maintenance
• Cron settings:
  • Minute: 0
  • Hour: 3
  • Day of Week: 0 (Sunday)
• Task: Stop the server and create a backup.