Restart Plugin

Restart Plugin by CraniX

Reliable, Safe, and Fully Automated Server Restarts

This plugin provides a clean, controlled, and player-friendly restart system designed for production Minecraft servers. Whether you run scheduled restarts or need to trigger one manually, it ensures your server shuts down safely—without corruption, player confusion, or unexpected joins during critical moments.

Built with stability, automation, and usability in mind, the plugin integrates seamlessly with external auto-restart systems while maintaining full in-game control.

Core Restart System

• Safe and orderly server restart process
• Automatically prevents players from joining during restarts
• Gracefully kicks players before shutdown
• Waits until 0 players are online before stopping the server
• Either runs a command after restart or a file.
• Designed to work alongside external restart schedulers

Flexible Scheduling

• Automatic restarts based on a configurable hourly interval
• Manual restart scheduling in minutes
• Persistent restart timer during runtime
• Built-in countdown warnings before restart

Powerful Commands

• /rptime – View time remaining until the next restart
• /rprestart – Start an immediate safe restart
• /rprestart – Schedule a restart with live countdowns
• /rplock – Enable partial server lock (ops & whitelisted users only)
• /rplock off – Disable partial lock
• /rplock status – View current lock status
• /rpkick – Remove all non-ops and non-whitelisted players
• /rpadd – Add users to the whitelist instantly

Access Control & Whitelisting

• OP-based and permission-based command access
• Name-based whitelist stored in whitelist.yml
• Whitelist automatically created on first startup
• Whitelist auto-reloads when modified via commands

Smart Configuration Handling

• Automatically detects legacy configuration files
• Creates backups of old configs
• Seamlessly migrates outdated keys to the new format
• No data loss during updates

Player-Friendly UX

• Server-wide chat announcements for restarts
• Large on-screen title countdown warnings
• Fully customizable messages via config.yml

Built-In Safety Protections

• Prevents duplicate restart sequences
• Blocks overlapping countdown timers
• Stops players from joining during critical shutdown phases

Ideal For

• Survival, SMP, and network servers
• Servers requiring scheduled restarts
• Admins who want maximum safety with minimal setup