Auto Restart – Scheduling, Alerts & Automatic Restart 2025-06-25

Addon Information

• Name: Auto Restart
• Author: Benjdiii
• Main File: lua/autorun/server/auto_restart_notifier.lua
• Dependencies: None
• Installation: Simply place the file in your addons/ folder
• Version: 1.0

Description

This script allows you to schedule multiple automatic restarts throughout the day and send progressive alerts to players beforehand.
Admins can also dynamically postpone a restart using the !repousser <minutes> command.

Ideal for RP, sandbox, or PvP servers that require regular maintenance cycles or resets.

Features

• Schedule multiple restarts per day
• Automatic alerts sent to players before each restart
• Admin command to delay an upcoming restart in real-time
• Automatic map reload with changelevel
• No external addon required
• Simple configuration using a Lua table
• Chat-friendly messages for players
• Lightweight and optimized – no performance impact

Configuration

Inside the auto_restart_notifier.lua file, you can customize:

lua
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-- Restart times (hour, minute, second)
restarts = {
{ hour = 4, min = 0, sec = 0 },
{ hour = 12, min = 0, sec = 0 },
{ hour = 20, min = 0, sec = 0 },
}

-- Alert delays before restart (in seconds)
alerts = {
1800, -- 30 minutes
600, -- 10 minutes
60, -- 1 minute
10, -- 10 seconds
}

-- Message format (use %time% to insert remaining time)
messageFormat = "[Server] Restart scheduled in %time%!"

-- Enable or disable automatic restarts
autoRestart = true