Editing Tutorials/Setting up a server (section)

=== Startup and maintenance script ===

Alternatively, you can manage/automate the startup and shutdown of the ''Minecraft'' server using a script such as the ones listed below:

* [https://minecraftservercontrol.github.io/docs/mscs Minecraft Server Control Script (MSCS)] is a server-management script for UNIX and Linux powered ''Minecraft'' servers. Features include:
** Run multiple ''Minecraft'' worlds.
** Start, stop, and restart single or multiple worlds.
** Create, delete, disable, and enable worlds.
** Includes support for additional server types: Forge, BungeeCord, SpigotMC, etc.
** Automatically backup worlds, remove backups older than X days, and restart worlds.
** Visit the [https://minecraftservercontrol.github.io/docs/mscs Minecraft Server Control Script Github page] for more information.
* [http://msmhq.com/ Minecraft Server Manager] A comprehensive startup script for ''Minecraft'' and Bukkit servers (support Debian, such as Ubuntu).
** MSM can also periodically create [http://wiki.sk89q.com/wiki/WorldEdit/Snapshots World Edit compatible] backups.
** Keeps players informed with configurable in-game messages, such as "Shutting down in 10 seconds!"
** Expose in-game commands (such as "say", "op" and "whitelist") to the terminal.
** Tab completion on all commands makes learning easy.
** Visit [http://msmhq.com/ Minecraft Server Manager's GitHub page] for the full list of features.
* [[Tutorials/Server startup script|Server startup script]]
* [[Tutorials/FreeBSD startup script|FreeBSD startup script]]
* [[Tutorials/OpenBSD startup script|OpenBSD startup script]]
* [[Tutorials/Ubuntu startup script|Ubuntu startup script]]
* [https://github.com/Thue/rfwadmin rfwadmin] startup script with web interface (for Linux servers). Nice web interface for quickly saving and loading maps.
* [https://teilgedanken.de/Blog/post/8/ Minecraft Systemd Service] A fully systemd-integrated ''Minecraft'' service:
** Working on CentOS and Fedora
** Protecting the server with various readonly and inaccessible jails
** Safe restart and stop operations using rcon
** Can be combined with a [https://teilgedanken.de/Blog/post/9/ Minecraft Command Center Script] for ease of administration
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Minecraft#Java_Edition_Server Arch Linux systemd wrapper]