Scheduled Tasks
This is one of the most powerful tools available in your control panel for keeping your server consistent, healthy, and hands-free.
Accessing the Schedule System
Log into your Revitalize Hosting Control Panel.
Select your server.
Click the “Schedules” tab in the left sidebar.
You’ll see a list of all existing schedules, their status, and when they last ran.
From here, you can create new schedules, edit existing ones, or disable them entirely.
Creating a New Schedule
Click Create Schedule to start. You’ll see several configuration fields that determine how and when your schedule runs.
Schedule Name
A readable name to identify your schedule (e.g., Nightly Restart, Daily Backup, Morning Message).
Minute / Hour / Day / Month / Day of Week
These fields use Cron syntax to define when your schedule runs (explained below).
Only When Server Is Online
Runs the schedule only when your server is running. Recommended for live tasks.
Schedule Enabled
Must be checked for the schedule to actually execute automatically.
Once your schedule is saved, you can start adding tasks to it.
Adding Tasks to a Schedule
Each schedule can contain one or multiple tasks, which execute in order.
Click your newly created schedule.
Click New Task.
Choose the Action Type:
Send Command – Runs any console command automatically. Example:
say Server restarting in 5 minutes! restartCreate Backup – Automatically saves a backup (see the Automatic Backups page for details).
Power Action – Automatically restart, stop, or start the server.
Optionally set a Delay (in seconds) if you want one task to run after another. Example:
Task 1: Send warning message
Task 2: Restart server after a 60-second delay
Click Create Task to finalize.
Understanding Cron Syntax
Cron lets you define exactly when tasks run. The schedule fields look like this:
Minute
0
Minute of the hour (0–59)
Hour
3
Hour of the day (0–23)
Day of Month
*
Day of the month (1–31)
Month
*
Month of the year (1–12)
Day of Week
*
Day of the week (0–6, Sunday = 0)
Common Examples
Every 6 hours
0 */6 * * *
Run 4 times per day
Every night at 3 AM
0 3 * * *
Perfect for nightly tasks
Every Sunday at midnight
0 0 * * 0
Once a week
Every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * *
Frequent maintenance
Once a month
0 0 1 * *
1st of each month
You can also click Show Cheatsheet in-panel to view more examples.
Example Uses
Here are a few practical uses for Scheduled Tasks:
Nightly Restart
1. Send message “Restarting soon!” 2. Restart server
Every day at 3 AM
Daily Backup
1. Create Backup
Every night at 2 AM
Announcement Timer
1. Send command say Welcome to Revitalize Hosting!
Every hour
Auto Save
1. Send command save-all
Every 15 minutes
You can combine multiple tasks under one schedule to automate complex routines. Heres an example of a Automatic Restart & Backup task that runs every 3 days. The options are endless.
Best Practices
Name schedules clearly (e.g., “Nightly Restart” vs “Schedule #1”).
Avoid overlapping heavy tasks (e.g., don’t run backups and restarts simultaneously).
Test commands manually first to ensure they behave as expected.
Keep the Schedule Enabled box checked, or it won’t run automatically.
Always monitor storage if using automated backups frequently.
You can use delays to chain tasks safely:
say Server restarting in 30 seconds!Wait 30 seconds
restart
This ensures players are warned before downtime. Or if you are doing a backup task, you prevent the server from booting up to soon, etc.
Summary
Schedules
Define when actions should run automatically
Tasks
The actual actions — commands, backups, or restarts
Cron Timing
Flexible time control for automation
Delays
Add waiting time between multiple actions
Enabled Toggle
Ensures your schedule runs automatically
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