# Schedule Shutdown<\/p>\n
A Minecraft data pack containing functions that will stop the server after a duration of time.<\/p>\n
**Important**: To use this datapack, you need to be running a dedicated server with `function-permission-level` in `server.properties` to `4`. This datapack **will not function** (get it? :D) in a singleplayer world.<\/p>\n
**Important**: Except for `NO_AUTO_SHUTDOWN.zip`, all versions will automatically shut down the server after the specified length of time. See [Auto-Shutdown](#auto-shutdown) for an explanation of what this means and why I did it like that.<\/p>\n
Below is a list of available delays. Each one triggers the one below it. (I did this in a not dumb way, with 5hrs triggering 1hr after 4hrs, 1hr trigger 15min after 45min, etc.)<\/p>\n
– 5hrs
\n– 1hr
\n– 15min
\n– 5min
\n– 1min<\/p>\n
Any scheduled shutdowns are cancelled upon starting the server.<\/p>\n
## Examples<\/p>\n
“`mcfunction
\n# Shut down the server in 5hrs. See src\/data\/schedule_shutdown\/functions\/delay\/* for function names.
\nfunction schedule_shutdown:delay\/five_hours<\/p>\n
# Cancel a scheduled shutdown.
\nfunction schedule_shutdown:clear_all
\n“`<\/p>\n
## Auto-Shutdown<\/p>\n
I originally made this datapack because I had figured out how to host a Minecraft server in GitHub Actions, but needed the server to automatically close with enough time left to save the server state to the repo. That’s why there is a 5 hour version (max GitHub workflow run time is 6 hours). The files with a name like `length_of_time.zip` will automatically run the function `schedule_shutdown:delay\/length_of_time` when the server loads (using Minecraft’s `load.json`). Unless you want your server to automatically shut down after a length of time, use `NO_AUTO_SHUTDOWN.zip`.<\/p>\n
## FAQ\/Troubleshooting<\/p>\n Same as `Couldn’t load tag schedule_shutdown:all_shutdown as it is missing following references: schedule_shutdown:shutdown`. Make sure you set the `function-permission-level` in `server.properties` to `4` and try starting the server again. If you still have this error, please open an issue in the GitHub repo. Shut down your server after a duration of time has passed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"schedule-shutdown","_minecraft_project_id":"Ul8ZKiCr","_minecraft_author":"AdamRaichu","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":435,"_minecraft_follows":0,"_minecraft_client_side":"optional","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"schedule-shutdown.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":11749,"_minecraft_version_count":12,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T18:51:28.572195Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2023-12-18T00:51:42.517702Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2023-12-24T22:24:05.336415Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/schedule-shutdown","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":0,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-08T00:55:09+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"1ef51536a03f15c0ca00ddc98b890cd5","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[84,126,92],"mod_loader":[86],"minecraft_version":[94],"class_list":["post-136094","mod","type-mod","status-publish","hentry","mod_category-datapack","mod_category-management","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-datapack","minecraft_version-1-20-4"],"yoast_head":"\nFailed to load function schedule_shutdown:shutdown<\/summary>\n
\n<\/details>\nCouldn’t load tag schedule_shutdown:all_shutdown as it is missing following references: schedule_shutdown:shutdown<\/summary>\n
\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"