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<\/p>\n## Introduction<\/p>\n
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AutoStartStop is a **Velocity** plugin for **automated server management** using a flexible, rule-based system.
\nYou define **rules** that react to **triggers** (events like proxy start, player connect, cron schedules, etc.) and execute **actions** (start\/stop servers, connect\/disconnect players, log messages, and more), optionally gated by **conditions**.<\/p>\n
## How it works<\/p>\n
AutoStartStop evaluates your configuration as:<\/p>\n
– **Settings**: Global plugin settings (timeouts, intervals, etc.).
\n– **Servers**: Which backend servers are managed, and how to control them (Shell, AMP, or Pterodactyl API).
\n– **Rules**: What should happen under which circumstances.
\n – **Triggers**: When should a rule fire? (e.g. `connection`, `proxy_start`, `cron`, `empty_server`)
\n – **Conditions** *(optional)*: Should it run right now? (e.g. \u201cserver is offline\u201d, \u201cplayer count > 0\u201d)
\n – **Actions**: What should happen? (e.g. `start`, `stop`, `send_message`, `disconnect`)<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the overall `config.yml` shape at a glance:<\/p>\n
“`yaml
\nsettings: { … } # Global plugin settings (timeouts, intervals, etc.).
\ndefaults: { … } # Global defaults for server configurations.
\nservers: { … } # Which backend servers are managed, and how to control them.
\nrules: { … } # What should happen under which circumstances.
\n“`<\/p>\n
## Key Features<\/p>\n
– **Rule-based automation**: Define rules that react to triggers and execute actions
\n– **Multiple control APIs**: Support for Shell commands, AMP API, and Pterodactyl Panel API
\n– **Flexible triggers**: Proxy lifecycle, player connections, cron schedules, empty server detection, ping\/MOTD requests
\n– **Built-in templates**: Pre-configured templates for common automation patterns<\/p>\n
## Example Use Cases<\/p>\n
– **Auto-start on demand**: Start a server when a player tries to connect and it\u2019s offline.
\n– **Auto-stop when idle**: Stop game servers after they\u2019ve been empty for a duration.
\n– **Scheduled tasks**: Nightly restart, backups, or maintenance actions via cron rules.
\n– **Smarter server list**: Adjust ping\/MOTD behavior while a server is online\/offline.
\n– **Graceful shutdown**: On proxy shutdown, stop selected servers with warning messages to players.
\n– **Scheduled rewards**: Send hourly rewards or messages to players using cron triggers.<\/p>\n
## Requirements<\/p>\n
– **Velocity 3.4.0** or higher
\n– **Java 21** or higher<\/p>\n
## Installation<\/p>\n
1. Download the AutoStartStop JAR from one of the available platforms:
\n – GitHub Releases
\n – Modrinth
\n – Hangar<\/p>\n
2. Place the JAR file in your Velocity server’s `plugins\/` folder<\/p>\n
3. Restart Velocity (or start it if not running)<\/p>\n
4. The plugin will create a default configuration file at `plugins\/autostartstop\/config.yml`<\/p>\n
## Documentation<\/p>\n
Full documentation is available at: **https:\/\/beyenilmez.github.io\/autostartstop\/**<\/p>\n
### AI-friendly documentation<\/p>\n
The documentation is also available in an LLM-friendly format following the llms.txt standard. Use these files with any AI assistant to ask questions or generate configurations:<\/p>\n
– llms.txt \u2014 Structured index of all documentation pages
\n– llms-full.txt \u2014 Full documentation content in a single file<\/p>\n
## Statistics<\/p>\n
This plugin uses bStats to collect anonymous usage statistics. You can opt out by editing `plugins\/bStats\/config.txt`.<\/p>\n
## License<\/p>\n
This project is licensed under the **GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0)**. See LICENSE for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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