Scheduling daily restarts on a Rust server reduces the buildup of memory leaks, entity bloat, and tick-rate degradation that accumulate over a wipe cycle. Freeing up system resources through automated restarts at set intervals lowers the risk of server crashes and unplanned downtime for active player populations. Daily restarts also help keep Rust servers running at consistent performance levels, reducing lag and desync and ensuring players can connect, build, and raid without interruption.
1. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.
2. Go to the Schedules tab.
3. Choose Create Schedule.
4. Input a Schedule Name.
5. Select the Start Time.
6. Set the Interval of the server restart. A 12 to 24-hour interval is recommended.
7. Toggle on the Only When Server Is Online button.
8. Press Create schedule.
9. Select the newly created schedule.
10. Choose New Task.
11. In the Action field, choose Send Command.
12. From the Payload section, input the following: /say <Message Here>
13. In the Time Offset field, input the delay in seconds. (e.g., 0 for an immediate message, or 300 to delay the task by 5 minutes)
14. Choose Create Task.
15. Repeat steps 10-13 to add multiple server notifications.
16. On the Action dropdown menu, select Send Power Action.
17. From the Payload dropdown menu, select Restart the server.
18. Choose Create Task.
19. The Rust server now has a daily restart schedule.