## Introduction

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

Published on	January 28, 2026
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AutoStartStop

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beyenilmez released AutoStartStop version 1.0.0-beta on January 28, 2026

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