Scheduling Automatic Restarts for Your Abiotic Factor Server

 

    Any server that stays up for days gradually drifts — memory creeps up and performance gets a little hitchy. The fix is a quick, regular restart, and gamever lets you automate it so you never have to remember. This guide covers the Schedules tab and how a daily restart keeps your Abiotic Factor co-op smooth.

 

Why schedule a restart

 

• Clears accumulated memory from a long uptime, so the server stays responsive.
• Applies pending updates — Abiotic Factor updates take effect on a restart (see updates & version).
• Happens at a quiet hour of your choosing, instead of mid-session when your squad is online.

 

    A single daily restart at an off-peak time is enough for most groups.

 

Setting it up

 

    Open the Schedules tab (in the tab bar: Overview · Console · Settings · File Manager · Network · Schedules · Subscription · Delete). There you can set an automated restart for your server — pick a time your squad isn't usually playing (early morning is a common choice) so no one is interrupted.

 

Prefer a restart just before your group's regular session rather than during it. A quiet-hours restart means the server is fresh when you log in.

 

Restarting manually too

 

    You don't have to wait for the schedule. From Overview you can hit Restart any time you notice slowdown — a manual restart and the scheduled one do the same thing. Use the schedule as your baseline and a manual restart as the quick fix when you feel lag creeping in (see fixing lag).

 

Additional Tips

 

• One daily restart at an off-peak hour suits most groups.
• Schedule it for quiet hours so it never interrupts a session.
• Restarts also apply updates — handy right after an Abiotic Factor patch (see updates & version).
• Manual Restart on Overview is always available when you need it now.
• Pair it with backups so you're both fresh and protected.

 

Conclusion

 

    A scheduled restart is the lowest-effort way to keep an Abiotic Factor server smooth: set a daily one on the Schedules tab for a quiet hour, and keep the manual Restart on Overview handy for the odd slowdown. Your facility stays responsive, and patches get picked up automatically.

 

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