Types of Minecraft Triggers

Rachel B.
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When hosting a Minecraft server, tasks may need to be automated or performed regularly. Triggers can be used to schedule a task or automatically do a job. 

This guide will explain the various available triggers in the Game Management Panel.

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Event Trigger

  • An event trigger is not based on a date or time interval like the other options
  • Instead, it is based on when something occurs on the server
  • Here are some of the 25 events that are available to select from
    • A backup finishes archiving
    • A backup has failed
    • A player joins the server for the first time
    • A player tries to join the server while it’s sleeping
    • The Minecraft server is unable to keep up
    • The Minecraft server repeatedly fails to start
    • The Minecraft Server watchdog forced a shutdown (server unresponsive)
      MinecraftTriggerConfirmation.png

Simple Time Interval

  • A simple interval trigger will run at a set time, such as daily, every 3 hours, once a week, once a month, or on a specific day of the month
  • After choosing a time interval, a job to be performed may be selected
  • Here are some of the more than 41 tasks that can be triggered
    • Ban a user from the server by their IP address
    • Check for Minecraft server updates
    • If condition is met
    • Make a GET request to a URI
    • Make a POST request to a URI
    • Post a message on Discord
    • Post a message on Slack
    • Restart the Minecraft server
    • Schedule an update and restart once the last user leaves, or immediately if empty
    • Send a message to everyone on the server
    • Send an email
    • Start the Minecraft Server
    • Update the application and restart it if it was previously running
    • Write unsaved world data to a disk (save-all)
      MinecraftSimpleTrigger.png

Advanced Time Interval

  • The Advanced Time Interval option is available when performing tasks on a more complex schedule
    EXAMPLE: A trigger could be set to run every other month, on Thursdays, at a specific time.
  • After selecting an advanced time interval, 18 different tasks can be scheduled
  • Here are some examples of them
    • Check for available updates via SteamCMD
    • Push a message via PushBullet to a specific channel
    • Restart the application server, but only if it is empty
    • Run a command in one hour, with warnings (non-blocking)
    • Send a Wake-On-Lan packet
    • Take a sticky backup
      MinecraftAdvancedTrigger.png

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