Set Up Automatic Restarts for Your Rust Server

Published 9 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

Regular restarts keep your server healthy by clearing memory and applying pending updates. Host Havoc's scheduled task system lets you configure restarts without any third-party tools. For performance tips that complement restarts, see Optimize Performance.

Steps

  1. Log into the Game Control Panel and navigate to your server.
  2. Click the Scheduled Tasks icon on the left-hand side.
  3. Click New, choose Scheduled Start/Stop/Restart, then click New directly below that section.
  4. Give the task a descriptive name and make sure the Enabled box is checked.
  5. Set the Type to Daily to restart at the same time each day.
  6. Set the Start date and time - this will be the time the restart runs every day.
  7. Click Save.

Tip: To repeat the restart every few hours throughout the day, check Repeat Task in the Advanced Options section and configure the interval. The example below shows a restart every 6 hours.

Repeat Task setting showing a 6-hour interval for automatic restarts

Note: Advanced options such as action type and waiting until the server is empty are available in the Advanced Options section.