Configure Auto-Restart¶
Open from Servers -> host row Actions -> Configure Auto-Restart.
Why It Is Needed¶
Scheduled restarts serve two purposes:
1. Workshop updates. Running servers do not automatically pull Steam Workshop updates while they stay online. A restart is the only way to load updated Workshop content. QLSM auto-restarts also trigger a full Workshop update pull across all instances on that host — so once a Workshop item owner publishes an update, your servers will pick it up on the next scheduled restart without any manual intervention.
2. General maintenance. Long-running game server processes can accumulate state. A scheduled daily or weekly restart gives a clean slate.
Schedule Modes¶
- Disabled: no scheduled restart.
- Daily: every day at selected time.
- Weekly: selected weekdays at selected time.
- Monthly: selected month days at selected time.
Timezone Rule¶
Schedule time is evaluated in the host local timezone.
- Standalone and QLSM (self): timezone is the value selected when the host was added.
- Vultr Cloud: timezone is tied to selected
Region.
If timezone is wrong, restart happens at the wrong local time.
Verification¶
- Confirm host timezone in host details.
- Reopen the auto-restart modal and confirm mode/time.
- After first schedule window, verify instances came back healthy.