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<h1>Minecraft Server Manager</h1>
<p>A comprehensive start up script for Minecraft and Bukkit servers.</p>
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<h1>Designed by admins, for admins.</h1>
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<h2>Built to be improved</h2>
<p>Like you, I want to modify my startup script when necessary. MSM was born out of this process, and will continue to be improved in this way.</p>
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<h2>World and server backups</h2>
<p>Periodically create <a class="ga-track" href="http://wiki.sk89q.com/wiki/WorldEdit/Snapshots">WorldEdit compatible snapshots</a> and then restore regions in-game to protect against griefers. Or backup the entire server directory for complete protection.</p>
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<h2>Works with all Debian systems</h2>
<p>As long as you have an <code>/etc/init.d</code> directory your good to go. MSM is only a single script written in bash, which automatically starts up and shuts down your Minecraft servers.</p>
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<h2>Automatic jar updates</h2>
<p>Group jar files according to where they where downloaded from. Make sure your server is always using the latest version, by automatically downloading new files.</p>
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<h2>Easily configurable</h2>
<p>Configure how MSM operates in the <code>/etc/msm.conf</code> file. Sensible defaults mean you won't need to alter much, but allow changing anything you can think of. </p>
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<h2>Responsive commands</h2>
<p>MSM watches a server's log file to determine exactly when a command has finished, making restarting, backing up and other non-instant actions return control as soon as possible.</p>
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<h2>Player notifications</h2>
<p>Keep your players informed with specifc, dynamic and configurable in-game broadcasts. Warn players that a server is shutting before actually issuing the command.</p>
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<h2>Easy to get to grips with</h2>
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<h2>Beautiful code</h2>
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<h2>Cron support</h2>
<p>Out of the box cron script provided for backups, logrolls and more.</p>
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<h2>Continuous Integration</h2>
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<h2>Open Source</h2>
<p>Built for and maintained by the community thanks to <a class="ga-track" href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a></p>
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<h2>Upcomming Features</h2>
<p><em>QuickBackup</em> and easy rollback features are in the pipeline. Stay tuned.</p>
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