Super Easy Auto-start Dedicated Server Setup

We have a couple dedicated servers at BSD, and I thought I'd share how I'm managing one of them.

Here's my quick 'n dirty method for doing a dedicated DCS server that requires no manual intervention when the server physically reboots.

1. Get the restart on crash program. It's free.

https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/Restart-on-Crash.shtml

This handy little program checks for a running process on a time interval. If it's not found running, it starts it.

2. Add RoC to your startup programs.

3. Here's how you configure it to start DCS with the chosen options. (I use --server --norender --webgui)

There's no lua to edit and absolutely nothing to change in the DCS install itself.

When the dcs server crashes or stops responding, or when the computer itself starts up, it will detect DCS is not running, and start it. No manual intervention required.

It works great.

great little program indeed!

Thanks for sharing this tip .. I will implement it on my server :)

If I'm not wrong this method after reboot works only if you have the AutoLogON feature enabled on your windows machine, as general IT tips, it's not recommended for internet exposed machine ;)

But it's a good starting point.

If I'm not wrong this method after reboot works only if you have the AutoLogON feature enabled on your windows machine, as general IT tips, it's not recommended for internet exposed machine ;)

But it's a good starting point.

For some that might be a consideration but all my server does is run DCS so for me that's not a concern.

For some that might be a consideration but all my server does is run DCS so for me that's not a concern.

Yeah, it's not a big deal, it's just to remember that it's required for works after reboot :thumbup:

Very nice! Is there a way to auto-start a mission also after server restart?

:RESTART

tasklist /FI "username eq administrator" | find /C "DCS.exe" > temp.txt

set /p num= < temp.txt

del /F temp.txt

echo %num%

if "%num%" == "0" start /D "F:\DCS DCS Directory" DCS.exe

ping -n 10 -w 60000 127.0.0.1 > temp.txt

del /F temp.txt

goto RESTART

Yeah, it's not a big deal, it's just to remember that it's required for works after reboot :thumbup:

Generally that's good advice but is it applicable here?

Just out of curiosity: have you managed to run the dedicated servers as a service, so without autologon?