Restartify
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on ModrinthRestartify
A plugin for graceful server restarts: it runs a countdown before the restart with configurable chat announcements and an on-screen BossBar, then performs the restart through the server core's own native restart method.
This plugin is still being tested, so you may run into issues while using it. If you find a bug, please report it in GtiHub Issues! Also, currently only available in Russian, English translation coming soon.
Supported versions
| Component | Versions |
|---|---|
| Server software | Paper / Purpur 1.20 – 26.x+ |
| Java (JDK) | 17+ (for building the project) |
api-version |
1.20 |
The plugin is compiled for Java 17 and relies only on the Adventure API, which already ships with Paper — so there are no extra libraries to drop into your server.
Description
A regular server restart cuts everyone's game short without any warning. Restartify fixes that: an
administrator runs /reboot, and everyone online sees a countdown — in chat (on a schedule or at a
fixed interval) and as a BossBar. When the timer reaches zero, the plugin restarts the server. You
can cancel the countdown at any moment, and any player who joins while it is already running will
automatically be shown the active BossBar.
Features
- BossBar with a live countdown timer. Progress smoothly moves from
1.0down to0.0, and both the color (PINK,BLUE,RED,GREEN,YELLOW,PURPLE,WHITE) and the style (SOLID,NOTCHED_6/10/12/20) are configurable. Players who join mid-countdown get the bar automatically, and it is properly removed when a player leaves or the plugin shuts down. - Chat alerts with configurable intervals. Three modes:
INTERVAL— every N seconds (60, 45, 30, 15 …),SCHEDULE— only at the exact seconds you list (60, 30, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1), andOFF— completely silent. On top of that,chat.enabled: falseleaves players with nothing but the BossBar. - MiniMessage and legacy color codes at the same time. You are free to mix
<red>,<bold>,<gradient:#ff0000:#0000ff>,<#RRGGBB>and legacy codes such as&c,&l,&#RRGGBBin any message — the plugin inserts the closing tags for you, and&rresets the formatting. - Admin notifications. Everyone with the permission or the OP status receives a message telling
them who started the restart (the player's name or
Console). The console sees it too. - Cancel at any time.
/reboot cancelstops the countdown, removes the BossBar from all players, and broadcasts a cancellation notice. - Hot-reloadable configuration.
/reboot reloadre-reads both files without interrupting an already running countdown — new texts apply immediately.
Commands & permissions
| Command | Description | Permission |
|---|---|---|
/reboot |
Start the restart countdown | restartify.admin |
/reboot start |
Same as /reboot (explicit subcommand) |
restartify.admin |
/reboot cancel |
Cancel a running countdown | restartify.admin |
/reboot reload |
Re-read config.yml and messages.yml |
restartify.admin |
/rb |
Alias for /reboot |
restartify.admin |
There is a single permission, restartify.admin, granted to operators by default
(default: op). For example, with LuckPerms:
/lp user <player> permission set restartify.admin true.
Note: the
/restartcommand belongs to the server core (org.spigotmc.RestartCommand) and is deliberately not hijacked by this plugin. Hijacking it caused the restart to loop back into the plugin. Use/rebootinstead — it calls the nativeBukkit.spigot().restart()by itself.
Configuration
On first launch the plugin creates a plugins/Restartify/ folder containing two files.
config.yml — behaviour
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
countdown.seconds |
Countdown length in seconds (minimum 1). |
chat.enabled |
false silences countdown messages and leaves only the BossBar. Replies to commands keep working. |
announce.mode |
INTERVAL, SCHEDULE or OFF. |
announce.interval-seconds |
Period used by the INTERVAL mode. |
announce.seconds |
List of seconds used by the SCHEDULE mode. |
bossbar.enabled |
Whether to show the BossBar at all. |
bossbar.color |
Bar color. |
bossbar.overlay |
Bar style (SOLID = a solid fill). |
bossbar.darken-screen |
Darken the screen while the bar is visible. |
restart.action |
RESTART — native Bukkit.spigot().restart(); SHUTDOWN — Bukkit.shutdown(). If the core does not support restarting, the plugin automatically falls back to SHUTDOWN. |
restart.delay-ticks |
Delay in ticks before the restart (20 = 1 second). |
messages.yml — all texts
This file holds every chat message and the BossBar title. The following placeholders are available:
| Placeholder | Meaning |
|---|---|
%sender% |
Who started or cancelled the restart (player's name or Console). |
%time% |
Remaining time formatted as MM:SS (or H:MM:SS). |
%seconds% |
Remaining time in seconds. |
%total% |
Total countdown length in seconds. |
%progress% |
Percentage of the countdown still remaining. |
%error% |
Error text (used only in restart-fallback). |
Top-level keys: prefix, no-permission, usage, started, announcement, already-running,
restarting, not-running, canceled, canceled-broadcast, reload-success, reload-failed,
restart-fallback, plus the bossbar.title section. The prefix is only added to chat messages and
does not affect the BossBar (toggle it with settings.prefix-enabled).
Building the project
The source code and build instructions are available on GitHub.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as Restartify-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 29 KB
- Download link checked 19 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.