# msmhq/msm

An init script for managing Minecraft servers

Repository: https://github.com/msmhq/msm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/msm
Homepage: http://msmhq.com
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-05-23T15:53:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5219, "days_push": 102, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1263, forks 221 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.463161+00:00)

## What it is
MSM (Minecraft Server Manager) is a single bash init script for managing multiple Minecraft and Bukkit servers on Linux machines. It handles starting, stopping, restarting, backups, jar updates, and in-game commands from the command line.

## Use cases
- run multiple Minecraft servers on one machine
- automatically back up Minecraft worlds on a schedule
- start and stop Minecraft servers with an init script
- automatically download and update server jar files
- send commands to all Minecraft servers at once
- load Minecraft worlds into RAM to reduce lag
- manage whitelists across several Minecraft servers

## When to choose
- you administer one or more Minecraft/Bukkit servers on a Debian or RedHat Linux box
- you want cron-driven backups, log rolling, and jar updates from a single script
- you prefer shell-based server management with tab completion over heavyweight panels

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical web panel for server management
- you run Minecraft servers on Windows or macOS
- you want a modern containerized or systemd-native deployment

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, scheduling, backup, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: minecraft-server-manager, init-script, bash, server-administration, world-backup, minecraft, automation, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- msmhq/msm (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.463161+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:04:09.331187+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/msmhq/msm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.463161+00:00, sha c3d41cf20ccb)
  - homepage: http://msmhq.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:16:14.296729+00:00, sha 8a884ee79e04)
  - site_page: https://msmhq.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:16:14.305795+00:00, sha 0296b0cb8717)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.