start.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Based off https://gist.github.com/Prof-Bloodstone/6367eb4016eaf9d1646a88772cdbbac5

set -euo pipefail

# SETTINGS
# Path to file used to communicate from restart script
readonly restart_flag='.restart_flag'
# How long (in seconds) to wait before restarting
readonly restart_delay=10
# Whether to restart on crash or not
# The `settings.restart-on-crash` setting in spigot.yml doesn't always work
# but also sometimes server might not return proper exit code,
# so it's best to keep both options enabled
# Accepted values: y/yes/true/n/no/false
readonly restart_on_crash='yes'
# The name of your server jar
readonly server_jar='server.jar'
# What will be passed to `-Xms` and `-Xmx`
readonly heap_size='8G'
# JVM startup flags, one per line for better readability
# NOTE: -Xms and -Xmx are set separately
# These are mostly "Aikar flags"
# taken from: https://mcflags.emc.gs/
readonly jvm_flags=(
    -XX:+UseG1GC
    -XX:+ParallelRefProcEnabled
    -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200
    -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
    -XX:+DisableExplicitGC
    -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch
    -XX:G1NewSizePercent=30
    -XX:G1MaxNewSizePercent=40
    -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=8M
    -XX:G1ReservePercent=20
    -XX:G1HeapWastePercent=5
    -XX:G1MixedGCCountTarget=4
    -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=15
    -XX:G1MixedGCLiveThresholdPercent=90
    -XX:G1RSetUpdatingPauseTimePercent=5
    -XX:SurvivorRatio=32
    -XX:+PerfDisableSharedMem
    -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=1
    -Dusing.aikars.flags=https://mcflags.emc.gs
    -Daikars.new.flags=true
)

# Minecraft args you might want to start your server with
# Usually there isn't much to configure here:
readonly mc_args=(
    --nogui # Start the server without GUI
)
# END OF SETTINGS

should_restart_on_crash() {
    case "${restart_on_crash,,}" in
        y|yes|true) return 0;;
        n|no|false) return 1;;
        *)
            printf 'ERROR: Invalid value for "restart_on_crash" variable: %s\n' "${restart_on_crash}" >&2
            exit 1
            ;;
    esac
}

# The arguments that will be passed to java:
readonly java_args=(
    -Xms"${heap_size}" # Set heap min size
    -Xmx"${heap_size}" # Set heap max size
    "${jvm_flags[@]}" # Use jvm flags specified above
    -jar "${server_jar}" # Run the server
    "${mc_args[@]}" # And pass it these settings
)

# Remove restart flag, if it exists,
# so that we won't restart the server after first stop,
# unless restart script was called
rm "${restart_flag}" &>/dev/null || true

# Check if `restart_on_crash` has valid value
should_restart_on_crash || true

while :; do # Loop infinitely
    # Run server
    java "${java_args[@]}" || {
        # Oops, server didn't exit gracefully
        printf 'Detected server crash (exit code: %s)\n' "${?}" >&2
        # Check if we should restart on crash or not
        if should_restart_on_crash; then
            touch "${restart_flag}"
        fi
    }
    # Check if restart file exists or exit
    if [ -e "${restart_flag}" ]; then
        # The flag exists - try to remove it
        rm "${restart_flag}" || {
            # If we can't remove it (permissions?), then exit to avoid endless restart loop
            printf 'Error removing restart flag (exit code: %s) - cowardly exiting\n' "${?}" >&2
            exit 1
        }
    else
        break # Flag doesn't exist, so break out of the loop
    fi
    printf 'Restarting server in 10 seconds, press Ctrl+C to abort.\n' >&2
    sleep "${restart_delay}" || break # Exit if sleep is interrupted (for example Ctrl+C)
done

printf 'Server stopped\n' >&2