ogsWatcher 1.0.4b Available

Posted by Sebastian · 07/25/06 @2:30 pm · addons · 6 comments

New updates for ogsWatcher have been released. What's ogsWatcher? It's a application to keep your servers running shall they mysteriously suffer from a crash, plus additional functionality can be found with this tool. In essence, if you're one of the many server admins out there running a windows based server, this could possibly make your life easier.. additional infomation contained below.

ogsWatcher is a free Windows service applicaiton which provides the means to declaratively configure multiple Source game instances (DOD:S, CSS, etc) and to automatically run those games servers as either background or foreground tasks.

Key features include
easy configuration via an XML config file
many configurable settings including CVars, process priority, srcds command line parameters and more
runs as a true Windows service with automatic start and recovery capabilities
srcds tasks can be run in foreground or background
monitors game server instances and automatically restarts failed servers
email notification
graceful shutdown closes log files correctly
detailed documentation

ogsWatcher can be downloaded for free here.

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