diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 448755c47..f51a179e8 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION=0 0 * * *
 AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED=false
 AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION=0 * * * *
 AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES=30
+AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED=false
+AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES=5
+AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION=0 0 * * *
 
 DIFFICULTY=None
 DAYTIME_SPEEDRATE=1.000000
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 40d18c98d..963f15a8f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -47,10 +47,13 @@ ENV PORT= \
     BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION="0 0 * * *" \
     AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED=false \
     AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION="0 * * * *" \
-    AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES=30
+    AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES=30 \
+    AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED=false \
+    AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES=5 \
+    AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION="0 0 * * *"
 
 COPY ./scripts/* /home/steam/server/
-RUN chmod +x /home/steam/server/init.sh /home/steam/server/start.sh /home/steam/server/backup.sh /home/steam/server/update.sh && \
+RUN chmod +x /home/steam/server/*.sh && \
     mv /home/steam/server/backup.sh /usr/local/bin/backup && \
     mv /home/steam/server/update.sh /usr/local/bin/update
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e308a6e4a..85e29814d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ It is highly recommended you set the following environment values before startin
 | AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION  | Setting affects frequency of automatic updates. | 0 \* \* \* \* | Needs a Cron-Expression - See [Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron](#configuring-automatic-backups-with-cron) |
 | AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED | Enables automatic updates | false | true/false |
 | AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES | How long to wait to update the server, after the player were informed. | 30 | !0 |
+| AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION  | Setting affects frequency of automatic updates. | 0 0 \* \* \* | Needs a Cron-Expression - See [Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron](#configuring-automatic-reboots-with-cron) |
+| AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED | Enables automatic reboots | false | true/false |
+| AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES | How long to wait to reboot the server, after the player were informed. | 5 | !0 |
 
 *highly recommended to set
 
@@ -305,6 +308,30 @@ AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION is a cron expression, in a Cron-Expression you defin
 
 Set AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION to change the default schedule.
 
+## Configuring Automatic Reboots with Cron
+
+To be able to use automatic reboots with this server RCON_ENABLED enabled.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+>
+> If docker restart is not set to policy `always` or `unless-stopped` then the server will shutdown and will need to be
+> manually restarted.
+>
+> The example docker run command and docker compose file in [How to Use](#how-to-use) already use the needed policy
+
+Set AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED enable or disable automatic backups (Default is disabled)
+
+AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION is a cron expression, in a Cron-Expression you define an interval for when to run jobs.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> This image uses Supercronic for crons
+> see [supercronic](https://github.com/aptible/supercronic#crontab-format)
+> or
+> [Crontab Generator](https://crontab-generator.org).
+
+Set AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION to change the set the schedule, default is everynight at midnight according to the
+timezone set with TZ
+
 ## Editing Server Settings
 
 ### With Environment Variables
diff --git a/scripts/auto_reboot.sh b/scripts/auto_reboot.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fa4e0fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/auto_reboot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "${RCON_ENABLED,,}" = true ]; then
+    if [ -z "${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}" ]; then
+        echo "Unable to auto reboot, AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES is empty."
+    elif [[ "${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        for ((i = "${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}" ; i > 0 ; i--)); do
+            rcon-cli -c /home/steam/server/rcon.yaml "broadcast The_Server_will_reboot_in_${i}_Minutes"
+            sleep "1m"
+        done
+
+        rcon-cli -c /home/steam/server/rcon.yaml save
+        rcon-cli -c /home/steam/server/rcon.yaml "shutdown 1"
+    else
+        echo "Unable to auto reboot, AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES is not an integer: ${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Unable to reboot. RCON is required."
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index 6ad106e90..082d92b1d 100644
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -312,7 +312,13 @@ if [ "${AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED,,}" = true ] && [ "${UPDATE_ON_BOOT}" = true ]; then
     echo "$AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION bash /usr/local/bin/update" >> "/home/steam/server/crontab"
 fi
 
-if { [ "${AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED,,}" = true ] && [ "${UPDATE_ON_BOOT,,}" = true ]; } || [ "${BACKUP_ENABLED,,}" = true ]; then
+if [ "${AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED,,}" = true ] && [ "${RCON_ENABLED,,}" = true ]; then
+    echo "AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED=${AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED,,}"
+    echo "$AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION bash /home/steam/server/auto_reboot.sh" >> "/home/steam/server/crontab"
+fi
+
+if { [ "${AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED,,}" = true ] && [ "${UPDATE_ON_BOOT,,}" = true ]; } || [ "${BACKUP_ENABLED,,}" = true ] || \
+    [ "${AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED,,}" = true ]; then
     supercronic "/home/steam/server/crontab" &
 fi