Rent an extremely affordable game server for DayZ from the leading provider, Nitrado. Immediate activation, without a contract and without a minimum term! Full cost control through a prepaid system. The survival horror computer game DayZ by the Czech game developer Bohemia Interactive was released on December 13, 2018. An easy to use launcher for DayZ Standalone. with unofficial mod support.
Using a batch file to start a DayZ server is common practice, there are many ways, methods and features to put in the batch file most confusing to beginners.
Read this if you want to learn about batch files.
Below is an easy to use DayZ server start batch or .bat file that will restart the server after 4 hours, it does this by doing a loop from creation through to destory and back again. The batch file also allows for easy configuration by using defined variables.
DayZ server start batch
Here is a DayZ Standalone server start batch file with comments:
After 4 hours the server process will be ended and after 10 seconds will start over again. Ensure you configure it to your needs, change the server location if needed (it is set for default location) and save it as a .bat file.
Using BEC?
If you are running BEC alongside DayZ something such as this would suit you:
Dayz Mod Server Files List
You can read about the launch parameters here.
Dayz Mod Server Files Free
Link for these startup bats on GitHub.