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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Usage: ./auto-restart-qortal.sh [restart_interval_hours]
+
+# Check if restart interval is provided
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  RESTART_INTERVAL_HOURS=6
+  log "restart interval is set to: '$RESTART_INTERVAL_HOURS hours'"
+  echo "No restart interval provided. Using default: $RESTART_INTERVAL_HOURS hours"
+else
+  RESTART_INTERVAL_HOURS=$1
+fi
+
+QORTAL_DIR="$HOME/qortal" # Default path to Qortal directory
+LOG_FILE="$QORTAL_DIR/auto_restart_log.txt"
+
+# Check if screen exists
+if command -v screen &> /dev/null; then
+  USE_SCREEN=true
+else
+  USE_SCREEN=false
+fi
+
+# Log function
+log() {
+  if [ -n "$LOG_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+  else
+    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Function to restart Qortal
+restart_qortal() {
+  log "Restarting Qortal..."
+  cd "$QORTAL_DIR" || {
+    log "Failed to change directory to $QORTAL_DIR"
+    exit 1
+  }
+  ./stop.sh
+  sleep 60
+  ./start.sh
+  log "Qortal restarted."
+}
+
+# Main loop function
+main_loop() {
+  log "Restart interval set to: $RESTART_INTERVAL_HOURS hours"
+  while true; do
+    restart_qortal
+    sleep $((RESTART_INTERVAL_HOURS * 3600))  # Convert hours to seconds and wait
+  done
+}
+
+# Run the script in a screen session if available
+if [ "$USE_SCREEN" = true ]; then
+  if screen -list | grep -q "auto_restart_monitor"; then
+    log "Screen session 'auto_restart_monitor' already exists. Attaching to existing session."
+    screen -x auto_restart_monitor
+  else
+    screen -dmS auto_restart_monitor bash -c "$(declare -f log restart_qortal main_loop); RESTART_INTERVAL_HOURS=$RESTART_INTERVAL_HOURS; QORTAL_DIR=$QORTAL_DIR; LOG_FILE=$LOG_FILE; main_loop"
+    log "Started in a new screen session."
+  fi
+else
+  log "Screen not found. Running in the current session."
+  main_loop
+fi
+