feat(core): auto-start fxServer when the panel launches

.env.example

@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ DEPLOY_PATH=./server-data/resources/[dev-resources]/fxManager
 # Config file inside server-data
 FXSERVER_CFG=server.cfg
 
+# Auto-start the fxServer when the panel launches (once setup is complete).
+# Default: on. The in-panel toggle (fxserver.autostart) overrides this.
+FXSERVER_AUTOSTART=true
+
 NODE_ENV=production

apps/core/src/index.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { checkVersion, getCurrentVersion } from './common/version_check';
 import apiRoutes from './routes/api';
 import internalRoutes from './routes/internal';
 import { processManager } from './modules/process/manager';
+import { shouldAutostart } from './modules/process/autostart';
 import { gameManager } from './modules/game/manager';
 import { ConfigManager } from './modules/config/manager';
 import { perfManager } from './modules/perf/manager';
@@ -174,6 +175,30 @@ if (!isProduction) {
 	});
 }
 
+const maybeAutostart = async () => {
+	const setupComplete = isFxManagerSetup();
+	const enabled = cm.isAutostartEnabled();
+	const status = pm.getState().status;
+
+	if (!shouldAutostart({ setupComplete, enabled, status })) {
+		const reason = !setupComplete
+			? 'first-run setup not complete'
+			: !enabled
+				? 'disabled (fxserver.autostart / FXSERVER_AUTOSTART)'
+				: `server already '${status}'`;
+		console.log(`[core] Auto-start skipped: ${reason}`);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	console.log('[core] Auto-starting fxServer');
+	try {
+		await pm.start();
+	} catch (err) {
+		// A failed auto-start must never take the panel down with it.
+		console.error('[core] Auto-start failed', err);
+	}
+};
+
 const start = async () => {
 	try {
 		await fastify.listen({ port: webServerPort, host: '0.0.0.0' });
@@ -182,6 +207,7 @@ const start = async () => {
 				`\thttp://localhost:${webServerPort}\n` +
 				`\thttp://${ip}:${webServerPort}`,
 		);
+		await maybeAutostart();
 	} catch (err) {
 		fastify.log.error(err);
 		process.exit(1);

apps/core/src/modules/config/manager.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
 	ServerConfig,
 } from '@fxmanager/shared/types';
 import crypto from 'node:crypto';
+import { resolveAutostartEnabled } from '../process/autostart';
 
 type CoreSettings = CoreConfig &
 	ServerConfig & {
@@ -53,6 +54,13 @@ export class ConfigManager {
 		this.systemValues.resourceApiToken = crypto.randomUUID();
 	}
 
+	isAutostartEnabled(): boolean {
+		return resolveAutostartEnabled(
+			repo.settings.get('fxserver.autostart'),
+			process.env.FXSERVER_AUTOSTART,
+		);
+	}
+
 	getSystemValues() {
 		return this.systemValues;
 	}

apps/core/src/modules/process/autostart.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test';
+import {
+	parseBoolFlag,
+	resolveAutostartEnabled,
+	shouldAutostart,
+} from './autostart';
+
+describe('parseBoolFlag', () => {
+	it('treats true/1/yes/on (any case, trimmed) as true', () => {
+		for (const value of ['true', 'TRUE', '1', 'yes', 'YES', 'on', ' On ']) {
+			expect(parseBoolFlag(value)).toBe(true);
+		}
+	});
+
+	it('treats everything else as false', () => {
+		for (const value of ['false', '0', 'no', 'off', '', ' ', 'nope']) {
+			expect(parseBoolFlag(value)).toBe(false);
+		}
+	});
+});
+
+describe('resolveAutostartEnabled', () => {
+	it('defaults to enabled when nothing is configured', () => {
+		expect(resolveAutostartEnabled(undefined, undefined)).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('uses the env value when no persisted setting exists', () => {
+		expect(resolveAutostartEnabled(undefined, 'false')).toBe(false);
+		expect(resolveAutostartEnabled(undefined, 'true')).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('lets the persisted panel setting win over the env value', () => {
+		expect(resolveAutostartEnabled('false', 'true')).toBe(false);
+		expect(resolveAutostartEnabled('true', 'false')).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('ignores empty strings and falls through to the next source', () => {
+		expect(resolveAutostartEnabled('', 'false')).toBe(false);
+		expect(resolveAutostartEnabled('', '')).toBe(true);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('shouldAutostart', () => {
+	it('starts when setup is complete, enabled, and the server is stopped', () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldAutostart({
+				setupComplete: true,
+				enabled: true,
+				status: 'stopped',
+			}),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('also starts from a crashed state', () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldAutostart({
+				setupComplete: true,
+				enabled: true,
+				status: 'crashed',
+			}),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('does not start before first-run setup is complete', () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldAutostart({
+				setupComplete: false,
+				enabled: true,
+				status: 'stopped',
+			}),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('does not start when disabled', () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldAutostart({
+				setupComplete: true,
+				enabled: false,
+				status: 'stopped',
+			}),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('does not start when the server is already running or busy', () => {
+		for (const status of ['running', 'starting', 'stopping'] as const) {
+			expect(
+				shouldAutostart({ setupComplete: true, enabled: true, status }),
+			).toBe(false);
+		}
+	});
+});

apps/core/src/modules/process/autostart.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { ProcessState } from '@fxmanager/shared/types';
+
+export function parseBoolFlag(value: string): boolean {
+	return /^(1|true|yes|on)$/i.test(value.trim());
+}
+
+// Resolves whether auto-start is enabled.
+export function resolveAutostartEnabled(
+	dbValue: string | undefined,
+	envValue: string | undefined,
+): boolean {
+	if (dbValue !== undefined && dbValue !== '') return parseBoolFlag(dbValue);
+	if (envValue !== undefined && envValue !== '') return parseBoolFlag(envValue);
+	return true;
+}
+
+// Whether the FXServer should be auto-started at boot.
+export function shouldAutostart(params: {
+	setupComplete: boolean;
+	enabled: boolean;
+	status: ProcessState;
+}): boolean {
+	return (
+		params.setupComplete &&
+		params.enabled &&
+		(params.status === 'stopped' || params.status === 'crashed')
+	);
+}

apps/webpanel/src/pages/settings/tabs/fxserver.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { SETTINGS_DEFAULTS } from '@fxmanager/shared/constants';
 import type { SettingsTabProps } from '@/types/settings';
 import { Separator } from '@fxmanager/ui/components/separator';
 import { Input } from '@fxmanager/ui/components/input';
+import { Switch } from '@fxmanager/ui/components/switch';
 import { Field, FieldDescription } from '@fxmanager/ui/components/field';
 import { validateStartupArguments } from '@fxmanager/shared/utils';
 import { useState } from 'react';
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@ export default function FXServerTab({
 	const serverConfigPath =
 		data['fxserver.serverConfigPath'] ??
 		SETTINGS_DEFAULTS['fxserver.serverConfigPath'];
+	const autostart =
+		(data['fxserver.autostart'] ?? SETTINGS_DEFAULTS['fxserver.autostart']) ===
+		'true';
 
 	return (
 		<div className="space-y-4">
@@ -104,6 +108,16 @@ export default function FXServerTab({
 				/>
 			</SettingRow>
 
+			<SettingRow label="Auto-start server on launch">
+				<Switch
+					checked={autostart}
+					disabled={disabled}
+					onCheckedChange={(checked) =>
+						onChange('fxserver.autostart', checked ? 'true' : 'false')
+					}
+				/>
+			</SettingRow>
+
 			<Separator />
 
 			<SettingRow label="Server Executable Path">

packages/shared/src/constants/settings.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_SCOPES = {
 		'executablePath',
 		'serverDataPath',
 		'serverConfigPath',
+		'autostart',
 	],
 	whitelist: ['mode', 'discordBotToken', 'discordGuildId', 'discordRoleIds'],
 	restarts: ['enabled', 'times'],
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_DEFAULTS = {
 	'fxserver.executablePath': './FXServer',
 	'fxserver.serverDataPath': './server-data',
 	'fxserver.serverConfigPath': 'server.cfg',
+	'fxserver.autostart': 'true',
 	'whitelist.mode': 'none',
 	'restarts.enabled': 'false',
 	'restarts.times': '',