diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 030cb45..b3f9bd9 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 pkgbase = minecraft-server
 	pkgdesc = Minecraft server unit files, script, and jar
 	pkgver = 1.8.8
-	pkgrel = 1
+	pkgrel = 2
 	url = http://minecraft.net/
 	install = minecraft-server.install
 	arch = any
 	license = custom
 	depends = java-runtime-headless
-	depends = systemd
 	depends = screen
-	depends = expect
+	depends = sudo
+	depends = bash
+	optdepends = tar: needed in order to create world backups
 	conflicts = minecraft-server-systemd
 	conflicts = minecraft-canary
 	noextract = minecraft_server.1.8.8.jar
 	options = !strip
-	options = emptydirs
 	backup = etc/conf.d/minecraft
 	source = https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.8.8/minecraft_server.1.8.8.jar
-	source = minecraftd
-	source = minecraftd-diag
+	source = minecraftd-backup.service
+	source = minecraftd-backup.timer
 	source = minecraftd.service
-	source = minecraftctl
-	source = conf.minecraft
-	sha256sums = 39aef720dc5309476f56f2e96a516f3dd3041bbbf442cbfd47d63acbd06af31e
-	sha256sums = 043101c29d4b4f9092cb93ef52168cfe3d16d49ff573136f4fbb45071a38a5d1
-	sha256sums = de03317d02668bb71ec160fff497c7fbfe8b03ffff2950c6a0bcfb39f69cd214
-	sha256sums = 6eb4c085b8377712671445b891a3a2cf2a17cf7a7bea66be456a980c2b620e23
-	sha256sums = 472e06e1bd63838e88ace0bd2f971f72f2efd9e541cc0956599a44c324fd49ac
-	sha256sums = 738e10185df160d190a5f4f0226de110d67ba023877e4999a6d3ef41c9918ed6
+	source = minecraftd.conf
+	source = minecraftd.sh
+	md5sums = a0671390aa0691e70a950155aab06ffb
+	md5sums = 2cf6cdf65e0ed6aa6d452943b1e84357
+	md5sums = c644abdf293c2f98033a64d732a4945c
+	md5sums = 5ed78e366146e47f8498347e93ad5423
+	md5sums = d4656f27716fd78ab64344a517b07443
+	md5sums = 1991eb0aedeba1dab2371f22a6736b47
 
 pkgname = minecraft-server
 
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 227e236..9049dc4 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,40 +1,42 @@
-# Maintainer: Philip Abernethy <chais.z3r0@gmail.com>
+# Maintainer: Gordian Edenhofer <gordian.edenhofer[at]yahoo[dot]de>
+# Contributer: Philip Abernethy <chais.z3r0@gmail.com>
 
 pkgname=minecraft-server
 pkgver=1.8.8
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="Minecraft server unit files, script, and jar"
-arch=(any)
+arch=('any')
 url="http://minecraft.net/"
 license=('custom')
-depends=('java-runtime-headless' 'systemd' 'screen' 'expect')
+depends=('java-runtime-headless' 'screen' 'sudo' 'bash')
+optdepends=('tar: needed in order to create world backups')
 conflicts=('minecraft-server-systemd' 'minecraft-canary')
-options=(!strip emptydirs)
-install=minecraft-server.install
+options=(!strip)
+install=${pkgname}.install
 backup=('etc/conf.d/minecraft')
-source=(https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/${pkgver}/minecraft_server.${pkgver}.jar
-        minecraftd
-        minecraftd-diag
-        minecraftd.service
-		minecraftctl
-		conf.minecraft)
-noextract=("minecraft_server.${pkgver}.jar")  
-sha256sums=('39aef720dc5309476f56f2e96a516f3dd3041bbbf442cbfd47d63acbd06af31e'
-            '043101c29d4b4f9092cb93ef52168cfe3d16d49ff573136f4fbb45071a38a5d1'
-            'de03317d02668bb71ec160fff497c7fbfe8b03ffff2950c6a0bcfb39f69cd214'
-            '6eb4c085b8377712671445b891a3a2cf2a17cf7a7bea66be456a980c2b620e23'
-            '472e06e1bd63838e88ace0bd2f971f72f2efd9e541cc0956599a44c324fd49ac'
-            '738e10185df160d190a5f4f0226de110d67ba023877e4999a6d3ef41c9918ed6')
+source=("https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/${pkgver}/minecraft_server.${pkgver}.jar"
+        "minecraftd-backup.service"
+        "minecraftd-backup.timer"
+        "minecraftd.service"
+        "minecraftd.conf"
+        "minecraftd.sh")
+noextract=("minecraft_server.${pkgver}.jar")
+md5sums=('a0671390aa0691e70a950155aab06ffb'
+         '2cf6cdf65e0ed6aa6d452943b1e84357'
+         'c644abdf293c2f98033a64d732a4945c'
+         '5ed78e366146e47f8498347e93ad5423'
+         'd4656f27716fd78ab64344a517b07443'
+         '1991eb0aedeba1dab2371f22a6736b47')
 
 package() {
-  install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/minecraftd" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/minecraftd"
-  install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/minecraftd-diag" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/minecraftd-diag"
-  install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/minecraftctl" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/minecraftctl"
-  
-  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/minecraft_server.${pkgver}".jar "${pkgdir}/srv/minecraft/minecraft_server.${pkgver}".jar
-  ln -s "minecraft_server.${pkgver}.jar" "${pkgdir}/srv/minecraft/minecraft_server.jar"
-  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/minecraftd.service" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/minecraftd.service"
-  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/conf.minecraft" "${pkgdir}/etc/conf.d/minecraft"
+    install -Dm644 minecraftd.conf              "${pkgdir}/etc/conf.d/minecraft"
+    install -Dm755 minecraftd.sh                "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/minecraftd"
+    install -Dm644 minecraftd.service           "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/minecraftd.service"
+    install -Dm644 minecraftd-backup.service    "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/minecraftd-backup.service"
+    install -Dm644 minecraftd-backup.timer      "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/minecraftd-backup.timer"
+    install -Dm644 minecraft_server.${pkgver}.jar "${pkgdir}/srv/minecraft/minecraft_server.${pkgver}.jar"
+    ln -s "minecraft_server.${pkgver}.jar" "${pkgdir}/srv/minecraft/minecraft_server.jar"
 
-  install -d "${pkgdir}/srv/minecraft/backup"
+    mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/var/log/"
+    ln -s "/srv/minecraft/logs" "${pkgdir}/var/log/minecraft" #&>/dev/null
 }
diff --git a/conf.minecraft b/conf.minecraft
deleted file mode 100644
index a78e2a1..0000000
--- a/conf.minecraft
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# MINECRAFT SERVER LAUNCH CONFIGS
-# not to be confused with server.properties.
-
-# Server root directory
-_SRVDIR=/srv/minecraft
-
-# World directory (relative to SRVDIR)
-# Ensure that this matches what is in your server.properties, 
-#      or else the wrong folder will be backed up!
-WORLD=world
-
-# Maximum RAM usage (change to suit your needs)
-MAXHEAP=1024M
-
-# Minimum RAM usage (change to suit your needs)
-MINHEAP=512M
-
-# Number of concurrent threads (no more than the number of logical processors in your system)
-THREADS=1
-
-# Where to store backup files
-BACKUPPATH=/srv/minecraft/backup
-
-# What to say to the server when backup starts
-BACKUPSTARTMSG="WORLD BACKUP STARTING. Server going read-only..."
-
-# What to say when to the server when backup ends
-BACKUPENDMSG="WORLD BACKUP ENDED. Server going read-write..."
-
-## Only change these if you know what you're doing
-
-# Server JAR file
-SERVERJAR=minecraft_server.jar
-SERVICE=${SERVERJAR}
-
-# User to run server under
-MCUSER=minecraft
diff --git a/minecraft-server.install b/minecraft-server.install
index 3031324..97c66de 100644
--- a/minecraft-server.install
+++ b/minecraft-server.install
@@ -1,33 +1,55 @@
+USER="minecraft"
+SERVER_ROOT="/srv/minecraft"
+
+_update() {
+	getent group "${USER}" &>/dev/null
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    	echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m Adding ${USER} system group... \e[0m"
+		groupadd -r ${USER} 1>/dev/null
+	fi
+
+	getent passwd "${USER}" &>/dev/null
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    	echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m Adding ${USER} system user... \e[0m"
+		useradd -r -g ${USER} -d "${SERVER_ROOT}" ${USER} 1>/dev/null
+	fi
+
+    chown -R ${USER}:${USER} "${SERVER_ROOT}"
+
+	echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m NOTE: The world data is stored under ${SERVER_ROOT} and the server runs \e[0m"
+    echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m as ${USER} user to increase security. \e[0m"
+    echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m NOTE: Use the minecraft script under /usr/bin/minecraft to start, stop or backup the server \e[0m"
+	echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m and the configuration file under /etc/conf.d/minecraft to adjust it to your liking. \e[0m"
+    echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m NOTE: For the server to start you have to accept the EULA in ${SERVER_ROOT}/eula.txt \e[0m"
+    echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m which is generated after the first server start. \e[0m"
+}
+
 post_install() {
-  post_upgrade
+    _update
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
-  getent group "minecraft" &>/dev/null || groupadd -r minecraft 1>/dev/null
-  getent passwd "minecraft" &>/dev/null && usermod -s "/usr/bin/nologin" minecraft &>/dev/null || useradd -r -g minecraft -d "/srv/minecraft" -s "/usr/bin/nologin" minecraft 1>/dev/null
-  touch /srv/minecraft/server.log
-  chown -R minecraft:minecraft "/srv/minecraft" 1>/dev/null
-  ln -s /srv/minecraft/server.log /var/log/minecraft.log &>/dev/null
-  # Removes old data from previous version
-  cat << EOF
-==> World data is stored under /srv/minecraft
-==> The server runs as "minecraft", not root
-==> You can access the server's console as root with:
-      $ screen -r minecraft
-==> The systemd service is called "minecraftd.service"
-==> Calling "stop" or "restart" with systemctl will gracefully exit the server, saving world data
-==> Modify /etc/conf.d/minecraft to change the invocation of the server if you wish
-==> A script at /usr/bin/minecraftctl is also provided. See the wiki for details on its usage.
-==> For the server to start you have to accept the EULA in /srv/minecraft/eula.txt
- 
-EOF
+    _update
+}
+
+pre_remove() {
+	echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m Stopping and disabling minecraftd... \e[0m"
+	systemctl stop minecrafd.service
+	systemctl disable minecraftd.service
+
+	/usr/bin/minecraftd stop > /dev/null
 }
 
 post_remove() {
-  if getent passwd "minecraft" >/dev/null; then
-    userdel minecraft >/dev/null
-  fi
-  if getent group "minecraft" >/dev/null; then
-    groupdel minecraft >/dev/null
-  fi
+	echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m Removing ${USER} system user and group... \e[0m"
+	if getent passwd ${USER} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		userdel ${USER} 2>/dev/null
+	fi
+	if getent group ${USER} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		groupdel ${USER}
+	fi
+
+	# Notifying the user of kept dirs
+    [ -d ${SERVER_ROOT} ] && chown root:root ${SERVER_ROOT} && echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m NOTE: Game saves in ${SERVER_ROOT} were kept on your system.\e[0m"
+    [ -d /etc/conf.d/minecraft ] && echo -e "\e[34;1m==>\e[39;1m NOTE: Your configuration file /etc/conf.d/minecraft was kept on your system.\e[0m"
 }
diff --git a/minecraftctl b/minecraftctl
deleted file mode 100644
index 55ed49c..0000000
--- a/minecraftctl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-
-# Adapted from generic minecraft init script
-#	 http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Tutorials/Server_startup_script
-#
-# Main Differences: 
-#   - Start stop and reload is handled by systemd, removed
-#   - update handled by pacman, removed
-#   - changed from init script to "minecraftctl" command.
-#   - uses /etc/conf.d/minecraftd for variables
-#
-# Changes:
-#
-#   Changed running screen to work as root, broke it out into mc_docommand
-#   Commented echo commands for successful execution to not spam the log.
-
-
-. /etc/conf.d/minecraft || echo "can't source /etc/conf.d/minecraft"
-
-
-ME=`whoami`
-as_user() {
-  if [ $ME == $MCUSER ] ; then
-    bash -c "$1"
-  else
-    su - $MCUSER -c "$1"
-  fi
-}
-
-mc_saveoff() {
-  if pgrep -u $MCUSER -f $SERVICE > /dev/null
-  then
-    #echo "$SERVICE is running... suspending saves"
-	mc_docommand "say $BACKUPSTARTMSG"
-	mc_docommand save-off
-	mc_docommand save-all
-    sync
-    sleep 10
-  else
-    echo "$SERVICE is not running. Not suspending saves."
-  fi
-}
-
-mc_saveon() {
-  if pgrep -u $MCUSER -f $SERVICE > /dev/null
-  then
-    #echo "$SERVICE is running... re-enabling saves"
-	mc_docommand save-on
-	mc_docommand "say $BACKUPENDMSG"
-  else
-    echo "$SERVICE is not running. Not resuming saves."
-  fi
-}
-
-mc_backup() {
-   mc_saveoff
-   
-   NOW=`date "+%Y-%m-%d_%Hh%M"`
-   BACKUP_FILE="$BACKUPPATH/${WORLD}_${NOW}.tar"
-   #echo "Backing up minecraft world..."
-   #as_user "cd $_SRVDIR && cp -r $WORLD $BACKUPPATH/${WORLD}_`date "+%Y.%m.%d_%H.%M"`"
-   as_user "tar -h -C \"$_SRVDIR\" -cf \"$BACKUP_FILE\" \"$WORLD\""
-
-   #echo "Backing up $SERVICE"
-   as_user "tar -h -C \"$_SRVDIR\" -rf \"$BACKUP_FILE\" \"$SERVICE\""
-   #as_user "cp \"$_SRVDIR/$SERVICE\" \"$BACKUPPATH/minecraft_server_${NOW}.jar\""
-
-   mc_saveon
-
-   #echo "Compressing backup..."
-   as_user "gzip -f \"$BACKUP_FILE\""
-   #echo "Done."
-}
-
-mc_command() {
-  command="$1";
-  if pgrep -u $MCUSER -f $SERVICE > /dev/null
-  then
-    pre_log_len=`wc -l "$_SRVDIR/server.log" | awk '{print $1}'`
-    #echo "$SERVICE is running... executing command"
-	mc_docommand "$command"
-    sleep .1 # assumes that the command will run and print to the log file in less than .1 seconds
-    # print output
-    tail -n $[`wc -l "$_SRVDIR/server.log" | awk '{print $1}'`-$pre_log_len] "$_SRVDIR/server.log"
-  else
-    echo "$SERVICE is not running. Couldn't executed command."
-  fi
-}
-
-mc_docommand() {
-	screen -p 0 -S minecraft -X stuff "`printf \"$1\r\"`"
-}
-
-
-#Start-Stop here
-case "$1" in
-  backup)
-    mc_backup
-    ;;
-  status)
-    if pgrep -u $MCUSER -f $SERVICE > /dev/null
-    then
-      echo "$SERVICE is running."
-    else
-      echo "$SERVICE is not running."
-    fi
-    ;;
-  command)
-    if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
-      shift
-      mc_command "$*"
-    else
-      echo "Must specify server command (try 'help'?)"
-    fi
-    ;;
-
-  *)
-    echo "Usage: $0 {backup|status|command \"server command\"}"
-    exit 1
-  ;;
-esac
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/minecraftd b/minecraftd
deleted file mode 100644
index 997f928..0000000
--- a/minecraftd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-. /etc/conf.d/minecraft || echo "can't source /etc/conf.d/minecraft"
-
-cd $_SRVDIR
-screen -dmS minecraft java -Xmx${MAXHEAP} -Xms${MINHEAP} -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalPacing -XX:ParallelGCThreads=${THREADS} -XX:+AggressiveOpts -jar ${_SRVDIR}/${SERVERJAR} nogui
diff --git a/minecraftd-backup.service b/minecraftd-backup.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff2085e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minecraftd-backup.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Minecraft Server World Backup
+After=local-fs.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/minecraftd backup
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/minecraftd-backup.timer b/minecraftd-backup.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b4414f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minecraftd-backup.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Daily Minecraft Server Backup
+
+[Timer]
+Type=forking
+OnCalendar=daily
+AccuracySec=5min
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/minecraftd-diag b/minecraftd-diag
deleted file mode 100644
index a0bd045..0000000
--- a/minecraftd-diag
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-. /etc/conf.d/minecraft || echo "can't source /etc/conf.d/minecraft"
-
-cd $_SRVDIR
-echo "If the next command executes correctly, then something is wrong with screen."
-su minecraft -c "PATH=/opt/java/bin/:/usr/bin/:$PATH java -Xmx${MAXHEAP} -Xms${MINHEAP} -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalPacing -XX:ParallelGCThreads=${THREADS} -XX:+AggressiveOpts -jar ${_SRVDIR}/${SERVERJAR} nogui"
diff --git a/minecraftd.conf b/minecraftd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d03a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minecraftd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# THIS IS THE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR THE SCRIPT NOT FOR THE ACTUAL SERVER
+
+# General parameters
+SERVER_ROOT="/srv/minecraft"
+BACKUPPATH="/srv/minecraft/backup"
+LOGPATH="/srv/minecraft/logs"
+WORLDPATHS="/srv/minecraft/world" # World paths separated by spaces
+KEEP_BACKUPS="10"
+MC_USER="minecraft"
+MAIN_JAR="minecraft_server.jar"
+SESSION_NAME="minecraft"
+
+# System parameters for the minecraft server
+MINHEAP="512M"
+MAXHEAP="1024M"
+THREADS="1"
+JAVA_PARMS="-Xmx${MAXHEAP} -Xms${MINHEAP} -XX:ParallelGCThreads=${THREADS}"
diff --git a/minecraftd.service b/minecraftd.service
index d649d63..17e18af 100644
--- a/minecraftd.service
+++ b/minecraftd.service
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Minecraft server daemon
-After=network.target
+Description=Minecraft Server
+After=local-fs.target network.target
 
 [Service]
-User=minecraft
-Group=minecraft
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/minecraftd
-Type=oneshot
-RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/screen -S minecraft -X stuff 'say Server Shutting Down in 5 Seconds\n' ; /usr/bin/sleep 5 ; /usr/bin/screen -S minecraft -X stuff 'stop\n' ; /usr/bin/expect -c "exec screen -x minecraft ; wait ; exit"
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/minecraftd start
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/minecraftd stop
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/minecraftd.sh b/minecraftd.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a8e6b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minecraftd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source /etc/conf.d/minecraft || echo "Could not source /etc/conf.d/minecraft"
+
+# You may use this script for any minecraft server of your choice, just alter the config file
+SERVER_ROOT="${SERVER_ROOT:-/srv/minecraft}"
+BACKUPPATH="${BACKUPPATH:-/srv/minecraft/backup}"
+LOGPATH="${LOGPATH:-/srv/minecraft/logs}"
+WORLDPATHS="${WORLDPATHS:-/srv/minecraft/world}"
+KEEP_BACKUPS="${KEEP_BACKUPS:-10}"
+MC_USER="${MC_USER:-minecraft}"
+MAIN_JAR="${MAIN_JAR:-minecraft_server.jar}"
+SESSION_NAME="${SESSION_NAME:-minecraft}"
+
+# Specify system parameters for the minecraft server
+MINHEAP="${MINHEAP:-512M}"
+MAXHEAP="${MAXHEAP:-1024M}"
+THREADS="${THREADS:-1}"
+JAVA_PARMS="${JAVA_PARMS:-"-Xmx${MAXHEAP} -Xms${MINHEAP} -XX:ParallelGCThreads=${THREADS}"}"
+
+# Check for sudo rigths
+if [ $(sudo whoami) != "root" ]; then
+    echo "You must have sudo access in order to use this script."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Pipe any given argument to the minecraft server console
+mc_command() {
+	sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -X stuff "`printf \"$*\r\"`"
+}
+
+# Start the server if it is not already running
+server_start() {
+    sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -Q select . > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "A screen ${SESSION_NAME} session is already running. Please close it first."
+    else
+        echo -en "Starting server... "
+        sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -dmS ${SESSION_NAME} /bin/bash -c "cd ${SERVER_ROOT}; java ${JAVA_PARMS} -jar ${SERVER_ROOT}/${MAIN_JAR} nogui"
+        echo -e "\e[39;1m done\e[0m"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Stop the server gracefully by saving everything prior and warning the users
+server_stop() {
+    sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -Q select . > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        mc_command save-all
+        mc_command say "Server is going down in 10 seconds! HURRY UP WITH WATHEVER YOU ARE DOING!" # Warning the users
+        echo -en "Server is going down in... "
+        for i in $(seq 1 10);
+        do
+            mc_command say "down in... $(expr 10 - $i)"
+            echo -n " $(expr 10 - $i)"
+            sleep 1
+        done
+        mc_command stop
+        echo -e "\e[39;1m done\e[0m"
+    else
+        echo "The corresponding screen session for ${SESSION_NAME} was already dead."
+    fi
+}
+
+# Print whether the server is running and if so give some information about memory usage and threads
+server_status() {
+    sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -Q select . > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "Status:\e[39;1m running\e[0m"
+
+        # Calculating memory usage
+        for p in $(sudo -u ${MC_USER} pgrep -f ${MAIN_JAR}); do
+            ps -p$p -O rss | tail -n1;
+        done | gawk '{ count ++; sum += $2 }; END {count --; print "Number of processes =", count, "(screen, bash,", count-2, "x java)"; print "Total memory usage =", sum/1024, "MB" ;};'
+    else
+        echo -e "Status:\e[39;1m stopped\e[0m"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Restart the complete server by shutting it down and starting it again
+server_restart() {
+    sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -Q select . > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        server_stop
+        sleep 0.1
+        server_start
+    else
+        server_start
+    fi
+}
+
+# Backup the directories specified in $WORLDPATHS
+backup_files() {
+    which tar &> /dev/null
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "The tar binaries are needed for a backup."
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    echo "Starting backup..."
+    FILE="`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`.tar.gz"
+    sudo -u ${MC_USER} mkdir -p ${BACKUPPATH}
+    sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -Q select . > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        mc_command save-off
+        mc_command save-all
+        sync && wait
+        sudo -u ${MC_USER} tar -czf ${BACKUPPATH}/${FILE} --totals ${WORLDPATHS} 2>&1 | grep -v "tar: Removing leading "
+        mc_command save-on
+    else
+        sudo -u ${MC_USER} tar -czf ${BACKUPPATH}/${FILE} --totals ${WORLDPATHS} 2>&1 | grep -v "tar: Removing leading "
+    fi
+    echo -e "\e[39;1mbackup completed\e[0m\n"
+
+    echo -n "Only keeping the last ${KEEP_BACKUPS} backups and removing the other ones..."
+    BACKUP_COUNT=$(for f in ${BACKUPPATH}/[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]*; do echo $f; done | wc -l)
+    if [ $(expr ${BACKUP_COUNT} - ${KEEP_BACKUPS}) -gt 0 ]; then
+        sudo -u ${MC_USER} rm $(for f in ${BACKUPPATH}/[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]*; do echo $f; done | head -n$(expr ${BACKUP_COUNT} - ${KEEP_BACKUPS}))
+        echo -e "\e[39;1m done\e[0m ($(expr ${BACKUP_COUNT} - ${KEEP_BACKUPS}) backup(s) pruned)"
+    else
+        echo -e "\e[39;1m done\e[0m (no backups pruned)"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Run the given comman at the minecraft server console
+server_command() {
+    if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+        echo "No server command specified. Try 'help' for a list of commands."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -Q select . > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    	mc_command "$@"
+        tailf -n 0 ${LOGPATH}/latest.log &
+        TAILFPID=$! # Process id of tailf command
+        sleep 0.1
+        kill ${TAILFPID}
+    else
+        echo "There is no ${SESSION_NAME} session to connect to."
+    fi
+}
+
+# Enter the screen minecraft session
+server_console() {
+    sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -Q select . > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        sudo -u ${MC_USER} screen -S ${SESSION_NAME} -rx
+    else
+        echo "There is no ${SESSION_NAME} session to connect to."
+    fi
+}
+
+# Help function, no arguments required
+help() {
+    cat << 'EOF'
+This script was design to easily control any minecraft server. Quite every parameter for a given
+minecraft server derivative can be altered by editing the variables in the configuration file.
+
+Usage: minecraftd {start|stop|status|backup|command <command>|console}
+    start                Start the minecraft server
+    stop                 Stop the minecraft server
+    restart              Restart the minecraft server
+    status               Print some status information
+    backup               Backup the world data
+    command <command>    Run the given comman at the minecraft server console
+    console              Enter the server console through a screen session
+
+Copyright (c) Gordian Edenhofer <gordian.edenhofer@gmail.com>
+EOF
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	start)
+		server_start
+		;;
+
+	stop)
+        server_stop
+		;;
+
+    status)
+        server_status
+        ;;
+
+    restart)
+        server_restart
+        ;;
+
+	console)
+		server_console
+		;;
+
+    command)
+        server_command "${@:2}"
+        ;;
+
+	backup)
+        backup_files
+		;;
+
+	*|-h|--help)
+		help
+esac
+
+exit 0