diff --git a/check_and_restart.sh b/check_and_restart.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# pull changes from the repo
+git pull
+
+# Set the time threshold in seconds (6 hours = 21600 seconds)
+time_threshold=21600
+
+# Get the timestamp of the most recent commit
+last_commit_time=$(git log -1 --format="%at")
+
+# Check if the last commit was within the time threshold
+if [[ $(( $(date +%s) - last_commit_time )) -lt $time_threshold ]]; then
+  echo "Restarting..."
+  pm2 restart ecosystem.config.js
+else
+  echo "There has been no commit. Will not restart."
+fi
diff --git a/ecosystem.config.js b/ecosystem.config.js
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+module.exports = {
+  apps : [{
+    name   : "Xantic",
+    script : "./index.js",
+  }]
+}