diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/server/Administration.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/server/Administration.tsx
index 7ae1b8f..f385379 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/server/Administration.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/server/Administration.tsx
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ function ServerAdministrationCard({setServ, serv, onServerFilesDeleted}: {setSer
         </div>
     </Card>;
 }
+
 function ServerStartupCard({setServ, serv}: {setServ: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<server.Server>>, serv: server.Server}) {
 
     const [showServerCommandModalOpen, setShowServerCommandModalOpen] = useState(false)
@@ -211,6 +212,38 @@ function ServerStartupCard({setServ, serv}: {setServ: React.Dispatch<React.SetSt
         </Card>
     )
 }
+
+function AutoSaveSettingsCard({ setServ, serv }: {setServ: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<server.Server>>, serv: server.Server}) {
+    return (
+        <Card variant="soft"  className={''}>
+            <Typography level="title-md">
+                Auto-Save Settings
+            </Typography>
+            <Divider className={'mx-2'}/>
+
+            <div className={'space-x-4 w-full flex'}>
+                <div className={'inline-block'}>
+                    <Checkbox label="Enable Auto-Save" checked={serv?.autoSaveEnabled}
+                              onChange={(e) => setServ((p) => ({
+                                  ...p,
+                                  autoSaveEnabled: e.target.checked,
+                                  convertValues: p.convertValues
+                                }))}/><br/>
+
+                    <FormLabel>Auto-Save Interval (minutes)</FormLabel>
+                    <Input className={''} type={'number'} required value={serv?.autoSaveInterval} disabled={!serv?.autoSaveEnabled}
+                              onChange={(e) => setServ((p) => ({
+                                  ...p, 
+                                  autoSaveInterval: parseInt(e.target.value), 
+                                  convertValues: p.convertValues 
+                                }))}>
+                    </Input>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </Card>
+    )
+}
+
 function ExtraSettingsCard({setServ, serv}: {setServ: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<server.Server>>, serv: server.Server}) {
     return (
         <Card variant="soft" className={''}>
@@ -257,12 +290,11 @@ function ExtraSettingsCard({setServ, serv}: {setServ: React.Dispatch<React.SetSt
 }
 
 export function Administration({setServ, serv, onServerFilesDeleted}: Props) {
-
-
     return (
         <TabPanel value={3} className={'space-y-8'}>
             <ServerAdministrationCard serv={serv} setServ={setServ} onServerFilesDeleted={onServerFilesDeleted}/>
             <ServerStartupCard serv={serv} setServ={setServ} />
+            <AutoSaveSettingsCard setServ={setServ} serv={serv}/>
             <ExtraSettingsCard setServ={setServ} serv={serv}/>
         </TabPanel>
     );
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 33ed1bd..04b99df 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/JensvandeWiel/ArkAscendedServerManager/helpers"
-	"github.com/keybase/go-ps"
-	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/runtime"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/JensvandeWiel/ArkAscendedServerManager/helpers"
+	"github.com/keybase/go-ps"
+	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
 // Server contains the server "stuff"
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ type Server struct {
 	MaxPlayers int    `json:"maxPlayers"`
 
 	StartWithApplication bool `json:"startWithApplication"`
+
+	AutoSaveEnabled  bool `json:"autoSaveEnabled"`
+	AutoSaveInterval int  `json:"autoSaveInterval"`
 }
 
 // UpdateConfig updates the configuration files for the server e.g.: GameUserSettings.ini
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ func (s *Server) Stop() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err := s.helpers.SendRconCommand("saveworld", s.IpAddress, s.RCONPort, s.AdminPassword)
+	err := s.SaveWorld()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -258,3 +262,12 @@ func (s *Server) CreateArguments() []string {
 
 	return args
 }
+
+// save the world
+func (s *Server) SaveWorld() error {
+	_, err := s.helpers.SendRconCommand("saveworld", s.IpAddress, s.RCONPort, s.AdminPassword)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/server/server_controller.go b/server/server_controller.go
index 84ac37f..845863e 100644
--- a/server/server_controller.go
+++ b/server/server_controller.go
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/JensvandeWiel/ArkAscendedServerManager/helpers"
-	"github.com/adrg/xdg"
-	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/runtime"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/JensvandeWiel/ArkAscendedServerManager/helpers"
+	"github.com/adrg/xdg"
+	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -29,10 +31,11 @@ const (
 
 // ServerController struct
 type ServerController struct {
-	ctx       context.Context
-	Servers   map[int]*Server
-	helpers   *helpers.HelpersController
-	serverDir string
+	ctx                context.Context
+	Servers            map[int]*Server
+	helpers            *helpers.HelpersController
+	autoSaveIterations int
+	serverDir          string
 }
 
 //region Struct Initialization and Creation
@@ -57,8 +60,12 @@ func (c *ServerController) Startup(ctx context.Context) {
 	c.serverDir = serverDir
 
 	c.StartServersWithApplication()
+	c.RunAutoSaveTimers()
 }
 
+// endregion
+
+// region Backend Functions
 func (c *ServerController) StartServersWithApplication() {
 	servers, err := c.getAllServers()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -69,13 +76,64 @@ func (c *ServerController) StartServersWithApplication() {
 
 	for id := range servers {
 		server := c.Servers[id]
-		runtime.LogInfof(c.ctx, "StartWithApplication: %t", server.StartWithApplication)
+		runtime.LogInfof(c.ctx, "Starting server %s automatically", server.ServerName)
 		if server.StartWithApplication {
 			c.StartServer(server.Id)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// start repeating timer that calls auto-save
+// having one timer that manages all servers is advantageous:
+// - catches conditions where a user enables auto-save after the timer has started
+// - catches interval changes made after the timer has started
+func (c *ServerController) RunAutoSaveTimers() {
+	c.autoSaveIterations = 0
+
+	autoSave := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-autoSave.C:
+			c.AutoSaveServers()
+		default:
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *ServerController) AutoSaveServers() {
+	servers, err := c.getAllServers()
+	if err != nil {
+		newErr := fmt.Errorf("Error getting all servers " + err.Error())
+		runtime.LogErrorf(c.ctx, newErr.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.autoSaveIterations += 1
+	// seconds in a minute * hours in a day * days, increase days if more days are required
+	//									  d
+	if c.autoSaveIterations == (60 * 24 * 7) { // one week in seconds
+		// very early max int catch (definitely extendable in the future if necessary)
+		c.autoSaveIterations = 0
+	}
+
+	for id := range servers {
+		server := c.Servers[id]
+		if server.AutoSaveEnabled {
+			// if interval is multiple of iterations
+			if c.autoSaveIterations%server.AutoSaveInterval == 0 {
+				runtime.LogInfo(c.ctx, "Running autosave for "+server.ServerName)
+
+				err = server.SaveWorld()
+				if err != nil {
+					newErr := fmt.Errorf("Server auto-save created an error: " + err.Error())
+					runtime.LogErrorf(c.ctx, newErr.Error())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 //endregion
 
 //region Frontend functions