diff --git a/restart.sh b/restart.sh
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+###
+# restart all services related to your Nextcloud instance
+# issue by e.g.:/root/restart.sh
+###
+#!/bin/bash
+/usr/sbin/service nginx stop
+/usr/sbin/service mysql restart
+/usr/sbin/service redis-server restart
+/usr/sbin/service php7.2-fpm restart
+/usr/sbin/service nginx restart
+exit 0