💾How to Create and Restore Backups

Introduction

Backups are full snapshots of your server files. Every plan includes a set number of backup slots, when you hit the cap, the oldest one rotates out (unless you lock it).

Create a Backup

1. 1Open the panel → Backups tab
2. 2Click Create Backup
3. 3Give it a name (e.g. "Before installing modpack")
4. 4(Optional) Tick Lock to prevent auto-deletion
5. 5Click Start Backup

The panel snapshots in the background. You can keep playing, but expect brief disk-write spikes.

Restore a Backup

1. 1Open Backups
2. 2Find the snapshot you want
3. 3Click the Restore icon
4. 4Confirm
5. 5The server stops, files revert, and the server restarts

Warning: Restore overwrites every file on the server. Anything created after the backup is gone. Make a fresh backup first if you might want both versions.

Download a Backup

• Click Generate Download next to any backup
• Wait for the link to appear (large backups take a minute)
• Download as a .tar.gz archive
• Keep offline copies of important snapshots

Backup Strategy

• Daily auto-backup, see Scheduled Tasks
• Manual backup before any risky change (version upgrade, mod install, world edit)
• Lock milestones, base completion, big events, before a contentious player change
• Off-site copy, download monthly milestones to your local drive

When Backups Fail

• Out of disk → free up space or upgrade plan
• Server crashed mid-backup → restart and try again
• Persistent failures → open a ticket, we'll investigate

Need More Help?

Worried about a risky change? Make a backup, then ask in Discord, having a snapshot ready is half the battle.