Managing Backups

Protect your server data with automated and manual backups. Learn how to create, restore, and manage backups effectively.

Backup Overview

Backups protect your server from data loss, allowing you to restore your world and server files if something goes wrong.

Types of Backups

• Manual Backups: Created on-demand through the dashboard

Accessing Backups

1. Navigate to your server dashboard
2. Click on "Backups" in the sidebar
3. View all available backups

Creating Backups

Manual Backup

1. Go to Backups section
2. Click "Create Backup" button
3. Enter a descriptive name (optional)
4. Click "Create"
5. Wait for backup to complete

Backup Storage

Storage Limits

• Check your backup storage quota
• Monitor usage to avoid exceeding limits
• Delete old backups to free space
• Upgrade plan for more storage if needed

Storage Usage

• View total backup size
• See individual backup sizes
• Monitor storage trends
• Plan for storage management

Restoring Backups

Restore Process

1. Select the backup you want to restore
2. Click "Restore" button
3. Confirm restoration
4. Server will restart automatically
5. Verify restoration successful

What Gets Restored

• World Files: All world data
• Server Files: Configuration files
• Plugins/Mods: Installed plugins and mods
• Player Data: Player inventories and stats

Important Notes

• Restoration overwrites current server files
• Server will restart during restoration
• Players will be disconnected
• Restoration cannot be undone

Backup Management

Viewing Backup Details

• Click on a backup to view details
• See backup size and date
• Check what's included in backup
• Verify backup integrity

Downloading Backups

1. Select the backup
2. Click "Download" button
3. Wait for download to prepare
4. Save backup file locally

Deleting Backups

1. Select the backup to delete
2. Click "Delete" button
3. Confirm deletion
4. Backup removed permanently

Backup Best Practices

Regular Backups

• Create manual backups before major changes
• Backup before modpack updates
• Backup before plugin installations

Backup Retention

• Keep recent backups (last 7 days)
• Keep weekly backups (last month)
• Keep monthly backups (last 3 months)
• Delete old backups to save space

Testing Backups

• Periodically test backup restoration
• Verify backups contain correct data
• Ensure restoration process works
• Document restoration procedures

Troubleshooting

Backup Fails

• Check server has enough disk space
• Verify backup storage quota not exceeded
• Check server is running
• Review error messages

Can't Restore Backup

• Verify backup file exists
• Check backup integrity
• Ensure server is stopped
• Try downloading and re-uploading backup

Backup Too Large

• Optimize world files
• Remove unnecessary files
• Use compression
• Consider splitting backups

Recovery Scenarios

World Corruption

1. Identify when corruption occurred
2. Find backup from before corruption
3. Restore that backup
4. Verify world loads correctly

Accidental Deletion

1. Stop server immediately
2. Find most recent backup
3. Restore backup
4. Verify files restored

Update Rollback

1. Find pre-update backup
2. Restore backup
3. Verify server works
4. Plan update retry

For more information on server management, see our dashboard navigation guide.