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Game Panel

Backups and restores

Create manual and scheduled backups of your server, restore from a previous snapshot and download backups for off-site storage.

A backup is a snapshot of your server's files at a point in time. We recommend at least one automated daily backup and a manual backup before major updates.

Create a manual backup

  1. Open the Backups tab.
  2. Click Create backup.
  3. Optionally name the backup and add ignored paths (cache/*, logs/*).
  4. Wait for Successful status. Large Minecraft worlds can take 2–5 minutes.

Schedule automatic backups

Go to Schedules → Create schedule, name it Daily backup, set cron 0 4 * * * (4 AM UTC daily), task Create backup. Done.

Restore a backup

From the Backups tab, click the menu beside any backup and select Restore. This overwrites the server files, so stop the server first.

Always create a fresh backup right before restoring an old one — that way you can roll forward if the restore has unexpected issues.

Download a backup

You can download any backup as a .tar.gz for up to 72 hours after creation. After that the download link expires but the backup remains on the panel.

Retention and limits

  • Default retention: 7 daily slots per server.
  • Manual backups are kept until you delete them or hit the slot cap.
  • Need more slots? Open a ticket — extended retention is a paid add-on.