How to back up and restore your Minecraft server

A backup is a copy of your whole server: the world, settings, mods and plugins. If a mod breaks the world, a griefer wrecks your base, or an update goes wrong, a backup brings everything back to how it was.

Make a backup

1. Open your server in the panel and go to Backups.
2. Click Create backup.
3. Give it a name you will recognise later, like before mods or before 1.21 update.
4. Wait until it shows as finished.

You can keep playing while a backup runs, but it finishes faster when the server is quiet.

When to make one

Make a backup before you:

• change the Minecraft version or server type on the Versions page
• install a modpack, or add lots of mods at once
• delete or replace files on the Files page
• upload a new world, or change the seed

A backup takes a minute. Rebuilding a lost base takes weeks.

Restore a backup

1. Stop the server from the Console page.
2. Open Backups and find the backup you want.
3. Open its menu and choose Restore.
4. Start the server again when the restore is done.

Restoring replaces your current files with the ones in the backup. Anything built after that backup is lost, so make a fresh backup first if you might want to come back to the current state.

Keep backups automatic

You don't have to remember. A schedule can make a backup every day on its own. See Automatic restarts and backups.

Download a backup to your PC

From the backup's menu you can also download it. It's a good idea to keep a copy of a world you really care about on your own computer too.