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Backing up your server: create, restore, and download

Take manual and scheduled backups, restore a previous state, download a copy off-site, and lock important backups so they're never rotated away.

Last updated July 16, 2026

Backups are your safety net. A bad plugin, a botched config, a griefing incident, or a modpack update gone wrong can all be undone in minutes if you have a recent backup. This guide covers taking, restoring, downloading, and automating them.

Take a manual backup

  1. Open your server and click the Backups tab.
  2. Click Create Backup.
  3. Give it a name you'll recognise later (for example, before installing X) and click confirm.
  4. The backup runs in the background. Larger servers take longer — you can keep using the panel while it works.

Get into the habit of taking a backup before any big change: installing or updating mods, editing world settings, or changing your plan.

Restore a backup

Restoring overwrites your current files with the contents of that backup, so the state you're in now is replaced.

  1. On the Backups tab, find the backup you want.
  2. Open its menu (the ⋯ on the right) and choose Restore.
  3. Confirm. Your server stops, the files are rolled back, and it restarts on the restored state.

If you want to keep your current files too, download the current state first or take a fresh backup before restoring.

Download a backup

Open a backup's menu and choose Download to pull a copy to your own computer. This is worth doing for milestone worlds you never want to lose — an off-site copy survives even if something happens to the server.

Lock a backup so it's never deleted

Your plan includes a set number of backup slots. When you're at the limit, the oldest backup is rotated out to make room for a new one. To protect an important backup from being rotated away, open its menu and choose Lock. Locked backups don't count toward automatic rotation and can't be deleted until you unlock them.

Automate backups on a schedule

You don't have to remember to back up manually. On the Schedules tab you can create a task that runs a backup automatically — for example every night at 4 AM. See Automating restarts and backups with schedules for the full walkthrough.

Tips

  • Backups count against a slot limit — need more? Upgrading your plan or opening a ticket can raise the limit.
  • Back up before plan changes. Downgrades and reinstalls touch your files; a fresh backup means zero risk.
  • A backup is not a substitute for a download. For irreplaceable worlds, keep an off-site copy on your own machine.