Due to the fickle nature of running a Minecraft server you are bound to encounter an instance in where you’ll want to restore your world to a previous state as a result of griefing, corruption or just looking to reset your world. You can restore your world to a previous state by utilizing a backup taken by the panel backup tool.
The backup tool offered on our panel will take a backup of your main world and package it into a zip labeled with the name of the world. Backups are automatically taken every day but can also be manually done with the click of a button.
Once you have created a backup of your world, a copy will be kept on the server with the name of the main world (world.zip). As the server only stores 1 backup at a time, the existing backup will be removed each time the process is performed.
Performing world backup
- From the server details page, navigate over to the left side menu and click Backup.
- The follow page provides you with a Start button that you can click to initiate the backup process.
- Once completed you will see a confirmation message in green with a response similar to:
Backup done, ready for download. (Created: 0100-00-01 00:00)
From this point you can this use the FTP details to manage the zip and download it to your local machine or restore the backup with the Restore feature.
Restoring Your Backup
Common Issues
How do I change the automatic backup schedule?
Your server is set up to create backups automatically. By default, your server creates a backup of your world once every 24 hours. It’s important to know that the panel only keeps one of these automatic backups at a time, meaning each new backup will replace the previous one.
If you’d like to back up your world more frequently, like every two hours, you can easily change the schedule by following these steps:
- Navigate to your Apex Control Panel and click on Scheduled Tasks in the left-hand menu.
- Find the existing backup task in the list and click on it to edit its settings.
- Adjust the Interval to your desired time (for example, setting it to 2 hours).
- Press the Save button to apply the changes. Your server will now create backups on your new, custom schedule!
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