Minecraft server operations
Backups
Back up and restore worlds.
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Set up automatic Minecraft backups with itzg/mc-backup
Add a backup container, set retention periods, and verify the resulting archives.
Restore a Minecraft world from a Docker backup
Stop the server, preserve the current data, and restore the selected backup.
Hetzner snapshots and Minecraft data on volumes
Hetzner snapshots exclude attached volumes. Check where your world is stored and back it up separately.