How Backups and Restores Work
Your world is backed up automatically every time the server stops, plus on demand. Here is how snapshots work, when they run, and how to roll back in one click when something breaks.
A grief, a bad mod update, a /fill gone wrong — sooner or later you will want
to undo something. Backups are the safety net, and on Quantum Shell they mostly
run themselves.
When backups happen
- Automatically on every stop. Each time the server stops (including when a Flex server goes to sleep), a fresh snapshot of your world is taken.
- On demand. You can take a manual snapshot any time from the dashboard — do this before risky changes like a version update or a big mod swap.
Snapshots are stored in secure off-machine storage, so they survive even if the underlying node is replaced.
Restoring
Restoring is a one-click action from the dashboard: pick a snapshot, confirm, and your world is rolled back to that point.
Restoring replaces the current world with the snapshot. Anything built after that snapshot was taken is lost — so if you might want the current state too, take a manual snapshot first.
A simple backup habit
- Before any update or major change, take a manual snapshot.
- Let the automatic on-stop backups cover day-to-day play.
- If something breaks, restore the most recent good snapshot.
Updating your server version? The platform takes a mandatory pre-update backup for you — but a manual one right before still doesn't hurt.
What is (and is not) covered
Backups capture your world and configuration. They are not a substitute for exporting anything you want to keep forever — for big milestones, download a copy locally too.
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