Manage World Backups
Back a world up
gorp backup-world [server]
Where “server” is the server name. Gorp will backup the active world, learn more here.
Restore a world
gorp restore-world [server]
Gorp will then have you browse to the backup you’d like to restore. The restored world will overwrite the current world, if they have the same name. Be sure to take a backup of the current world!
Automated Backups
The best backups are automatic. Use the following cron snippet below to create an automatic regular backup of your server’s active world. Create a cron expression here.
This cron job will create a backup of your world every two hours! This will quickly fill your disk up, especially with large worlds with many generated chunks. Adjust based on your storage capacity and needs.
0 */2 * * * /usr/local/bin/gorp backup-world server
Be sure to replace “server” with your server’s name!
Edit your crontab file with crontab -e