Backups
Create manual backups, restore backups from other game servers and configure pre-update & pre-shutdown backups or automatic daily updates.
Create manual backup​
Manual backups are created from the Backups tab under Game server settings.
Hit + Create backup to create a backup.
Enter a name for the backup and hit Start.
When the backup is ready, the page will automatically reload.
Restore / delete​
All backups can be restored, assuming they are backups of the same game.
Only manual backups can be deleted.
Automatic daily backups are automatically deleted after 7 days.
Restore from other game server​
Select the game server in the sidebar.
Make sure you have Syncthing setup when the game server is hosted on a different machine, to sync the backups between the machines.
Smart backups​
Gone are the days when updates break the save files and there are no backups!
Pre-update​
When enabled a backup is automatically created right before the game server is updated.
Pre-shutdown​
If enabled, a backup is automatically created right before the game server is shutdown and/or restarted.
When the game server was started less than 20 minutes ago, backups are skipped.
Daily backups​
GSA will automatically create backups twice per day, so you always have a "working state" backup. Daily backups run at predefined moments and cannot be changed. Use Tasks for custom schedules.
Custom backup schedule (task)​
When a custom schedule is preferred you can use Scheduled Tasks to create custom backup task schedules.
The example below runs every 30 minutes and retains 10 copies.
Blueprint​
Control what files are included in backups, using blueprints. This is useful when you have a custom game server setup.