Backup Minecraft Server to Google Drive

Hello! I am looking for a way to have my minecraft server running on docker using the ITZG image to backup to a google drive folder. I want it to be automated with auto deletion as well. Should I backup the whole folder or just certain parts?

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Requested by ark9975#0

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8/16/23, 10:47 PM

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:50 PM

Just backup the world file + any relevant plugin data

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:50 PM

where is the world file located?

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:51 PM

is it the folder just called "world"?

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:51 PM

it is within the data directory

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:53 PM

Yup

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:53 PM

And world_nether and world_the_end

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:54 PM

And any other world folders u have (if u have a world manager like multiverse)

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:54 PM

so I have to backup all those + my plguins

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:54 PM

then how would I restore?

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:54 PM

just replace those folders with backups?

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:55 PM

You don’t need to backup your plugins

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:55 PM

Only the plugin data that is important

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:56 PM

where is plugin data located?

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:56 PM

I am having trouble finding

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:56 PM

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:56 PM

If the server ever goes boom.

All you would do is create a brand new server.
And replace the world files on the new server with the backups, and new plugin data with the backups

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:56 PM

Inside the plugins folder

QQarthO If the server ever goes boom. All you would do is create a brand new server. An...

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:56 PM

this seems easy enough

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:57 PM

Each plugin if it has any data, will create its own folder inside the plugins folder

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:57 PM

I don't see anything in my plugins folder besides freedomChat, skinrestorer, and bStats

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:57 PM

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:57 PM

So for example if u have the plugin EssentialsX

There will be a plugins/essentials/(all the essentials files)

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:57 PM

Not all plugins have data

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:58 PM

So not all plugins create folders

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:58 PM

ok that makes sense

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:58 PM

But some “data” for plugins is just config settings. And realistically, after you’ve done all your tweaking, would only need to back it up one time

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:59 PM

Cause u don’t need to automate backups for a config file

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 10:59 PM

yeah that makes sense

QarthO•8/16/23, 10:59 PM

But some plugins store data that is always changing, for example, if u had a plugin that is storing custom ender chests, you’d want to back up that, so if the server goes boom, ur aren’t losing all those chest data

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:00 PM

so u kinda can chose what plugin data u want to backup

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:00 PM

What plugins do u have?

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:01 PM

if storage/bandwith isn’t a problem at all, there is no harm in just backing up all the folders inside plugins

QQarthO What plugins do u have?

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 11:01 PM

I only have SkinsRestorer, FreedomCHat, and bStats

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:01 PM

Ok then yeah, I don’t think u need to backup any of that

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:01 PM

Just ur 3 world files

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 11:02 PM

would rclone be good for backing up to my google drive?

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 11:02 PM

i've heard people use it to backup files

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:02 PM

You can yes

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:02 PM

There is also a plugin that can do it for u

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 11:02 PM

the plugin does backups folders?

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:02 PM

https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/drivebackupv2.79519/

SpigotMC - High Performance Minecraft

DriveBackupV2

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 11:03 PM

does this have the option to backup plugins?

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 11:03 PM

I am thinking I will get some others at some point

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:04 PM

Yup

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:04 PM

U can pick and choose what u want to backup

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 11:04 PM

this sounds like exactly what I am looking for

ARK9975OP•8/16/23, 11:04 PM

thank you so much

QarthO•8/16/23, 11:04 PM

Yup, I’d recommend reading the wiki, it’s well made