Backup Module

Last updated for forgeessentials-1.7.10-1.4.0-beta1

WARNING
Do NOT change anything in the backup folder. Only copy out of the folder and change there. If you make changes to the folder structure, if WILL mess up the AutoRemove system. Also note that all backup's are made individually per world/Dim. You need to get each recent backup to create your full world again. Server may also seem to take more time when shutting down due to a backup being created when server is shutting down. You can change this in your settings located in your Forge Essentials directory.

CONFIGURATION
The configuration file for this module can be found in ./ForgeEssentials/Backups.cfg The configuration file is well documented.

USAGE
You can use the command to make manual backups of worlds or folders. And you can use the AutoBackup & AutoRemove functions, explained in the config, to set up a fully automated backup system. More on that later.

COMMANDS

Backup
/backup [(<dimID>/<foldername>)]
fe.backup
Makes a backup of all loaded worlds or a specific dimension or specifies which folder to backup to relative to the servers jar.

AUTOBACKUP
Some properties explained:

worldSaving: If you change this to true you will allow all worlds to save. If this remains false, the worlds will only save at the set intervals. This will reduce the HDD lag but if your server crashes, you will lose all changes made after the last save.

whitelist: If you add any dimensions to this list, it will assume they will need backups. Even though they might not be loaded. Still, if "backupOnWorldUnload" is false, it will not save unloaded worlds!

blacklist: If you add any dimensions to this list, it will never automatically make backups of that dimension. Manual backups don't check this list.

extraFolders: If you add folders to this list, it will make backups of those folders every time the world is backed up. You can use this to save the config folder or extra data saved by mods.

AUTOREMOVE
This is explained in the config. Use this to regulate the amount of backups made.