How to Manually Backup your Server Files

Shockbyte Panel

Mar 31, 2026

4 min read

Backups can be used to recover your server data in the case of any file loss or griefing. This guide explains how to create a backup.

Access your Control Panel and Stop your server.
Navigate to the Files tab and select SFTP Connect. Access your server FTP using FileZilla or WinSCP.
On your computer, create a new folder with any name you'd prefer. For this example, we will call this folder Server Backup. Select all of the server files with Ctrl + A, then drag and drop them into your newly created folder.

You have now made a backup of your server to your computer!

You can also zip the files through the built-in FTP to download the whole server as a ZIP file.

Access your Control Panel and Stop your server.
Navigate to the Files tab and tick the box beside the file(s) and folder(s) that you want to backup.
Click Zip and name your Zip file after your world name. If your world name is MyMinecraftWorld, the zip file should be named MyMinecraftWorld.zip.
Click Zip file to zip your server files.
Once done, access your server through an FTP client such as FileZilla. You should now see the ZIP file you created. Download this file to keep a local backup of your server.

You can also use the Automatic Backup tool to create a ZIP file of your server.

Access your Control Panel and Stop your server.
Navigate to the Backups tab on the left-hand side of the panel.
Select the Instance dropdown and select your desired world you would like to backup.
Set the Name of the backup. Select any further options you would like to have for the backup (i.e., setting up interval backups, scheduling, etc.)
Select Create Backup.
Select the Download button to download your server backup onto your computer.

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How to Manually Backup your Server Files