Backing up your server files regularly is highly recommended for all server owners to do. Backing up your files ensures that even if your server files become corrupted for any reason, you can still revert to the recent backup to restore your data.
# Automatically Backup Server Files
Setting up an automated backup schedule is the recommended way to backup your server files. By doing this, your server will automatically generate a backup of your files in the interval you configure; it's just like auto-saving in a game!
- Navigate to the Shockbyte Panel and open your server panel.
- On the left-hand sidebar, click the Backups tab
- Click Instance, then select the server instance you would like to schedule backups on.
- Click Set Interval, then configure how often you would like a new backup to generate.
If you would like, you can also change the name of your schedule, though is not required.
- Click Start Backup to generate the first backup and begin the scheduled interval.
If you would like the first backup to generate later, you can click the Schedule Backup button and configure the time the first backup should generate.
# Creating a Backup Manually
If for whatever reason you do not want to set up an automatic backup schedule, you can still quickly generate a manual backup at any time.
- Navigate to the Shockbyte Panel and open your server panel.
- On the left-hand sidebar, click the Backups tab
- Click Instance, then select the server instance you would like to schedule backups on.
- Click Start Backup to begin generating the backup.
