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Better Backups

by ImFeH2

Better Backups is a server-side Fabric mod for backing up Minecraft worlds on a schedule, with manual backups, restores and a clickable menu.

FabricServer-side onlyApache License 2.0Open source26.1.2

What it does

Server owners can create backups by hand at any time, or run them on a schedule set either as an interval in m, h or d, or as a 5-part cron expression evaluated in the server timezone. Only one of the two schedule modes is active at once, so setting one replaces the other. The schedule mode decides whether time is counted only while the server is actively ticking or by wall clock time since the process started.

Older backups are pruned automatically, keeping only the newest ones up to a configured limit. A restore waits before applying the selected backup, which leaves a window in which the restore can be cancelled. By default the server stops once the restore finishes and the server manager starts it again. Commands need the server owner permission, and a full command list is available through the help command.

Installation needs Fabric API as a required dependency. The mod is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and has public links for its source code and issue tracker. Files are published for 26.1.2 only, with 1.2.3 as the latest file from 2026-05-31; the first release dates from 2026-05-29.

Key features

  1. Scheduled backups

    Backups run on an interval or a cron schedule, and only one schedule type applies at a time.

  2. Automatic pruning

    Old backups are removed so that only the newest ones up to a set limit remain on disk.

  3. Restore with cancel window

    A delay before each restore gives administrators time to cancel it before the world is replaced.

  4. Clickable backup menu

    An in-game menu lists backups and offers create, restore, status and config controls without typing commands.

  5. English and Chinese messages

    Messages are available in English and in Chinese, in both zh and zh-cn variants.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.1.21.2.3
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Questions

Does Better Backups need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed alongside Better Backups on the server.

Do players need the mod installed?

No. Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod.

Can backups run on a cron schedule?

Yes. A schedule can use a 5-part cron expression evaluated in the server timezone instead of an interval.

Which game versions are supported?

Files are published for 26.1.2 only. Older or newer game versions have no Better Backups file on the Modrinth page.

In the catalog

Better Backups is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

A better backup mod for Minecraft worlds. Use /backup menu to open the clickable backup menu. It gives you access to backup creation, backup lists, restore actions, status, and config controls without typing every command by hand.
ImFeH2, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ImFeH2
Published
2026-05-29
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-31
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

ManagementStorageUtility
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