SimpleServerBackup
One command. Full server backup. Zero drama.
Create compressed snapshots of your entire server folder on demand or on a schedule. Lightweight, safe, and version-flexible (1.8 → 1.21+).
Supports: Spigot / Paper
MC: 1.8–1.12 (Legacy build) · 1.13–1.21+ (Modern build)
Java: 8 (Legacy) · 17/21 (Modern)
✨ Features
- 🔒 Safe & predictable — no NMS, no world editing
- 🗜️ Full-folder ZIP — worlds, plugins, configs (excludes logs/cache by default)
- 🕒 Scheduler (optional) — automatic backups at your interval
- 📁 Custom output path —
backupPathlets you save zips anywhere - 🧹 Exclude list — keep backups lean
⌨️ Commands
/backup [label]→ createsYYYYMMDD-HHMMSS-<label>-server.zip
Permission:simpleserverbackup.use(default: OP)
⚙️ Config (default)
schedule:
enabled: false
intervalTicks: 72000 # 1 hour at 20 TPS
label: "auto"
backupPath: "./backups"
paths:
excludeGlobs:
- "plugins/SimpleServerBackup/**"
- "logs/**"
- "cache/**"
- "**/*.log"
- "**/*.tmp"
- "backups/**"
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.13, 1.13.1, 1.13.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as SimpleServerBackup-modern.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 5 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.