InvRewind

Highly configurable inventory backup and restore plugin for Paper, Purpur, and Folia.

For server owners and admins who want to backup player inventories and restore them when players lose items.

Why Use This Plugin?

Protect Your Players' Progress

• Never lose items due to bugs, glitches, or accidents
• Restore inventories after server crashes or rollbacks
• Recover from duplication exploits or inventory wipes

Flexible & Powerful

• Multiple database options (YAML, SQLite, MySQL)
• Export and import backups between formats
• Automatic fallback if database fails
• Works on Paper, Purpur, and Folia servers

Easy to Use

• Intuitive GUI for browsing and restoring backups
• Selective restore - choose exactly what to restore
• Async operations - no server lag
• Console and in-game command support

Actively Maintained

• Frequent updates with new features
• Bug fixes as they're discovered
• Community-driven improvements
• Open source on GitHub

Features

Core Functionality

• Automatic Backups - Capture player inventories on death, world change, join, quit, and scheduled intervals
• Force Backups - Create manual backups on demand via command
• GUI-Based Restoration - Intuitive interface for browsing and restoring backups
• Selective Restore - Restore specific items: inventory, armor, offhand, ender chest, XP, or location
• Database Migration - Export and import backups between YAML, SQLite, and MySQL formats

Technical Features

• Folia Compatible - Full support for Folia's region-based threading
• Multi-Database Support - Choose between YAML, SQLite, or MySQL
• Database Fallback - Automatic fallback to YAML if database connection fails
• Async Operations - All database operations run asynchronously to prevent lag
• Backup Limits - Automatic cleanup of old backups per type
• Pagination - Handle large player counts and backup lists efficiently
• Duplicate Detection - Skip duplicate backups on import

Backup Types

• Death - Automatic backup when player dies
• World Change - Backup when switching worlds (including custom dimensions)
• Join - Backup when player joins the server
• Quit - Backup when player leaves the server
• Scheduled - Automatic backups at regular intervals
• Force - Manual backups created by admins

Commands

Configuration

Database Options

database:
  type: yaml  # yaml, sqlite, or mysql

• YAML - File-based, easy to backup, good for small servers
• SQLite - File-based database, better performance for medium servers
• MySQL - External database, best for large/multi-server setups

Auto-Backup Settings

auto-backup:
  on-death: true
  on-world-change: true
  on-join: true
  on-quit: true
  
  scheduled:
    enabled: false
    interval: 30  # minutes
    require-movement: true
    min-items: 1

Backup Limits

auto-backup:
  limits:
    enabled: true
    max-per-type:
      death: 50
      world-change: 30
      join: 20
      quit: 20
      scheduled: 40
      force: 100

Features

features:
  save-inventory: true
  save-armor: true
  save-offhand: true
  save-enderchest: true
  save-health: true
  save-hunger: true
  save-xp: true
  save-location: true

Migration Settings

migration:
  # Delete source file/folder after successful import
  delete-source-after-import: false

GUI Sounds

gui:
  sounds-enabled: true  # Enable/disable all GUI sounds

Database Migration

Export Backups

Export your current database to any format:

/invrewind export          # Export to current database type
/invrewind export yaml     # Export to YAML folder structure
/invrewind export sqlite   # Export to SQLite .db file
/invrewind export mysql    # Export to MySQL .sql dump

Export locations:

• YAML: plugins/InvRewind/exports/yaml/export_TIMESTAMP/
• SQLite: plugins/InvRewind/exports/sqlite/export_TIMESTAMP.db
• MySQL: plugins/InvRewind/exports/mysql/export_TIMESTAMP.sql

Import Backups

Import backups from any format:

/invrewind import yaml <foldername>    # Import from YAML folder
/invrewind import sqlite <filename>    # Import from SQLite .db file
/invrewind import mysql <filename>     # Import from MySQL .sql file

Import locations:

• YAML: Place folders in plugins/InvRewind/imports/yaml/
• SQLite: Place .db files in plugins/InvRewind/imports/sqlite/
• MySQL: Place .sql files in plugins/InvRewind/imports/mysql/

Features:

• Async processing to prevent server lag
• Progress logging every 100 backups
• Automatic duplicate detection and skipping
• Tab completion for available import files
• Works from console and in-game

Permissions

Support & Development

This plugin is actively maintained with frequent updates, new features, and bug fixes as they're discovered. More features are planned for future releases.

• Discord: Join our Discord
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Source Code: GitHub Repository
• Feature Requests: Open an issue on GitHub

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.