How do I install Simple Backup?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Simple Backup work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Simple Backup

by spoorn · on Modrinth

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.19–1.19.4
Minecraft 1.18–1.18.2

⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 ⬇ Download for 1.19–1.19.4 ⬇ Download for 1.18–1.18.2

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Description

Simple Backup utility for servers. Automatic backups at intervals, with configurable options such as compression to zip file, pausing auto backups if no players are online, etc.

See https://github.com/spoorn/SimpleBackup/blob/main/SUMMARY.md for technical details on the backup logic, compression, benchmarks, multi-threading, etc.

Features

Automatic backups at configurable intervals
Pausing backups if no players are online to save resources
Backups are done asynchronously to minimize impact on game performance during backups
Compressing backup to .zip or .tar.lz4 file
Configurations to limit number of backups to keep, and guards to ensure backups do not exceed the disk space
Manual backups can be triggered with command /simplebackup start, /simplebackup zip, /simplebackup lz4, /simplebackup directory
Manual backup permissions can be configured in the config
Backup is stored in the game directory under backup/ parallel to mods/ and config/ folders, or can be configured to any absolute path in the system
Backup file format is YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS(.zip|.tar.lz4) (example: backup/2022-05-04_05-04-13.zip for ZIP format, or backup/2022-05-04_05-04-13/ for DIRECTORY format)
Message will be broadcast to players when backup is in progress. The message is configured in the config to allow for language translations and keep the mod completely server-side. The messages can be disabled
And yeah, the mod is only required on the server!

For help on choosing which backup format to use, see https://github.com/spoorn/SimpleBackup/blob/main/README.md

Config

You can tune all the features in the config file at config/simplebackup.json5. Check out the config documentation at https://github.com/spoorn/SimpleBackup/blob/main/config-documentation.json5 for more details

Note: the config file must be in UTF-8 format. For example, if you're using a special keyboard or text editor to type special characters for the broadcast messages, it must be encoded in UTF-8. If you aren't sure, you can put your special characters in a tool like https://checkserp.com/encode/unicode/, and use that in the config file, which will be able to be parsed correctly.

Dependencies

This mod requires:

Fabric API - https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api?hl=en-USi

requires fabric

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1
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 simplebackup-2.0-1.20.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 1.6 MB
Download link checked 20 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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