MCDR2Restic
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- MCDR2Restic is an MCDReforged plugin that runs scheduled restic backups of specified directories while the server is running.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Support
- The project welcomes pull requests and issues.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- License
- The project is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0).Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Activity detection
- Scheduled backups can be skipped when the server is idle, and a separate forced scheduling option bypasses player activity detection and is disabled by default.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Backup scheduling
- It supports scheduled backups, immediate backups, and interrupting an ongoing backup task.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Dependencies
- The plugin lists MCDReforged >=2.12.0, PyYAML >=6.0, and websocket-client >=1.8.0 as requirements.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Documentation caveat
- The README says it is being refactored and may contain outdated information.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Languages
- The project supports Chinese and English messages and configuration comments, following the MCDR language setting.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Notifications
- It supports OneBot QQ notifications and Discord Webhook notifications.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Player activity
- Scheduled backups can be skipped when no players are active; forced scheduling is also supported and disabled by default.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Prerequisite
- The maker recommends that users understand restic's basic concepts and configuration and be able to use restic independently.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Prerequisites
- The documentation recommends understanding and being able to use restic independently because most backup features require basic restic knowledge.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Repository safety
- A configuration check requires the local restic repository to be outside every backup source directory.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Restic download
- With the default configuration, the plugin automatically downloads a restic binary for the system if it is not found in the MCDR working directory.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Restore
- The plugin supports queued full-snapshot, single-file, and folder restores.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
- Scheduling
- It supports scheduled backups, immediate backups, and interrupting an ongoing backup task.Read 9 Oct 2026 · mcdreforged.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Minecraft Backup Software#19 of 306.8