BackupMod vs FastBack

BackupMod is a free, self-hosted Minecraft server mod for creating and restoring automatic or manual backups. Administrators can schedule several backups each day, check the time until the next run, and set a retention limit that removes the oldest files automatically. Backups can be named, renamed, listed, deleted, or restored by name or as the latest backup. Restoring a selected backup disconnects all players and stops the server. Files and folders can be excluded and later included again. An upload command downloads a ZIP from a direct URL, but Google Drive links do not work. Commands are limited to server operators or authorized players, with normal and detailed logging options. Backups stay in the server’s local backups/ folder. Installation uses the server’s mods folder; Modrinth lists Fabric, dedicated servers, and Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.8–1.21.10.

FastBack is a free Minecraft mod for making incremental snapshots of Java worlds: each snapshot records only the parts that have changed. It can save backups locally, send them to another Git repository, or write them to a network drive without a Git server. Automatic backups can run when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves, with a configurable minimum wait between runs. A snapshot can be restored as a separate world copy, so the current world files remain unchanged. Retention options include daily, fixed-count, GFS, and all-snapshots policies; snapshots can also include mod jars and configuration files. FastBack works on Minecraft clients and dedicated servers, with Linux, Mac, and Windows support. Separate Fabric and NeoForge mod files are listed. It requires native Git and Git LFS to be installed and available on the Minecraft process PATH. Garbage collection can take more than five minutes, and the documentation recommends running git gc directly for worlds larger than 1 GB. The mod is distributed under GNU Public License version 2; modpack use requires attribution with a link to the project page.