BtrBack vs MCDR2Restic
BtrBack
github.com
MCDR2Restic
mcdreforged.comSide by side
| Figure | BtrBack | MCDR2Restic |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Backup Software | 7.8 (#9) | 6.8 (#19) |
| License | The repository includes the Good Luck With That Public License, which permits copying, distribution, modification, merging, selling, publishing, and sublicensing at the user's own risk. | The project is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). |
| Purpose | BtrBack is a Minecraft backup plugin that uses Btrfs snapshots. | MCDR2Restic is an MCDReforged plugin that runs scheduled restic backups of specified directories while the server is running. |
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BtrBack
BtrBack is a Minecraft Java server plugin for making and restoring full-server backups with Btrfs snapshots. It stores backups locally, supports scheduled backups, and uses a custom retention policy. Operators install the plugin in the server’s plugins folder and use `/btrback [backup/rollback]` to create a backup or start a rollback. Normal backups appear in the `backupSnapshots` section of `backups.json`. Before a rollback, the plugin also snapshots the current server state and records it under `rollbackSnapshots`, outside the regular backup list. Restoring a backup reboots the server twice: once to restore the saved state and again to start normally. Setup requires placing the server directory in a Btrfs subvolume and mounting the root subvolume with `user_subvol_rm_allowed`. The public repository includes the Good Luck With That Public License, which permits copying, distribution, modification, merging, selling, publishing, and sublicensing at the user’s own risk. The repository page shows no releases and zero open issues. The listed plan is free at free.
MCDR2Restic
MCDR2Restic has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.