FastBack vs InstantBackup
FastBack
pcal43.github.ioInstantBackup
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| Figure | FastBack | InstantBackup |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Backup Software | 7.3 (#12) | 8.2 (#7) |
| Integrations | FastBack supports LuckPerms permissions and remote backups to Git servers such as GitHub. | Scheduled backups can check whether players are online and exclude Carpet fake players. |
| License | FastBack is distributed under GNU General Public License version 2. | The project is licensed under GNU GPL version 3.0 or later. |
| Purpose | FastBack is a Minecraft mod that creates incremental world backup snapshots, saving only changed parts of the world. | InstantBackup is an incremental world backup mod for Minecraft dedicated servers. |
| Scheduling | Backups can run when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves, with a configurable minimum wait between automatic backups. | Scheduled backups support configurable intervals, online-player checks, and Carpet bot exclusion. |
| Support | The documentation directs users who need help installing native Git to the maker’s Discord channel. | The author invites questions and suggestions through the repository's GitHub Issues. |
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In their own words
FastBack
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.
InstantBackup
InstantBackup is a free Minecraft Java dedicated-server mod for incremental world backups. It uses XXHash64 to detect changes and saves only new or modified files. Identical content is shared between backup versions, and blobs are compressed with ZSTD by a dedicated thread pool. Backups can be run manually, scheduled, or managed through an offline command-line interface after the server shuts down. In-game commands create, list, export, delete, and configure backups; every such command requires OP level 2. Scheduling supports intervals, checks whether players are online, and can exclude Carpet fake players. The mod supports Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge for listed Minecraft versions from 1.18.2 through 1.21.11. The default retention cap is 30 versions, while a setting of zero means unlimited. There is no one-click in-game restore: the recommended route exports a ZIP, stops the server, replaces the world directory, and restarts it. The project is licensed under GPL version 3.0 or later, and its listed 1.0.0-beta release is a pre-release.