InstantBackup vs MCDR2Restic
InstantBackup
github.com
MCDR2Restic
mcdreforged.comSide by side
| Figure | InstantBackup | MCDR2Restic |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Backup Software | 8.2 (#7) | 6.8 (#19) |
| License | The project is licensed under GNU GPL version 3.0 or later. | The project is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). |
| Purpose | InstantBackup is an incremental world backup mod for Minecraft dedicated servers. | MCDR2Restic is an MCDReforged plugin that runs scheduled restic backups of specified directories while the server is running. |
| Scheduling | Scheduled backups support configurable intervals, online-player checks, and Carpet bot exclusion. | It supports scheduled backups, immediate backups, and interrupting an ongoing backup task. |
| Support | The author invites questions and suggestions through the repository's GitHub Issues. | The project welcomes pull requests and issues. |
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In their own words
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.
MCDR2Restic
MCDR2Restic has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.