How to Create a Backup of Your Colony Survival Server

Regular backups of your Colony Survival server protect you from data loss – whether due to a failed update, an incompatible mod or a corrupted world database.

When should you create a backup?

• Before updating the server version
• Before adding, updating or removing mods
• Before uploading a different save
• Before major changes to the configuration
• At regular intervals so you always have a safe state to return to

Create a backup

You can find the exact process for creating, managing and restoring a backup in the general guide: Create Backup.

Create a backup while the server is running

Colony Survival ships its own backup command that you can run in the in-game chat. It works well as a quick intermediate save, but it does not replace a full backup.

1. Open the chat
   Press T in the game to open the chat.

2. Create the backup
   Run the following command:

   /backup
   

3. Save the world in between
   If you only want to persist the current state without creating an archive, this is enough:

   /save
   

4. Download the backup
   The server stores the ZIP archive in the savegame directory of your server:

   /gamedata/savegames/
   

   Download it to your PC via SFTP.