Quake Live does not store a game world or any progress – every round starts fresh. What matters on your server are therefore the configuration files: your server settings, the admin list, the map pool, the Workshop content and your own factories. Those are exactly the files a backup preserves.
When should you create a backup?
- Before changing
server.cfg - Before changing the admin list or the map pool
- Before adjusting or replacing your own factories
- Before updating the server version
- 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.
Files worth backing up
/baseq3/server.cfg <- server configuration
/baseq3/access.txt <- admins, moderators and bans
/baseq3/mappool.txt <- maps and factories of the map pool
/baseq3/workshop.txt <- item IDs from the Steam Workshop
/baseq3/scripts/ <- custom factories (.factories)