minecraft-server-worlds-backup

Shell script to back up worlds from a minecraft server into zip file. Optionally upload the backup zip archive to a webDAV server.

Dependencies

• zip
• curl (only if using WebDAV to upload zip archive)

Basic Usage

./backup.sh -s <Server Root> -o <Output location>

-s (server)

Locate minecraft server root, if not given, the script defaults to search current directory for world, world_nether, world_the_end.

-o (output)

Specify the output directory of the zip archive, if not given, the script will create world_backup directory and put the zip file there.

WebDav Upload

To use to WebDAV upload feature, set following environment variables:

MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_ADRESS

The Adress where zip file will be uploaded to. The script will start the uploading process if this variable is set.

export MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_ADRESS="<Adrress>"

Example

export MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_USER="https://my-webdav-server.com/backup"

MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_USER

The username of WebDAV server user.

export MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_USER="<username>"

Example

export MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_USER="user1"

MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_PASSWORD

The password for the given WebDAV server user.

export MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_PASSWORD="<password>"

Example

export MC_BACKUP_WEBDAV_PASSWORD="password"