Restarts and Backup

Restarts

It is strongly recommended to set a regular wipe schedule! Servers without a scheduled wipe every month (at least) will be prone to instability, client crashes and server crashes.

This page provides multiple options for scheduled wipe times, daily restarts, etc.

You will be presented with the following options:

The GPORTAL Scheduling Page

The NITRADO Scheduling Page

Schedule

This controls how often the server will restart automatically.

• Daily (essential for creating backups)

• Weekly

• Bi-Monthly (every 2 weeks) (GPORTAL only)

• Monthly

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Day of month

This determines which day the server will restart.

• First Day of the Month

• Middle of the Month

• Last Day of the Month

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Time of day

This controls what time the server will restart

• This is in GMT, so make sure to adjust for your time-zone accordingly!

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Description

This is a reference for the Owner.

• Appears on GPORTAL only

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Wipe type

This controls what happens when the server restarts.

Save Wipe

• Only erases player buildings/inventories.

Blueprint Wipe

• Erases Blueprint/Tech Tree progress.

Full Wipe

• Combines both of the above options for a complete reset of all progress.

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Creating a daily restart

To create a daily restart, simply enter the following into the input boxes:

Schedule

• Daily

Time of Day

• Your preferred time (GMT)

Description

• Daily Restart

Wipe Type

• No Wipe

After this has been created, the Backups option will become available to you.

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Backups

It is strongly recommended to create regular backups of your server! Servers without automatic backups can lead to loss of progress and client instability.

The Backups page is a very useful tool, especially for busy servers.

Here, you can enable Automatic Backups, which will save your server’s current form every time the server is restarted through the Restarts system.

You can have up to 3 daily restarts active at once, or you can create any amount of manual backup, provided you have the storage space available.

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Creating an automatic server backup

1. Set up an automatic daily restart on your server

2. Enable the toggle at the top of the Backups page

3. You’re done! The server will now save a backup every time the server restarts (daily)

GPORTAL Automatic Backups

NITRADO Automatic Backups

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NITRADO currently does not provide the option to back up your server manually.

Creating a manual server backup (GPORTAL Only)

1. Set up an automatic daily restart on your server

2. Press the [Create a Backup] button

3. Follow the prompt, and continue

4. Wait for the server backup to be created

5. You’re done! The server now has a backup that you can restore any time