SaveBackup - Automatic Save Archive System
Automatically creates timestamped archives of your server saves before they get overwritten by Rust's save rotation. Preserves restore points for manual rollback in case of corruption, griefing, or accidental admin mistakes.
Features:
How it works:Every time Rust saves, the plugin waits 1 second for the save to complete, then copies the fresh .sav file to the save_backups folder with a timestamp. Old backups are automatically deleted when the limit is reached.
To restore:Stop server, copy desired backup file from server/[identity]/save_backups/ to replace your current .sav, restart server. (make sure to remove the date/time from the file name)
Default config: 144 backups = 24 hours at 10-minute save interval (Make sure you have the disk space for the amount you want to keep.)
Automatically creates timestamped archives of your server saves before they get overwritten by Rust's save rotation. Preserves restore points for manual rollback in case of corruption, griefing, or accidental admin mistakes.
Features:
- Zero configuration required - just drop it in and it works
- Archives the current save state (not the old one being deleted)
- Readable timestamps: Mar-09-2026_2-30PM_yourmap.sav
- Keeps 24 hours of saves by default (144 backups at 10-min interval)
- Auto-prunes oldest backups to maintain disk space
- Archives map file once (never changes)
- Fully configurable retention period
How it works:Every time Rust saves, the plugin waits 1 second for the save to complete, then copies the fresh .sav file to the save_backups folder with a timestamp. Old backups are automatically deleted when the limit is reached.
To restore:Stop server, copy desired backup file from server/[identity]/save_backups/ to replace your current .sav, restart server. (make sure to remove the date/time from the file name)
Default config: 144 backups = 24 hours at 10-minute save interval (Make sure you have the disk space for the amount you want to keep.)
