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Simple Minecraft Server Backup Script
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Simple Minecraft Server Backup Script
#!/bin/bash
cd /home/<user>/Minecraft/mcserver/
SESSION_NAME='mcserver'
# Stop all detached screen sessions with this name
for session in $(screen -ls | grep -o "[0-9]*\.$SESSION_NAME")
do
echo "Closing Screen: $session"
screen -S "$session" -X stuff "stop $(echo -ne '\r')"
done
# Zip up the minecraft dir
zip -r "backups/$SESSION_NAME-backup-$(date +"%d-%m-%y_%T").zip" * -x backups/**\*
# Restart the MC server
screen -dmSL "$SESSION_NAME" java -Xms1024M -Xmx1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
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