MCDR2Restic

On the record

Activity detection

Scheduled backups can be skipped when the server is idle, and a separate forced scheduling option bypasses player activity detection and is disabled by default.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Backup scheduling

It supports scheduled backups, immediate backups, and interrupting an ongoing backup task.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Dependencies

The plugin lists MCDReforged >=2.12.0, PyYAML >=6.0, and websocket-client >=1.8.0 as requirements.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Documentation caveat

The README says it is being refactored and may contain outdated information.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Languages

The project supports Chinese and English messages and configuration comments, following the MCDR language setting.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

License

The project is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0).mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Notifications

It supports OneBot QQ notifications and Discord Webhook notifications.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Player activity

Scheduled backups can be skipped when no players are active; forced scheduling is also supported and disabled by default.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Prerequisite

The maker recommends that users understand restic's basic concepts and configuration and be able to use restic independently.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Prerequisites

The documentation recommends understanding and being able to use restic independently because most backup features require basic restic knowledge.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Purpose

MCDR2Restic is an MCDReforged plugin that runs scheduled restic backups of specified directories while the server is running.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Repository safety

A configuration check requires the local restic repository to be outside every backup source directory.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Restic download

With the default configuration, the plugin automatically downloads a restic binary for the system if it is not found in the MCDR working directory.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Restore

The plugin supports queued full-snapshot, single-file, and folder restores.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Scheduling

It supports scheduled backups, immediate backups, and interrupting an ongoing backup task.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Support

The project welcomes pull requests and issues.mcdreforged.com · read 9 Oct 2026

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