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# Set up automatic backups for your Minecraft server

We've made it super easy to set up automatic backups for your Minecraft server to ensure peace of mind.

1. Head to our game panel at [panel.lilypad.gg](https://panel.lilypad.gg) and select your server.

2. Select the **Settings** button in the sidebar and set your server's time zone to whichever is easiest for you to understand.

3. Go to the **Schedules** tab, then press the **Create Schedule** button.

4. Set the name of the schedule to something like "Daily backup" then select the **Every day at 06:00** button. This will pre-fill the values below with the ones required to create a backup of your server at 6AM each day, in the time zone you set via the **Settings** tab. You can change the number in the **Hour** field to a different time if you wish, like `0` if you wish to create a backup every day at midnight.

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5. Press **Create Schedule** at the bottom, then select the schedule you just created followed by the **Create Task** button.

6. Click on the **Action** dropdown and select **Create backup**, then finally the **Create Task** button.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/2266a5cd61214c00/cleanshot-2024-11-11-at-215441_jowdi1.png)

Your daily backup is now set up! You can find backups that are generated via the **Backups** section of your panel.

| You don't have to worry about deleting old backups as our panel will automatically delete the oldest unlocked backup when your server is at its limit. Want to keep a backup and stop it from being overwritten by a schedule? Right-click the backup and press the **Lock** button.