How to Create a Backup of Your Mordhau Server

Mordhau does not store a game world or player progress on your server – the players' characters belong to their accounts. What is worth saving is therefore mainly your configuration: the Game.ini holds your admins, your bans, your mod list and your map rotation, among other things. If that file is lost, you have to set up your server from scratch.

When should you create a backup?

• Before updating the server version
• Before major changes to the configuration
• Before adding or removing mods
• After you have finished setting up your map rotation, your admins and your rules
• At regular intervals so you always have a safe state to return to

Create a backup

You can find the exact process for creating, managing and restoring a backup in the general guide: Create Backup.

Back up the configuration separately

If you only want to save your settings, download the following folder to your PC via SFTP:

/Mordhau/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/

It contains the Game.ini with your server settings and the Engine.ini.

Caution

Stop your server before backing up or restoring the configuration. Mordhau completely rewrites the Game.ini on shutdown – a file saved or uploaded while the server is running will otherwise not match the state you expect.

Tip

Lock important backups (e.g. before major changes) so they cannot be overwritten by automatic backups. Also download especially important backups to your PC in case your backup limit is reached.

Note

In addition to the configuration, your server stores its log files under /Mordhau/Saved/Logs/. They are not required for a backup but help with troubleshooting.

Info

Automatic backups as well as restarts can be requested free of charge via a support ticket. The "Scheduled Tasks" feature is currently in development and will be released this year.