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How to Restore a Backup on Your Nova-Life Server?

⚠️ Warning

Restoring a backup replaces your current life.db file. All data saved after the creation of this backup will be lost.

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Understanding the Backup System

On Nova-Life, backups are not managed through a dedicated panel tab. They are automatically generated as timestamped .db files and stored in your server's Backups folder.

Each file follows this format:

life-[day]-[month]-[year]-[hour]-[minute].db

For example, life-1-8-2026-0-51.db corresponds to a backup from August 1, 2026, at 00:51.

Stop the Server

Log in to the FreshPerf panel and stop your server before starting the restore, using the Start/Stop button in the Console tab.

Access the Backups Folder

In the Files tab, go to:

/home/container/Servers/[Your server ID]/Backups/

Choose and Restore a Backup

Using the timestamp in the filename, locate the backup you want to restore.

To restore it:

  1. Download the chosen backup file.
  2. Upload it to /home/container/Servers/[Your server ID]/.
  3. Rename this file to life.db, overwriting the existing life.db file.

⚠️ This step permanently overwrites the server's current data with the data from the selected backup.

Restart and Verify

Once the restore is complete, start your server and check in-game that everything has returned to the state of the backup (player data, economy, factions).

🇬🇧 Reminder: if you're not sure whether you want to overwrite your current data, make a copy of the current life.db before replacing it with an older backup.

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