Every server backs up once per hour. You choose which minute of the hour the backup runs. That is the entire scheduling system. No cron expressions, no complex recurrence rules, no calendar UI. Just a number between 0 and 59.
When you add a server, a minute is assigned automatically. You can change it anytime from the server card by clicking the schedule display.
On your server card (or list row), click the schedule text that says something like "Every hour at :15". A small input appears. Type a number between 0 and 59. Press Enter or click away to save.
If you change the schedule and the server was already backed up within the last hour, you will see a warning that the next backup may run sooner than expected. This is not a problem. It just means you might get an extra backup.
On Pro and Network plans, each server card has a Backup Now button. Click it to trigger an immediate backup outside the regular schedule. Starter plans do not have this feature.
Manual backups count toward your storage the same as automated ones. They follow the same retention rules.
Database backup schedules work the same way. Pick a minute, backups run hourly. The system does not care whether it is backing up game files or SQL dumps. A schedule is a schedule.
We chose hourly because it strikes a good balance between data safety and storage efficiency. Most game servers do not change enough minute-to-minute to justify anything more frequent, and anything less frequent means too much potential data loss.
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