if you can connect to it, you can back it up
Custom profiles give you full control over what gets backed up. Connect through Pterodactyl or Pelican, browse your server's file system, pick the folders that matter, and let Pink Narwhal automate the rest. Game servers, Discord bots, websites, APIs, scripts. Anything.
Add Server
Configure backup settings for your server.
Build a custom profile by naming your project and selecting which folders to back up.
Profile name
Folders to back up
Browse and select folders containing configs, databases, or data.
what custom profiles actually do
Smart profiles auto-detect popular games. Custom profiles cover everything else, giving you the same automated backup infrastructure for any server you can connect to.
Total Folder Control
Browse your server's entire file tree. Check only the directories that matter (configs, saves, databases, uploads) and skip everything else. No guessing, no bloated backups.
Works With Any Server
Pterodactyl or Pelican. If we do not have a built-in smart profile for your application, custom profiles give you the exact same backup coverage, on your terms.
Same Reliability, Full Automation
Custom profiles use the same backup engine as smart profiles. Scheduled backups, compressed archives, Cloudflare R2 storage, selective file restore. Nothing is different except you choose the folders.
Update Anytime
Projects evolve. Add new folders as your application grows, remove directories you no longer need, or rename your profile. Future backups pick up the changes automatically.
back up anything you can connect to
If you can reach it through Pterodactyl or Pelican, Pink Narwhal can protect it. Custom profiles work with every server type, every language, every framework.
Game Servers
Palworld, 7 Days to Die, Satisfactory, any game
No built-in detection? No problem. Select your save folders, configs, and mod directories. Connect through Pterodactyl or Pelican and you are a custom profile away from automated backups.
Discord Bots
Any language, any framework
Back up config files, SQLite databases, JSON data stores, and plugin folders. Skip node_modules and dependencies that can be reinstalled.
Websites & Web Apps
Next.js, Express, Django, Laravel, static sites
Source code, .env files, upload directories, database files. Protect everything your web application needs to recover from a bad deploy.
APIs & Custom Scripts
Cron jobs, microservices, background workers
Any process running on a server has files worth protecting. Configs, data stores, logs. Connect via Pterodactyl or Pelican, pick the folders, and automate the rest.
three steps. any application.
No admin access needed. No host cooperation. Connect through Pterodactyl or Pelican. If you can reach your server's files, you have everything you need.
Connect your server
Add your server with a panel API key (Pterodactyl or Pelican). No admin access, no host cooperation, no server-side modifications. If you can reach your server's files, you can back it up.
Build your custom profile
Pink Narwhal shows you a visual file browser for your server. Navigate into subfolders, check the directories that contain your important data, and skip everything else. Name the profile whatever you want.
Automated backups, zero maintenance
Backups run on your schedule. Hourly, daily, however you configure it. Files are compressed and stored on Cloudflare R2. Browse any backup, restore individual files, or roll back your entire application.
smart profiles vs. custom profiles
Smart profiles handle detection automatically. Custom profiles put you in charge. Same engine, same reliability.
Auto-detected games
- ✓Automatically detects Rust, Hytale, and more
- ✓Pre-configured folder selections
- ✓Zero configuration needed
- ✓Knows exactly which files matter
Everything else
- ✓Works with any application or egg
- ✓Visual folder browser with subfolder navigation
- ✓You choose exactly what to include
- ✓Same backup engine, storage, and restore tools
frequently asked questions
A custom profile lets you define exactly which folders on your server get backed up. When Pink Narwhal cannot auto-detect your application, you name your profile, browse your server's file system, and check the directories that matter. Works with Pterodactyl and Pelican. Backups then run on the same automated schedule as any smart profile.
Yes. If you can connect to it, you can back it up. Game servers without built-in detection, Discord bots, websites, APIs, databases, cron jobs, custom scripts. Connect through Pterodactyl or Pelican. Custom profiles work with any application type.
When you add a server and automatic detection does not find a match, Pink Narwhal shows a visual file browser. Navigate into subdirectories, check the folders that contain your important data, and leave out the rest. Only the folders you select get included in backups.
No. For Pterodactyl and Pelican, Pink Narwhal uses the client API. For other servers, you can connect directly over SFTP. No admin access, no host cooperation, no server-side modifications. If you can reach your server's files, you are good to go.
Yes. You can change which folders are included at any time. Add new directories as your project grows, or remove ones you no longer need. Future backups use the updated profile automatically.
Smart profiles are built-in. Pink Narwhal auto-detects the game and knows which files matter without any configuration. Custom profiles give you the same backup power for anything that does not have built-in detection. You manually choose the folders, but everything else (scheduling, compression, Cloudflare R2 storage, selective restore) works identically.
No. Backups run while your server is online. Files are compressed on the server before download. Your application stays running throughout. Only restores require a brief restart.
It depends on which folders you select. Since you choose exactly what gets backed up, you are in full control of the size. Skip dependencies, binaries, and logs to keep backups lean. Most custom profiles compress to well under 100 MB.
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pricing. it's not complicated.
every plan starts with a free trial. no contracts. cancel whenever.
your server has files worth keeping.
free trial on every plan. first custom profile takes about two minutes.