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Backups are stored in each server’s backups/ folder. Catalyst creates zip archives with a worker thread so the app can keep updating progress while the archive is being built.

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Backup types

Catalyst excludes the backups/ folder itself from backup archives. This prevents backup files from nesting inside later backups.

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Automatic backups

1

Open server settings

Go to the server detail page and choose Settings.
2

Enable automatic backups

Turn on the backup configuration and choose an interval in hours.
3

Keep Catalyst running

The main process checks backup schedules periodically while the app is open.

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Restore a backup

Stop the server before restoring. Catalyst refuses restore operations while the server is running.
Restore deletes the current server files except the backups/ folder, then extracts the selected archive with path-traversal checks.

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Canceling a backup

If a backup is in progress, Catalyst can terminate the backup worker and remove the partial archive.
Use export for moving a server to another machine. Use backups for recovery points on the same server.