Backing up private server

[wtf_trixter]

So I just got a private server setup today and i'm wondering what the best practice is for backing up the server. Correct me if i'm wrong but I think the only file I need to backup is the 'db.jason' file. Is that correct?

Also am I able to take backups of the file while the screeps server processes are running or do I need to stop all the processes before backing up the file to prevent corruption?

Note, I am running the server from windows if that makes a difference. I fallowed Lolzor's guid to setup the server. [https://screeps.com/forum/topic/477/screeps-server-on-windows](link url)

[tedivm]

I'd personally back up the entire directory your screeps world is in- that way you should be able to easily restore it without having to worry about version mismatches. I'd also recommend stopping the server when taking the backup.

[wtf_trixter]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Is there a preferred way to stop the server or just kill the process?

[tedivm]

@wtf_trixter log into the CLI, pause the simulation, then kill all processes.