How To Secure A Minecraft Server
How Likely Is This To Happen?
Sadly, very. There are groups of people in the Minecraft community who look for un-secure servers, for the sole reason to log in and grief the servers.
What Can I Do To Prevent This?
The first step is to apply a whitelist. The only reason not to have a whitelist on your server is if you're running a public server. If this is the case, you'll have claim protection on the server, so you don't need to worry about this.
To set a whitelist on your server, we can head to the Player Manager. Then select the whitelist button.
Here you can add users to the whitelist by entering their names. The next step is the turn on the whitelist. To do this, we're going to press the blue Turn On Whitelist button.
That's it. You're all set. Only the people on your list can join the server.
Firewall Manager
We have implemented a Firewall Manager. This will be an added layer of secruity for your server. You can block IP addresses from connecting to your server fully.
You can read about our Firewall Manager Here
Making a Backup
Next, we're going to show you how to create an automatic backup for your server. This will be an extra layer of Safety just in case whitelisted players become untrusted & you can import backed up files on your server.
Head to the Schedules tab under the "Server Tools" category on the left hand side.
Running The Backup
Reading the above Articles about the schedule system, we now know that the automatic backup system will run as intended.
Restoring The Backup
To restore the backup, head to the backup manager. Here you'll find a list of all your backups. To restore a backup, press on the three-dotted lines, then press restore.
This will restore all your files.
You're All Set
That's it you're all set. If your server is attacked. We keep offsite backups for you. You can request our team to restore this for you, via a support ticket. However, this should only be used as a last option.