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+# World Backup Automation - Deployment Plan
+
+**Status:** Planning Complete, Ready to Implement  
+**Priority:** Tier 3 - Disaster Recovery  
+**Time Estimate:** 1-2 hours implementation  
+**Last Updated:** 2026-02-17
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+Automated backup system for all 11 Minecraft server worlds. Scheduled daily backups with intelligent retention policy (7 daily, 4 weekly, 3 monthly) and off-server storage for disaster recovery.
+
+**The Problem:**
+- No automated backups = risk of data loss
+- Manual backups = inconsistent, time-consuming
+- No off-server storage = vulnerable to hardware failure
+- No retention policy = storage bloat or premature deletion
+
+**The Solution:**
+- Automated Python script with Pterodactyl SFTP integration
+- Daily backups at off-peak hours (integrate with restart system)
+- Smart retention: 7 daily, 4 weekly, 12 monthly backups
+- Off-server storage (NextCloud or S3-compatible)
+- Compression (tar.gz) to save space
+- Restoration procedures documented
+- Discord notifications
+
+---
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+Backup Schedule (Daily 3:30 AM)
+    ↓
+Python Backup Script
+    ↓
+Pterodactyl SFTP → Download world files
+    ↓
+Compress (tar.gz)
+    ↓
+Upload to NextCloud/S3
+    ↓
+Apply Retention Policy (delete old backups)
+    ↓
+Discord Notification (success/failure)
+```
+
+**Timing Integration with Restarts:**
+- **3:30 AM** - Backups start (before restart cycle)
+- **4:00 AM** - Staggered restarts start (after backups complete)
+
+This ensures fresh backups before any server restarts.
+
+---
+
+## Features
+
+### Core Features
+
+**✅ Automated Daily Backups**
+- Runs automatically via cron
+- All 11 servers backed up
+- World files only (not plugins/configs - those are in git)
+- Compressed to save space (~80% reduction)
+
+**✅ Intelligent Retention Policy**
+- **Daily:** Keep last 7 days
+- **Weekly:** Keep last 4 weeks (Sunday backups)
+- **Monthly:** Keep last 12 months (1st of month backups)
+- Automatic cleanup of old backups
+- Prevents storage bloat
+
+**✅ Off-Server Storage**
+- Stored on NextCloud (downloads.firefrostgaming.com)
+- Alternative: S3-compatible storage (Backblaze B2, Wasabi, etc.)
+- Protects against node hardware failure
+- Accessible from anywhere
+
+**✅ Discord Notifications**
+- Backup started notification
+- Per-server completion
+- Final summary (success/failed/size)
+- Error alerts
+
+**✅ Restoration Procedures**
+- Documented step-by-step restoration
+- Test restoration regularly
+- Recovery time objective: < 1 hour
+
+---
+
+## Server World Paths
+
+**TX1 Dallas servers:**
+- Reclamation: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+- Stoneblock 4: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+- Society Sunlit Valley: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+- Vanilla 1.21.11: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+- All The Mons: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+
+**NC1 Charlotte servers:**
+- The Ember Project: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+- Minecolonies Create & Conquer: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+- All The Mods 10: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+- Homestead: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+- EMC Subterra Tech: `/var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/{uuid}/world/`
+
+**Note:** Some modpacks use different world folder names (e.g., `dimensions/` for custom dimensions)
+
+---
+
+## Storage Requirements
+
+### Per-Server Estimates
+
+**Compressed backup sizes (approximate):**
+- Vanilla: ~50 MB
+- Modded (light): ~200 MB
+- Modded (heavy): ~500 MB
+- ATM10: ~1 GB (largest)
+
+**Total daily backup:** ~4-5 GB (all 11 servers compressed)
+
+### Retention Storage
+
+**Daily (7 days):** 7 × 5 GB = 35 GB  
+**Weekly (4 weeks):** 4 × 5 GB = 20 GB  
+**Monthly (12 months):** 12 × 5 GB = 60 GB  
+
+**Total storage needed:** ~115 GB (with compression)
+
+**Recommended:** 200 GB storage allocation (room to grow)
+
+---
+
+## Implementation
+
+### Script Location
+
+**File:** `/opt/automation/world-backup.py`  
+**Config:** `/opt/automation/backup-config.json`  
+**Logs:** `/var/log/world-backup.log`  
+**Local staging:** `/opt/automation/backup-staging/`  
+**Remote storage:** `downloads.firefrostgaming.com:/backups/worlds/`
+
+### Configuration File (backup-config.json)
+
+```json
+{
+  "pterodactyl": {
+    "url": "https://panel.firefrostgaming.com",
+    "api_key": "PTERODACTYL_API_KEY_HERE",
+    "sftp_host": "us.tx1.firefrostgaming.com",
+    "sftp_port": 2022
+  },
+  "nextcloud": {
+    "webdav_url": "https://downloads.firefrostgaming.com/remote.php/dav/files/admin/",
+    "username": "admin",
+    "password": "NEXTCLOUD_PASSWORD_HERE",
+    "backup_path": "backups/worlds/"
+  },
+  "discord": {
+    "webhook_url": "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL_HERE",
+    "notifications_enabled": true
+  },
+  "backup_settings": {
+    "staging_dir": "/opt/automation/backup-staging",
+    "compression": "gzip",
+    "compression_level": 6,
+    "retention": {
+      "daily": 7,
+      "weekly": 4,
+      "monthly": 12
+    }
+  },
+  "servers": [
+    {
+      "name": "Vanilla 1.21.11",
+      "uuid": "3bed1bda-f648-4630-801a-fe9f2e3d3f27",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "TX1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "All The Mons",
+      "uuid": "668a5220-7e72-4379-9165-bdbb84bc9806",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "TX1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Stoneblock 4",
+      "uuid": "a0efbfe8-4b97-4a90-869d-ffe6d3072bd5",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "TX1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Society: Sunlit Valley",
+      "uuid": "9310d0a6-62a6-4fe6-82c4-eb483dc68876",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "TX1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Reclamation",
+      "uuid": "1eb33479-a6bc-4e8f-b64d-d1e4bfa0a8b4",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "TX1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "The Ember Project",
+      "uuid": "124f9060-58a7-457a-b2cf-b4024fce2951",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "NC1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Minecolonies: Create and Conquer",
+      "uuid": "a14201d2-83b2-44e6-ae48-e6c4cbc56f24",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "NC1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "All The Mods 10",
+      "uuid": "82e63949-8fbf-4a44-b32a-53324e8492bf",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "NC1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Homestead",
+      "uuid": "2f85d4ef-aa49-4dd6-b448-beb3fca1db12",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "NC1"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "EMC Subterra Tech",
+      "uuid": "09a95f38-9f8c-404a-9557-3a7c44258223",
+      "world_path": "world",
+      "node": "NC1"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Main Script Overview
+
+**See `deployments/world-backup/world-backup.py` for complete script**
+
+**Key functions:**
+- `download_world_via_sftp(server)` - Download world files from Pterodactyl
+- `compress_backup(server)` - Create tar.gz archive
+- `upload_to_nextcloud(backup_file)` - Upload to remote storage
+- `apply_retention_policy()` - Delete old backups per policy
+- `discord_notify(message)` - Send notifications
+- `main()` - Orchestrate backup process
+
+---
+
+## Deployment Steps
+
+### Phase 1: Prerequisites (15 min)
+
+- [ ] NextCloud admin access (or S3 credentials)
+- [ ] Pterodactyl API key with SFTP access
+- [ ] Discord webhook for #server-status
+- [ ] Command Center SSH access
+- [ ] 200 GB storage available on NextCloud/S3
+
+### Phase 2: Setup Storage (15 min)
+
+**Option A: NextCloud (Recommended)**
+
+```bash
+# Create backup directory in NextCloud
+# Via web interface: Create folder "backups/worlds/"
+
+# Or via WebDAV:
+curl -X MKCOL -u admin:PASSWORD \
+  https://downloads.firefrostgaming.com/remote.php/dav/files/admin/backups/
+
+curl -X MKCOL -u admin:PASSWORD \
+  https://downloads.firefrostgaming.com/remote.php/dav/files/admin/backups/worlds/
+```
+
+**Option B: S3-Compatible (Alternative)**
+
+- Configure AWS S3, Backblaze B2, or Wasabi bucket
+- Create bucket: `firefrost-world-backups`
+- Generate access key/secret
+- Update script to use boto3/s3cmd instead of WebDAV
+
+### Phase 3: Install Script (20 min)
+
+```bash
+# On Command Center
+mkdir -p /opt/automation/backup-staging
+cd /opt/automation
+
+# Create config
+nano backup-config.json
+# Paste config, update credentials
+
+# Create script
+nano world-backup.py
+# Paste script
+
+# Make executable
+chmod +x world-backup.py
+
+# Install dependencies
+pip3 install requests paramiko --break-system-packages
+
+# Create log file
+touch /var/log/world-backup.log
+chmod 644 /var/log/world-backup.log
+```
+
+### Phase 4: Test Backup (30 min)
+
+```bash
+# Test with ONE server first (Vanilla)
+# Edit config to include only Vanilla server temporarily
+
+# Run manually
+python3 /opt/automation/world-backup.py
+
+# Verify:
+# - World downloaded from Pterodactyl
+# - Compressed successfully
+# - Uploaded to NextCloud
+# - Discord notification received
+# - Backup appears in NextCloud
+
+# Check backup file
+# Download and extract to verify integrity
+```
+
+### Phase 5: Schedule with Cron (10 min)
+
+```bash
+# Edit crontab
+crontab -e
+
+# Add daily backup at 3:30 AM (before restart cycle)
+30 3 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /opt/automation/world-backup.py >> /var/log/world-backup.log 2>&1
+```
+
+**Why 3:30 AM?**
+- Low player activity
+- Before 4:00 AM restart cycle
+- Ensures fresh backup before restarts
+- Backups complete before restarts begin
+
+### Phase 6: Test Restoration (20 min)
+
+**CRITICAL: Test restoration on a TEST server BEFORE you need it!**
+
+```bash
+# Download backup from NextCloud
+# Extract tar.gz
+# Stop test server
+# Replace world folder
+# Start server
+# Verify world loads correctly
+```
+
+---
+
+## Retention Policy Logic
+
+**How it works:**
+
+1. **Daily backups:** Every backup is initially a "daily" backup
+2. **Weekly promotion:** Sunday backups are kept as "weekly" (in addition to daily)
+3. **Monthly promotion:** 1st of month backups are kept as "monthly" (in addition to weekly)
+
+**Example retention:**
+```
+Daily (7 days):
+- Feb 17 (today)
+- Feb 16
+- Feb 15
+- Feb 14
+- Feb 13
+- Feb 12
+- Feb 11
+
+Weekly (4 weeks) - Sundays only:
+- Feb 10 (Sunday)
+- Feb 3 (Sunday)
+- Jan 27 (Sunday)
+- Jan 20 (Sunday)
+
+Monthly (12 months) - 1st of month:
+- Feb 1
+- Jan 1
+- Dec 1, 2025
+- Nov 1, 2025
+... (back 12 months)
+```
+
+**Old backups deleted:**
+- Daily backups older than 7 days (unless promoted to weekly/monthly)
+- Weekly backups older than 4 weeks (unless promoted to monthly)
+- Monthly backups older than 12 months
+
+---
+
+## Restoration Procedures
+
+### Standard Restoration (World Corruption)
+
+**Scenario:** Server world corrupted, need to restore from backup
+
+**Steps:**
+
+1. **Stop the affected server** (via Pterodactyl panel)
+
+2. **Download latest backup from NextCloud**
+```bash
+# Find latest backup
+ls backups/worlds/[server-name]/
+
+# Download
+wget https://downloads.firefrostgaming.com/backups/worlds/[server-name]/[backup-file].tar.gz
+```
+
+3. **Connect to server via SFTP**
+```bash
+sftp -P 2022 admin@us.tx1.firefrostgaming.com
+# (or NC1 host for NC1 servers)
+```
+
+4. **Backup current world (just in case)**
+```bash
+cd /var/lib/pterodactyl/volumes/[uuid]/
+mv world world-corrupted-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d)
+```
+
+5. **Extract backup**
+```bash
+tar -xzf [backup-file].tar.gz
+```
+
+6. **Verify world folder exists and has proper permissions**
+
+7. **Start server** (via Pterodactyl panel)
+
+8. **Test in-game** - Join and verify world loaded correctly
+
+9. **Monitor logs** for any errors
+
+**Estimated recovery time:** 15-30 minutes
+
+### Disaster Recovery (Node Failure)
+
+**Scenario:** Entire TX1 or NC1 node failed, need to restore all servers
+
+**Steps:**
+
+1. **Provision new node** (or repair existing)
+
+2. **Reinstall Pterodactyl Wings**
+
+3. **Download ALL backups for that node**
+
+4. **Restore each server world** (use parallel restoration if possible)
+
+5. **Update DNS/IP mappings** if IPs changed
+
+6. **Test each server**
+
+**Estimated recovery time:** 2-4 hours (depends on number of servers and backup size)
+
+---
+
+## Discord Notifications
+
+### Notification Examples
+
+**Backup Started:**
+```
+💾 **World Backup Started**
+Servers: 11
+Estimated duration: ~30 minutes
+```
+
+**Per-Server:**
+```
+✅ **Vanilla 1.21.11** backed up
+Size: 47 MB compressed
+Duration: 2m 15s
+```
+
+**Completion:**
+```
+✅ **Backup Cycle Complete**
+Successful: 11/11
+Failed: 0
+Total size: 4.2 GB compressed
+Duration: 28 minutes
+
+Next backup: Tomorrow 3:30 AM
+```
+
+**Error:**
+```
+❌ **Backup Failed: ATM10**
+Reason: SFTP connection timeout
+Attempt: 3/3
+Action: Manual backup required
+```
+
+---
+
+## Monitoring & Maintenance
+
+### Daily
+
+- Check Discord for backup completion notification
+- Verify no failed backups
+
+### Weekly
+
+- Review backup logs for errors
+- Check NextCloud storage usage
+- Verify retention policy working
+
+### Monthly
+
+- Test restoration on one random server
+- Review backup sizes (growing unexpectedly?)
+- Verify off-server storage accessible
+- Check that monthly backups are being promoted correctly
+
+### Quarterly
+
+- Full disaster recovery drill (restore all servers to test environment)
+- Review and update restoration procedures
+- Verify backup script still compatible with Pterodactyl updates
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### SFTP connection fails
+
+**Check:**
+- Pterodactyl SFTP service running on node
+- Firewall allows port 2022
+- API key has SFTP permissions
+- Correct hostname (us.tx1 vs us.nc1)
+
+### Backup file corrupt
+
+**Verify:**
+- Download completed successfully (check file size)
+- Compression succeeded (try manual tar -xzf test)
+- Upload to NextCloud succeeded
+- NextCloud not corrupting on upload
+
+### Retention policy not deleting old backups
+
+**Debug:**
+- Check backup filenames follow expected format
+- Verify date parsing logic in script
+- Check NextCloud permissions (can delete?)
+- Review logs for deletion attempts
+
+### NextCloud storage full
+
+**Actions:**
+- Check retention policy running
+- Manually delete very old backups if needed
+- Consider upgrading NextCloud storage
+- Enable NextCloud auto-delete for old files
+
+---
+
+## Advanced Features (Phase 2)
+
+**Incremental backups:**
+- Only backup changed files
+- Significant storage savings
+- Faster backup times
+- More complex restoration
+
+**Encrypted backups:**
+- Encrypt before upload
+- GPG or age encryption
+- Protects against NextCloud compromise
+- Key management required
+
+**Multi-region storage:**
+- Upload to multiple locations
+- S3 + NextCloud redundancy
+- Geographic disaster protection
+- Higher costs
+
+**Real-time backups:**
+- Continuous backup on world save
+- Near-zero data loss
+- Much higher storage usage
+- More complex implementation
+
+---
+
+## Related Tasks
+
+- **Staggered Server Restart System** - Runs after backups complete
+- **Netdata Deployment** - Monitor backup job duration
+- **NextCloud Setup** - Storage backend
+- **Discord Reorganization** - #server-status for notifications
+
+---
+
+**Fire + Frost + Foundation = Where Love Builds Legacy** 💙🔥❄️
+
+---
+
+**Document Status:** COMPLETE  
+**Ready for Implementation:** When SSH access available (1-2 hours)  
+**Dependencies:** NextCloud or S3, Pterodactyl API, Command Center access  
+**Storage Needed:** 200 GB recommended