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GuidesGuidesDuplicate a whole server into a brand-new one — exactly what copies (files, config, plugins) and what doesn't (IP, subdomain, databases), plus the plan cost.
Cloning takes an existing server and stamps out a brand-new, separate one that's a copy of it — same files, same setup, its own address. It's how you spin up a second network node, a test copy of your live server, or a fresh start from a configuration you've already dialled in. You start it from the Settings page, under Operations. Cloning is a premium feature.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| You need | A premium server to clone from |
| Plan | Premium |
| Time | A few minutes while files copy |
A clone is a whole new server — its own entry in your server list, its own address, running alongside the original. The original is untouched. This is different from cloning an instance, which makes a second setup inside one server that shares its single port. A server clone is genuinely separate and can run at the same time as the source.
This is the part to get right before you clone.
| Copies to the new server | Does not copy |
|---|---|
| All files, worlds, and plugins/mods | The IP address and port (a new allocation) |
| The application, version, and startup command | The subdomain (a new auto-generated one) |
| Startup variables and settings | Managed databases |
| Resource and limit settings | Sub-users |
| Backups | |
| Reverse-proxy and custom domains |
In short: the server itself — everything in its files and configuration — comes across faithfully. The things that are unique to a server — its network address, its subdomain, its databases, its team — are created fresh or left behind, because two servers can't share them.
⚠️ Heads up: Because databases aren't cloned, an app or plugin that expects a database will start against an empty one. If your clone needs the data too, add a database to the clone and import a dump. Anything reading a connection string from a variable will need it repointed at the new database.
A clone is a real, additional server, so it uses real, additional capacity — cloning is not free even though the action has no separate price tag:
Either way, you end up with two servers to manage — plan for the second one existing, not just appearing for a moment.
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