DataGuard — Version Changelog

v1.0.0 — Initial Release

April 18, 2026

🎉 First Public Release

Automatic Saving

• Players are automatically snapshotted on join
• Players are automatically snapshotted on quit
• Server-wide auto-save runs every 30 minutes (configurable)
• Per-player auto-save toggle via /data automatic <true/false>
• Server-wide auto-save toggle via /data server automatic <true/false>

Player Data Snapshots

• Saves inventory, armor, offhand, ender chest, XP, health, hunger, potion effects, location, and game mode
• Players can manually create and delete their own snapshots
• Admins can create, delete, and load snapshots for any player

Server Data Snapshots

• Captures all online players in a single snapshot
• Stores server metadata including world time and online player count
• Admins can create, delete, and load full server snapshots

Commands

• /data player create [label]
• /data player delete <label>
• /data server create [label]
• /data server delete <label>
• /data server automatic <true/false>
• /data automatic <true/false>
• /data load player <player> <snapshot>
• /data load server <snapshot>
• /data list player [name]
• /data list server
• /data reload

Anti-Abuse

• /data load is restricted to admins only to prevent item duplication exploits

Configuration

• Configurable auto-save interval
• Configurable max snapshots per player and server
• Fully customizable messages and chat prefix in config.yml

Permissions

• dataguard.admin — Full access to all commands (default: OP)
• dataguard.player — Access to member-level commands (default: true)

Compatibility

• PaperMC 1.21.11
• Java 21+
• Zero external dependencies

Future versions may include: GUI snapshot browser, per-world snapshot support, Discord webhook notifications, and offline player snapshot loading.